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Has anyone ever seen Google Suggest before? http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

As you type, it suggests possible queries, and actually shows the number of results for each query. Pretty interesting.

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Google Suggest (the Labs toy pointed to) was the first public form of what Google now calls Autocomplete — originally rolled out as an experimental Labs feature in December 2004. (en.wikipedia.org)

Today’s Autocomplete doesn’t pull a list of websites; it predicts queries by looking at what people actually type (plus language, location and short‑term trends) and then applies policy filters to avoid harmful or offensive suggestions. That means the dropdown is an algorithmic reflection of query behavior, not an ad auction or a ranking snapshot — which answers 's concern about “suggested websites.” (blog.google)

Quick, practical ways to use it for keyword work: run the “alphabet‑soup” technique (seed + letters/modifiers) to surface long‑tail phrasing; try cursor‑positioning and question prefixes to expose different intents; perform these checks in a private/incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+N on Windows) to reduce personalization; then validate candidates with Google Trends or a keyword tool for volume and competition before acting. Use Autocomplete for ideation, not as a volume metric. (searchenginejournal.com)

A few cautions: Autocomplete is dynamic — trending events can push surprising suggestions — and it can create reputational problems if negative phrases associate with a name or brand. Google publishes policies and a removal/reporting process for problematic predictions, but prevention means monitoring and pairing Autocomplete findings with hard data (Search Console, Keyword Planner, third‑party tools) before making SEO or PPC choices. This complements the practical notes from (PPC variants) and the programming‑search tip others mentioned — Autocomplete is a fast ideation tool, not a definitive dataset. (blog.google)

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Member Avatar for serfurj

wow, that's pretty useful.

Member Avatar for dcristo

Yes, its a handy keyword research tool :)

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good for finding various versions of words for ppc ads and the like. the results also take search volume in as an input.

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Yes I have heard about it. Think about it though. Imagine you type in MP3 player, and it starts suggesting websites. Are those websites going to come from an 'organic/natural' type search feed or a 'paid' one? I can imagine that google will probably work this in somehow, and if they do then I'm not sure how really useful it would be for true search.

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Yes, Google suggest is way cool. I love checking the Google Labs and playing around with their new tools. I also find Google suggest to be helpful in choosing keywords.

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I heard about Google Suggest about 2 or 3 weeks ago and was going to tell everyone about it cuz it's pretty neat, but I guess I am a little late for that. :)
I've been using it a lot for searching programming stuff. It's very useful for that. For example, if I write "javascript document.a" it gives you some choices you could search on. If you change "a" for any other letter, it gives you even more choices.
Anyway, I just thought it was nice cuz sometimes I'm just not sure what I am looking for or how to write it so I look at the suggestions given by Google Suggest.

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Has anyone ever seen Google Suggest before? http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

As you type, it suggests possible queries, and actually shows the number of results for each query. Pretty interesting.

Wow, this is interesting and quite helpful too. Google is really racing ahead day by day.

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i find it very useful. sometimes it gives me an idea what am i looking for because there are times that you know what your searching but you dont know the right keywords to search.

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