Google Perspectives Search Filter is set to humanize the internet
In a much-anticipated move, Google has finally released the Google Perspectives Search Filter. Amidst the flurry of search tools launched or tested by Google in the past year, there has been considerable confusion surrounding the concept of perspectives.
However, the perspectives search filter showcased at Google I/O is now available for users to experience firsthand.
What is Google Perspectives Search Filter?
Google Perspectives, a groundbreaking tool, has just made its debut in Google Search, revolutionizing the way search results are presented. With this latest update, search results now offer a more personalized and human touch, incorporating a diverse range of viewpoints from various voices.
This development raises crucial questions for both consumers and content producers. Let's delve into the implications and perspectives surrounding the Google Perspectives Search Filter.
Google Perspectives serves as both a filter and a separate section within Google Search, aiming to provide users with a more immersive and lived experience during their search journeys. Complementing this update is the new Search Generative Experience by Google.
Unlike traditional search results, Perspectives showcases a curated stream of videos, images, and written entries contributed by real people and content producers from online discussion boards, Q&A websites, and social media platforms. Rather than solely relying on links to external websites, users now gain access to firsthand accounts and insights.
This means that when searching for information on topics like "how to respect local customs in [country name]" before planning a trip to an unfamiliar destination, users can turn to the Perspectives option. The search results will then present opinions from individuals who have either visited or resided in that particular country.
By watching a traveler's video blog sharing their personal experiences or reading a local's social media post detailing cultural do's and don'ts, users can gain a deeper understanding of regional customs on a personal and diverse level. This valuable knowledge allows them to better prepare for their journey and demonstrate respect for the local way of life.
What are the benefits of using Google Perspectives Search Filter?
The introduction of Google Perspectives marks a transformative moment for both content creators and users. The enhanced visibility provided by this functionality allows content creators to transcend the limitations of their platforms, with Google now facilitating wider distribution and presenting an extraordinary opportunity to reach new audiences.
However, this expansion also means that creators will face an increasingly competitive landscape.
To stand out, creators must focus on delivering high-quality content that effectively conveys their unique expertise and experiences.
While the Perspectives feature adds a new layer of depth to search results, it also raises concerns about the veracity and accuracy of the information presented. To assist users in assessing the reliability of the content, Google has pledged to provide additional details about the content producers.
This includes displaying their name, profile photo, and statistics indicating the popularity of their work. The "About this result" feature, introduced in 2021, will soon be accompanied by the addition of an "About this Author" option.
A glimpse into the visuals of Google Perspectives Search Filter
In early May, Google initiated experiments with the perspectives search filter. However, it's important to note that Google had previously introduced a distinct feature called "news perspectives" in late March. We also observed Google showcasing highlighted snippets views, although they were introduced without an official name.
Twitter user Rich Tatum managed to trigger Google Perspectives Search Filter on his browser and this is how it looks like:
I was able to successfully trigger Google SERP Perspectives on two queries right out of the gate:
? why worry about climate change
? why is carbon capture importantWinners appear to be trusted, high-E-A-T pages…#SEO https://t.co/rktQBtGsV9 pic.twitter.com/dPj3PvLDIC
— Rich Tatum »?« (@RichTatum) August 1, 2022
According to Google, the viewpoints search filter will present users with written pieces, both short and long-form videos, and photos shared across social networking sites, Q&A platforms, and discussion forums.
In addition, Google will provide users with more information about the content producers, such as their names, profile picture, and data on the popularity of their work.
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“Do you use Google Photos?”
I do; I find it impossible not to use Google Photos on the Android phone; nevertheless, the “memory” feature is sort of neat. I’ve seen photos from a couple of years ago that that offer glimpses into the long-ago, forgotten past. It’s a lot like reviewing journal writing. “What was I doing and such and such a date?”
And, I think, when the “memories” are sorted and positioned, one can create a mini-collage with up to eight photos.
It’s so much easier to share photos with people rather than journal entries.
Nifty!
I delete the photos after 1 month of being taken. All of them are erased to return to the black and silent nothingness. Only the best ones are printed and placed in a very nice site at home. :]
I should buy a Chromebook.
None of the big tech companies are good but at least Google are the least dishonest and morally bankrupt of them. They’re always trying to do the right thing if the money allow it.
In reply to “https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/19/google-keep-is-getting-a-version-history-but-only-on-the-web/” since the website has gone insane and no one can know where thier comment ends up.
This app should be called “Google Keeps it”. Because, they do.
I use Color Notes. No syncing, no internet, just local.
The article said: “[…] positive outcomes of genocide…”. Perhaps the AI was actually discussing the benefits of reading a “Scroll of genocide” … “You feel dead inside.”.
Martin, this post reply is supposed to belong: [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/22/googles-ai-search-generates-horribly-misleading-answers/] (given the the database is faulty it could appear anywhere or nowhere).
I have yet to be impressed with AI of any kind. I think it’s overhyped and not ready to live up to it.
How to use AI: Avoid the artificial stupidity at all times.
“When searched “Why guns are good,” it also prompted questionable responses, including potentially questionable statistics and reasoning. ”
Based on whose reasoning? These sorts of assertions are generally bullcrap intended to advance an agenda. If you don’t like guns, say so. Meanwhile, there are 400 million firearms in the US owned by close to a third of the population and around 20 million carry concealed.
