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Has anyone else noticed that Google have just introduced a new 'Star' system - Google Stars to their search results?
Google had previously attempted to introduce a SearchWiki option - so you could comment on your search results (if you were logged in to your Google account).
I didn't use the Google SearchWiki option so turned it off in my Google Search preferences:
Hide the ability to share, promote, remove, comment, or add your own results.
Google have just abandoned SearchWiki and have now added a new Star system where you can click the Star within your own personal SERPS (Search Engine Result PageS).
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
Google had previously attempted to introduce a SearchWiki option - so you could comment on your search results (if you were logged in to your Google account).
I didn't use the Google SearchWiki option so turned it off in my Google Search preferences:
Hide the ability to share, promote, remove, comment, or add your own results.
Google have just abandoned SearchWiki and have now added a new Star system where you can click the Star within your own personal SERPS (Search Engine Result PageS).
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
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Has anyone else noticed that Google have just introduced a new 'Star' system - Google Stars to their search results?
Google had previously attempted to introduce a SearchWiki option - so you could comment on your search results (if you were logged in to your Google account).
I didn't use the Google SearchWiki option so turned it off in my Google Search preferences:
Hide the ability to share, promote, remove, comment, or add your own results.
Google have just abandoned SearchWiki and have now added a new Star system where you can click the Star within your own personal SERPS (Search Engine Result PageS).
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
Google had previously attempted to introduce a SearchWiki option - so you could comment on your search results (if you were logged in to your Google account).
I didn't use the Google SearchWiki option so turned it off in my Google Search preferences:
Hide the ability to share, promote, remove, comment, or add your own results.
Google have just abandoned SearchWiki and have now added a new Star system where you can click the Star within your own personal SERPS (Search Engine Result PageS).
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
[s]Hmmm...[/s] 
Really like the 'updated' avatar Hmmm - impressive:-)
Dragonlance wrote:
> Really like the 'updated' avatar Hmmm - impressive:-)
Thanks DL - I was waiting for you to comment! ;¬)
NB. This thread on the new Google Stars (perfectly worded/formed by me!) is currently 1st out of 110,000,000 for a search on Google for turn off google stars
> Really like the 'updated' avatar Hmmm - impressive:-)
Thanks DL - I was waiting for you to comment! ;¬)
NB. This thread on the new Google Stars (perfectly worded/formed by me!) is currently 1st out of 110,000,000 for a search on Google for turn off google stars
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Which is weird because it doesn't have anything to do with how to turn off the stars :D
Interesting thing though. Do you use the system at all?
Interesting thing though. Do you use the system at all?
Warhunt wrote:
> Which is weird because it doesn't have anything to do with how to
> turn off the stars :D
...specsavers!
From my first post:
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
Warhunt wrote:
> Interesting thing though. Do you use the system at all?
I didn't use/like SearchWiki because it manipulated the organic results for the signed in user. As I do a bit of SEO work I like to see normal search results.
Google's new Star system is a simplified version of what was there - but it doesn't mess about with the results so much.
But it's not something I see myself using TBH.
It's Google's attempt at replacing/bettering browser bookmarks/favourites - could be useful for some people.
> Which is weird because it doesn't have anything to do with how to
> turn off the stars :D
...specsavers!
From my first post:
I've already checked the option in my preferences to remove SearchWiki, has anyone figured out how to remove Google's new Stars?
Warhunt wrote:
> Interesting thing though. Do you use the system at all?
I didn't use/like SearchWiki because it manipulated the organic results for the signed in user. As I do a bit of SEO work I like to see normal search results.
Google's new Star system is a simplified version of what was there - but it doesn't mess about with the results so much.
But it's not something I see myself using TBH.
It's Google's attempt at replacing/bettering browser bookmarks/favourites - could be useful for some people.
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Not sure that asking if anyone knows how to do it constitutes that the entire post is based on that issue.......
My point was there are bound to be more helpful sources based on that "search string", as your post wasn't specifically about it.
Specsavers? Forum-post-reading-and-non-presumptious-savers more like.... ;)
My point was there are bound to be more helpful sources based on that "search string", as your post wasn't specifically about it.
Specsavers? Forum-post-reading-and-non-presumptious-savers more like.... ;)
Did anybody work out how to turn off the star results?
I dint like them at all and they are p**ing me off.
Any ideas?
I dint like them at all and they are p**ing me off.
Any ideas?
Dograt wrote:
> Did anybody work out how to turn off the star results?
> I dint like them at all and they are p**ing me off.
>
> Any ideas?
There is probably a Greasemonkey script for that. Install the Greasemonkey plugin for Firefox and check out userscripts.org.
That's the best I can suggest at the moment.
> Did anybody work out how to turn off the star results?
> I dint like them at all and they are p**ing me off.
>
> Any ideas?
There is probably a Greasemonkey script for that. Install the Greasemonkey plugin for Firefox and check out userscripts.org.
That's the best I can suggest at the moment.
As LukeM mentions, I believe there are Firefox extensions - but not much good for IE users ;¬)
Matt Cutts (Google) blogged about Google's new 'stars', I posted a question there asking how to turn them off - but there's no response.
H March 14, 2010 at 10:36 am
Re. Google ‘Stars’ – For those of us that like their Google ‘clean’, how do you turn OFF Google Stars? I already have SearchWiki ‘hidden’ in my Search settings but this doesn’t work with Google’s SearchWiki replacement!?!
I've just tried a 'Twitter mention' to see if that gets an answer :¬)
The only way I've found so far to remove the 'stars' is by logging out of Google - but I like being logged in for my other Google services!
Matt Cutts (Google) blogged about Google's new 'stars', I posted a question there asking how to turn them off - but there's no response.
H March 14, 2010 at 10:36 am
Re. Google ‘Stars’ – For those of us that like their Google ‘clean’, how do you turn OFF Google Stars? I already have SearchWiki ‘hidden’ in my Search settings but this doesn’t work with Google’s SearchWiki replacement!?!
I've just tried a 'Twitter mention' to see if that gets an answer :¬)
The only way I've found so far to remove the 'stars' is by logging out of Google - but I like being logged in for my other Google services!
[s]Hmmm...[/s] @twitter Page: