Yesterday, Google officially (beta-wise) removed the wraps on their venture into the personal search arena. Judging by early impressions, Google's personal search service appears to be receiving a warm welcome.
WebProWorld With the beta launch of the MyYahooSearch, Ask's A9.com, and Using My Search History In order to use Google's personalized search services, you must have an account, (any Google account will do, including Gmail, AdWords or AdSense). For those who do not have an account, Google provides a click for screenshot). Once you've signed in, every search you conduct will be recorded by Google and is accessible by clicking the My Search History link, which also resides in the upper right. The link takes you to a page (Google's blog: How many times have you used Google to find an obscure funny website or fun facts about "The Wizard of Oz," but then got distracted by other web pages and tasks? I know - me too. Wouldn't it be great to find them again, and for that matter review all your Google searches over time? Which is exactly why we built the following browsers support MSH:- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and newer
- Firefox
- Netscape 6.0 and newer
- Mozilla
- Safari 1.2 and newer Privacy Matters In case you are wondering, Google stores all of the information used in MSH. How Google uses this information is covered by their privacy FAQ, which indicates information will not be disseminated to other parties, unless you request it to be. If privacy is indeed an issue for you, keep in mind that you can delete unwanted search entries from your personal history, keeping your search habits safe. Not only that, but MSH users can pause the search history feature at anytime, which will cause Google to stop adding searches to your personal index. Users can also completely delete their MSH history by pressing the appropriate button. Of course, Google's collecting and storing of information like this plays into the hands of people like Andy Beal provides some insight as to where Google may be headed with MSH. In his post discussing USAToday], that is not in their immediate plans...
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