Was this link useful?

I had a bit of a shock this morning. I was logged in to Google, doing a normal search thing.. you know, click a link, click back, and then WHAM:

Google asks: Was this link useful?

Crazy times we're living in. Now, I don't even need to tell you how this will affect Search Engine Optimization. Now there's a whole new technique those black hat marketing people can use to make their pages rank higher: Make them more useful!

Update: It seems pretty random. It disappeared on google.com even when I was logged in, but then it showed up when I was on google.ca and wasn't signed in. I guess it'll just be a random thing like moderation on Slashdot?

Published on December 6th, 2006. © Jesse Skinner

About the author

I'm Jesse Skinner. I'm a self-employed web developer. I love writing code, and writing about writing code. Sometimes I make videos too. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments, or just want to share your story or something you're excited about.