{"id":15047,"date":"2012-01-30T12:53:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=15047"},"modified":"2024-01-13T09:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:14:44","slug":"dont-be-evil-tool-keeps-google-in-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/01\/dont-be-evil-tool-keeps-google-in-check\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Evil&#8221; Tool keeps Google in check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Focus on the User\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cx3-idYfY_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve already talk about Google&#8217;s Search Plus &#8220;feature&#8221; and it&#8217;s greatest contribution &#8211; <a title=\"The Best Part Of Google\u2019s New \u201cSearch Plus\u201d Is That You Can Turn It Off\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/01\/the-best-part-of-googles-new-search-plus-is-that-you-can-turn-it-off\/\">the ability to turn it off<\/a>, but the folks behind FocusOntheUser.org have taken things one step further. Not only do they expose Search Plus for stacking search results in Google+&#8217;s favor, they created a tool to allow users to make more relevant social searches using Google Search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus On the User created a bookmarlet and Chrome\/Firefox extension, very aptly named &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Evil&#8221;, that hopes to eliminate the clusterfuck that is Google Search Plus. &nbsp;Focus On the User very importantly notes, that they compiled their code from Google&#8217;s own API; that is to say that all rankings, orderings, and search results are not designed to diminish Google+ any more than a normal Google search would have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Don&#8217;t Be Evil bookmarlet was designed by engineers from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other social networking sites and will be releasing the source code for their work in the near future. Hopefully this will get the big G to reconsider this half-baked, dick move on their part. At the very least it&#8217;ll give coders the tools to keep Google honest whether they want to or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hat tip <a title=\"Twitter - Killahkazx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/killahkazx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Killahkazx<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/dont-be-evil-tool-google-108971\">Search Engine Land<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.focusontheuser.org\">Focus on the User<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncover the truth behind Google&#8217;s Search Plus with the &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Evil&#8217; tool from Focus On the User! Discover how this bookmarklet and Chrome\/Firefox extension empowers users to enhance social searches on Google. Developed by engineers from top social networking sites, it ensures fair rankings without bias. 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