So your opinion is not shared by a LOT of people who either enjoy firearm spots or are concerned about self-defense or both.
Wow. Ghacks still hasn’t fixed the broken comments system where old comments from a different article appear. Sad to see you slowly turn to dust since the buyout.
@Seeprime,
For over two weeks now,
I’ve been seeing “Comments” posted by subscribers appearing in different, unrelated articles.
https://www.ghacks.net/windows-11-update-stuck-fixed-for-good/#comment-4572991
https://www.ghacks.net/windows-11-update-stuck-fixed-for-good/#comment-4572951
For the time being,
it would be better to specify the “article name and URL” at the beginning of the post.
This guns comment came up in the Pixel watch repair post and I was bewildered as to what was the connection between the two.
goog = skynet
“human beings” = \slaves\
This info is so NOT correct.
I so do not want google in my life that I have NEVER downloaded chrome and I do NOT have ANY google accounts.
My browser is set to clear all cookies, cache and history every time I close it, which is every day, and I still get these world takeover login prompts on every site I go to.
So I CANT go to google accounts and turn it off.
If this info were truly accurate I wouldnt be getting these pop ups AT ALL.
Thanks @Ashwin for the article! :]
Anyone who continues to use these big tech scum’s cloud services deserves what they get.
Given Ghacks’ comments’ database problems I precise :
I’m commenting the article “Google is in trouble with YouTube Shorts – gHacks Tech News” by Emre Çitak
at [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/09/04/googles-youtube-shorts-problem/]
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About the article’s question, “What do you think about YouTube Shorts?” (BTW first time I read here any other writer other than Martin Brinkmann directly asks the audience it’s opinion, and that’s just fine) :
YouTube Shorts may suit smartphones (which I don’t use) but on a PC they are not my cup of tea, to put it mildly.
From what I read a bit everywhere, opinions are shared : love or hate. For those who dislike many scripts and dedicated browser extensions have been developed to handle them (removal or redirect to standard video display).
I don’ view YouTube videos on YouTube but via a Piped or a Piped-Material YouTube front-end instance and these offer on search results and on channels the option to view Videos-Shorts-Livestreams-Playlists-Channels ; well, I practically never open the ‘Shorts’ display. I don’t like shorts (except in summer, hmm), I dislike the concept, fast-videos after fast-food, fast, faster … to bring what? Emptiness, IMO
Does that answer your question, @Emre Çitak :)
I despise YouTube Shorts. So much in fact, I use custom adblock rules in Brave Shields to remove that crap.
youtube.com##ytd-grid-video-renderer:has([href*=”shorts”])
youtube.com###dismissible:has([href*=”shorts”])
There’s an extension for Firefox and Chrome browsers called “Youtube-shorts block”, re-opens the video in a normal window. :)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-shorts-block/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-shorts-block/jiaopdjbehhjgokpphdfgmapkobbnmjp
ps. say NO to Shorts, it only encourage shooting vertical-videos which doesn’t go well with many desktop displays… except when shooting vertical objects, such as ahem… pretty ladies. :)
Page source shows that ghacks is still using WordPress as the platform. Knowing, more or less, how it works at the DB level I am not sure how one could mess up comments this badly. It is actually very difficult.
Google is the big leader of everything. Indeed it can actually buy Amazon, Disney, Netflix, X and whatever other company. I wonder what could happen if Google starts to build airspace ships in order to conquer the Moon. I bet that Google would be the first to offer free WiFi at the Moon. Please fix the comments.
This comment is inside the article:
[https://www.ghacks.net/2023/09/04/what-is-google-synthid-and-how-does-it-work/]
This “analysis” is disappointingly shallow and trivial. Why not include other factors like job level, responsibilities, full-time/part-time, qualifications, etc.? Because the conclusions probably wouldn’t fit the current leftist/feminist narrative. You don’t find what you don’t look for.
Misleading statistics.
Wage should be based on the amount of time, works, thinking (brain > muscle), responsibilities etc
Not skin pigmentation or your genitalia. There could be correlations, but not causations.
“Google maintains that it provides a superior product”
That is also Mozilla’s official position in defense of Google against the people, on that question of search engine abuse of dominant position by Google.
The funniest part is that not only it’s false regarding actual competitors, but even among not-actual-competitors there are meta-search engines that use exactly the same engine, just minus the tracking, so Google is clearly the inferior one compared to those already. But maybe what Google is saying is that it is the surveillance and bubbling that would make their engine superior. False again even without considering the damage those do.
“Google increases Chromebook support to 10 years”
I mean that’s great and all, but imagine using a browser-based, highly internet-dependent OS such as chrome. I’ve never used chromeOS but have seen it in person and read about it, just seems like ultra-limited user experience which relies on the concept that “most things can be done in a browser”.
What is there to support? It just a glorified web browser.
“Google launched Chromebooks in 2012 as low-cost devices and the company has had great success in the education world, especially in the United States.”
Happy tracking for all those unsuspecting children. And help normalize surveillance for those young brains. Well done Google.
No, AltaVista’s Search engine wasn’t difficult to use in the mid-nineties, and Yahoo didn’t own AltaVista either during the 1990s. Yahoo!, was a Web Directory. I was alive then and have actually used those engines, during that era, I should know if they were easy to use. So tell the angels what you’ve seen, scarecrow shadow on the Nazarene.