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Reviews Stripped from Google Search Options

I make heavy use of Google Search options in refining my queries. I was surprised this morning to see that the "reviews" option is now gone. This was one of the more handy features. Anyone have any insight here?

Search Options before (image via Search Engine Land). Note under that "Reviews" is the last link under "All Results."


And now today...


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5 comments
Nov 15, 2009
Con Frantzeskos said...
I too used this option very frequently. Why would they get rid of it? The only suggestion I would have is - what exactly makes a review?

To me, a review is a type of text content, rather than a unique form of content, or a channel. Maybe they found it hard to accurately pick reviews out of general conversations or comments? Or alternatively, there were some false positives, comments that weren't reviews popping up in this section?

Nov 15, 2009
Andy Sernovitz said...
Personally, I always thought Google was over the line with reviews. They were taking proprietary content off other web sites and serving the data to readers - who then never went to the originating site. This goes beyond indexing and into outright data theft.
Nov 15, 2009
Eric Schwartzman said...
Never tried reviews, but glad to see Wonder Wheel is still there.
Nov 16, 2009
Chundra said...
I love your blog keep up the great work. I own a graphic design company called Rambert Graphic Development and I have a blog
Nov 17, 2009
karem said...
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