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Strange bold for search terms

Discussion in 'Google' started by tamar, Jul 9, 2007.

  1. #1
    I searched for "ecommerce" and found that all the letter E's were bolded in the sponsored results.

    A screenshot is here:

    http://flickr.com/photos/pixelopera/764731844/

    Has anyone noticed this? I couldn't get it for something like iBook but I got it for a few variations of ecommerce.
     
    tamar, Jul 9, 2007 IP
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    Trapped Well-Known Member

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    #2
    The whole word is in bold, but the letter 'e' has less free space, so it has more density and looks like it is the only letter "bolder" than the others example: eCommerce - electricity, it does also depend on the font that is used
     
    Trapped, Jul 9, 2007 IP
  3. tamar

    tamar Well-Known Member

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    tamar, Jul 9, 2007 IP
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    Samsamsam Peon

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    #4
    Your screenshot shows a thumbnail image next to a result on the Google page. How did you get it to appear?
     
    Samsamsam, Jul 10, 2007 IP
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    rustybrick User ID 3

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    #5
    Samsamsam, stay focused. :) That is a Firefox plugin.

    This thread is about the bolding of the e.
     
    rustybrick, Jul 10, 2007 IP
  6. Samsamsam

    Samsamsam Peon

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    opppsi.. :eek: Thanks!
     
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  7. SEO Madrid

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    yep, it actually happens. I got the same behaviour by searching "ebusiness". No idea why it happens though
     
    SEO Madrid, Jul 10, 2007 IP
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    #8
    It's an interesting behavior.

    ;)
     
    Jon.West, Jul 10, 2007 IP
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    #9
    Google recently started bolding terms that it thinks match the actual search keyword. For example, if you search for "widget" then the word "widgets" will be bold in the ads. Similarly, if you search for "ecommerce" then "e-commerce" and "e commerce" will be bold. Because there's a dangling 'e' in one of those related terms for ecommerce, it makes the e's elsewhere in the ads bold as well.
     
    ghoti, Jul 11, 2007 IP
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    This makes sense. I noticed it too, but don't remember when it started. It does make it easier to browse through search results, and make keywords in contents even more important :)

     
    Zanswer, Jul 11, 2007 IP