Comments on: Google+ Crowdsourcing User Data http://dejanseo.com.au/google-plus-crowdsourcing-user-data/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matthew Barbyhttp://dejanseo.com.au/google-plus-crowdsourcing-user-data/#comment-1038 Matthew Barby Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:11:00 +0000 http://dejanseo.com.au/?p=10080#comment-1038 Really interesting feature. I haven't noticed this before! Maybe Google could be looking at this kind of data as a type of endorsement metric? Would like to see some tests done to see the effect of having a lot of people add data on your G+ account.Matt. Really interesting feature. I haven’t noticed this before! Maybe Google could be looking at this kind of data as a type of endorsement metric? Would like to see some tests done to see the effect of having a lot of people add data on your G+ account.

Matt.

]]> By: Alistair Lattimorehttp://dejanseo.com.au/google-plus-crowdsourcing-user-data/#comment-1037 Alistair Lattimore Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://dejanseo.com.au/?p=10080#comment-1037 What sorts of things could Google do with that data:**places tin foil hat on**1) Use it to validate/reinforce that someone is who they say they are2) Could be used as a form of citation but for an individual, instead of a business3) Discover linked websites that Google may otherwise not know about4) Personalise search results based on address, as a more solid geo-locator than IP5) Suggest gift/purchasing in search for birthday presents6) ... What sorts of things could Google do with that data:

**places tin foil hat on**

1) Use it to validate/reinforce that someone is who they say they are

2) Could be used as a form of citation but for an individual, instead of a business

3) Discover linked websites that Google may otherwise not know about

4) Personalise search results based on address, as a more solid geo-locator than IP

5) Suggest gift/purchasing in search for birthday presents

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