Google - "Dissatisfied" algorithm

I think I've read about this before, but I had never seen it in action. I searched for "DHT" (a music group I had never heard of before with a top 10 single right now called "listen to your heart") and obviously that is a popular acronym and the music group isn't on the first page. After the 5th result, it says "Dissatisfied? See results for: dht listen to your heart" linking to that search and the next three results appear to be from that search. Anyway, that's cool because it *was* what I was looking for. They must be able to recognize that alot of people are searching for DHT, not finding what they want, but they do find it with the suggested search. Anyway, it's been awhile since I've been able to say I was impressed with something new from Google dealing with real search.

That was with IE and cookies from Google turned off. I just did that search with my Firefox (where I accept cookies from Google) and the suggested message doesn't appear. Interesting.

 

I just tried it with IE6 and cookies enabled and I don't see that message...

Are you using the Google toolbar on either browser?

 

Hey, I see it too, but on the first page!!

 

I too only see it in IE and not Firefox.

That is a pretty cool feature, but I think if I came across it by myself I would skip over some of the results thinking that they are ads. Just because the layout is diffent from what I am used to... But I have a bad habit of doing that, so I think it might just be me

 

Yes, I'm using toolbar on IE - where I saw the message. I don't have the toolbar on Firefox - and don't see the message.

 

I saw it with Opera

The problem is that if you are actually optimizing for DHT you could get bumped down to the second page thanks to this feature

 

Actually exact same setup and results for me too. IE and Toolbar it shows, Firefox and no toolbar it doesn't show.

 

I don't see it with IE and Toolbar.

I search using Google.com -- is that the same for those of you who see it? or are you using a regional Google?

 

Well my google.com automatically routes to google.ca. This is the exact url of my search results http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=dht&meta=

 

JoeO, since you have the Google toolbar, go into the options (upper left hand corner where it says Google and a down arrow), select Options | Search and look down to the bottom where you'll find a drop down box -- select Google.com there and try the search again -- see if you still see that message.


Update: it doesn't make any difference in my case.

Update: I don't even see that message when I use your URL above, JoeO.

 

I'm just using the normal google.com

http://www.google.com/search?q=dht&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

And searched with IE's toolbar
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-30,GGLG:en&q=dht

 

Yup minstrel, I still see it. Here is the URL:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-34,GGLD:en&q=dht

 

Very bizarre.

Cookie settings? Accept or block? Tools | Internet Options | Privacy | Advanced

Third party cookies? Accept or block?

Mine is set to Accept for both.

 

My IE accepts everything as well.

My guess is they don't want to release it in Ottawa until its perfect

 

If they waited until stuff was perfect before they released it in Ottawa we wouldn't have a federal government

 

lol, good point... well maybe just another case of Ottawa being forgotten then

 

i can see same on google uk but for E.L.E.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-28,GGLG:en&q=E.L.E.

was watching the film Deep Impact at the time where they have an E.L.E. (extinction level event)

search was done by toolbar in IE6 set for UK

 

I'm searching google.com using IE and have the toolbar installed, but there is no "dissatisfied?" message shown in SERPs.

I wonder if G has stored my personal info, determined that I am way to old to be looking for a band called DHT and clearly would be looking for hair growth products that block DHT

/*tom*/

 

Hmmpfff! Age discrimination? Let's sue!

 

i have had this happen before as well