In December, Google made 30 improvements to its search engine, including upgrades to image search, the +1 button and Google Live Search.
The +1 button is a tool provided by Google to users to express their approval of Google search results. The button now only appears if the user remains within a result. Or the user can only see it if the result already has this button.
The search engine provider has also fine-tuned the signal quality of image search landing pages to improve the relevance of image results, while also providing better spam detection for image searches.
Google has also improved the algorithm for selecting website links or website links within search results to help users better browse the web. Google says this improvement will make search results more relevant to the searcher's location.
Google has also improved its predictive search software in Japan. "For languages that use non-Latin characters, many users use special input method editors to query," the company said. "This improvement better handles Japanese queries in Google Live Search."
This is important because Google relies on Instant Search to make searches faster, which will lead to more search volume.
The company has also once again increased the episodic nature of its content. This feature allows web experts to tag content to improve its relevance in search engines.
Provide better infrastructure for autocomplete algorithms. Search users who use the autocomplete function only need to type one letter when searching, or even one more letter to automatically match the search term.
Google has also improved search results for music lovers.
Google has always been cautious about improving its search engine. The company in November began detailing changes to its search engine to make its algorithms more transparent.
Google disclosed the changes in the face of an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into its core business. The European Commission also scrutinized Google.