Google recently launched a new experimental feature in Google Labs that searches your social circle in addition to your regular Google search results. Announced at Web 2.0 in San Francisco last week, Google Social Search is currently in its Beta testing phase. In the video below, Matt Cutts from the search quality team explains how Google Social Search works.
In addition, Maureen Heymans, Technical Lead, demonstrates the features of Google Social Search below.
Social Search can be activated in Google Labs by clicking “Join this Experiment.” After you have joined, your Google searches will include Social Search results when available.
Social Search results appear within the Google SERPs and are marked as “Results from people in your social circle for…”. To make sure Google covers all of your possible social circles, be sure to add your various public profiles as links in your Google profile.
- To access Google Social Search, visit Google Labs.
