Hello,
My name is X, and I have a question that I would seriously appreciate any kind of answer to.
When I am to search my name "X" on the homepage of Google, "X Y" comes up as an anticipated search. This is seriously problematic for me as I do not wish to be associated with this content any further, the content that previously attached me to "Y." Was wondering how that was compiled / how it could be disabled / change.
Simply, this search "X Y" is no longer relevant as "Y" does not exist as an entity anymore, it is worthless and as a such a huge distraction. Certainly, over time, this could change as the irrelevancy becomes more and more unclear, would just like to know when & how.
Thank You, |
X, are you still active online, i.e. is there a chance your newer activity could over time move down references to your older "Y"? |
I would like to think so, yes.
How accurate do you believe this perception is, since when has it been compiling information to base it on, and how exactly does it compile this.
Thanks for your response Philipp... |
Google suggests popular queries that start with the characters you've typed. The data is updated frequently, so "X Y" will disappear from the list of suggestions when it will no longer be popular or when other searches that start with X become popular
http://labs.google.com/suggestfaq.html |
How often do you feel this will recompile. I couldn't imagine many people at all googling this information? Could I repeatedly search other queries that start with my name in an attempt to erase it? Is that "against the rules." Is it possible that simple my repeated "X Y" searches could have yielded this "X -> Y" suggestion?
How many "searches" must happen for it to be "relevant." Suppose it is all relative...
Thanks again, |
You can find some information about your search from http://www.google.com/insights/search/ (searches related to X, locations where they're popular, their relative popularity, interest over time).
I don't think you can influence the list of suggestions by repeatedly searching for X Z. |
I've looked it up; it seems generally very unpopular. X, my name.
~ 50 in the UK
~ 15 in the US
exactly what do these figures refer to?
And further no "related searches" are listed.
Strange,
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Basically zero search volume,
Will it simply disappear over time? Must it be competed with by another query. Or will it stay forever, in addition to any other queries that may or may not gain popularity.
Interesting... |
