As Ben Gomes of Google recently stated in a ReadWriteWeb interview, “We're really quickly crawling the content that's changing fast. Wait, it was kind of already here, so now is it “totally” here? It’s often hard to dissect how far we are into...
As Ben Gomes, Google Fellow, put it, search's goal remained the same: "provide the most relevant information for the user in the fastest time possible. Official Google representatives have given their feedback on how Google has evolved, what its...
Only about 2 percent of users have opted out of using Google Instant, according to Ben Gomes, Instant lead engineer. Search Engine Optimization Betting on the 2011 Search Bowl: Where Would I Focus to Drive Up Your Score?
Only about 2 percent of users have opted out of using Google Instant, according to Ben Gomes, Instant lead engineer. Users now type 5 percent fewer characters, reach results 10 percent quicker than a tradition search, and see results 4 or 5 seconds...
Ben Gomes, Distinguished Engineer at Google, had a great phrase to summarize the announcement, "Google Instant seems so obvious, that in retrospect, you'll wonder if search could have been any other way.
Ben Gomes talked in detail of the feedback mechanism within Google instant. Serendipitously, Ben Parr of Mashable was able to ask the Google team sitting on the stage (among whom was Sergey Brin), and i paraphase, "what impact will Google Instant...
Ben Gomes, Distinguished Engineer at Google, had a great phrase to summarize the announcement, "Google Instant seems so obvious, that in retrospect, you'll wonder if search could have been any other way.
Ben Gomes, Distinguished Engineer Yesterday's curious Google logo mystery is almost solved. Many blogs and broadsheets were wondering what the meaning of the logo was, as uncharacteristically, the logo did not click through to a search and had no...
Ben Gomes talked about how we make use of these experiments for testing search UI elements in his previous post. Today, the latest post in the series discusses how evaluation enters into the the process.
On the Official Google Blog, Ben Gomes explains that sometimes Google's search experiments are very . Today's Top Story: EricEnge A Challenge to our Attention-Challenged Generation BY THE NUMBERS Nothing important ever gets invented, created or...
On the Official Google Blog, Ben Gomes explains that sometimes Google's search experiments are very subtle. Have you ever been around a friend who points out a flaw about themselves and you say, "I would never have noticed that if you hadn't...
In the boldly headlined blog entry, "Search quality, continued," Googler Ben Gomes explaines in greater depth what search quality means to Google. Gomes has written a clear overview of factors that Google considers to improve search user experience.
