Google Universal Search and how it will affect Webmasters

This sounds stupid. I don't want pictures and videos mixed up in my website serps. They already have a tab for pictures ad videos, why clog up the site serps?

I don't get it.

 

So is there any mojor news resources that can substanciate this news.

 

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/universal-search-best-answer-is-still.html

 

I don't know if this is just me:
http://www.google.com/search?q=bomberman&hl=en&safe=off&start=0&sa=N

Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see a youtube video result, which stands out substantially more.

 

google is being more crazy day by day

 

Yeah and looks completely unrelated as well.

 

I've noticed metacafe also have videos on, do google have any kind of relation to these?

I own a video site and wouldn't mind my videos being displayed with a thumbnail, but how? Does this mean certain sites are going to have a better oppurtinity

 

I don't know why google bother with google video anymore.. youtube is obviously better. why not combine efforts.

 

I guess if this was the case it would have something to do with the way google has trust for sites.

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (May 16, 2007) – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced its critical first steps toward a universal search model that will offer users a more integrated and comprehensive way to search for and view information online.

Press Release


- Michael

 

Been posted a few times allready.

 

butalt tags are only 1 factor, seo algs are made of hundreds of vairables....

for image preiority what variables will they use...other than image title and alt tag and content on page?

 

For anyone who hasn't seen it here is the article announcing the change http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1624667320070516

 

dont most google videos already forward to youtube?

 

I think you are referring to searchmash !

 

Here's link to much better coverage:

http://searchengineland.com/070516-143312.php

 

I just read this a few minutes ago. What impact do you think it'll have on webmasters? I don't really understand exactly what they are doing, could someone clear that up a bit too?

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_5911184

 

People tend to ignore Searchmash.

Searchmash is a preview of google's future.

 

Tell me about If I wanted videos or Images I would use the proper search tab for this!

 

That was a great article. I think this will be interesting for a lot of searches, but for industrial manufacturing, I don't think much will change unless manufactures begin pumping out videos of their products. Who knows, maybe they will. Just imagine how cool the "toilet seat" or "door stop" videos would be