Google search lets you evaluate information and Portugal is present
Google being a gateway to the Internet, most turn here to find what they need and browse the navigation. Therefore, and for the safety of users, it is important that what is shown is real and reliable.
Of course, Google has pursued this guarantee for many years and now has a novelty for evaluating information online. This time, and to help national users, Google opened the door to Portugal and this novelty is coming to our country.
In the coming weeks, Google will begin to make available a new functionality About this result for searches in Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish in Europe and more languages soon.
When doing a search, next to most results on Google, an icon will appear. When clicked, it will tell you more about the result or functionality and where that information comes from. This added context will allow you to make a more informed decision about which sites to visit and the results that will be most useful.
Google's "About This Result" feature will soon show a source's breadth of circulation, comments on a source, whether one company belongs to another, or even if our systems can't find much information about a source, useful context in evaluating information : https://t.co/3RM4EHkhDP pic.twitter.com/I2j5TYvOey
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) August 11, 2022
By clicking on the three dots that will appear in any search result, the user will be able to learn more about this page.
- Vsee more information about the source: In addition to seeing the Wikipedia source description, you will also be able to read what the site says about itself in your own words, when this information is available.
- Find out what other people on the web have said about a site: Reading what other people on the web have written about a site – news, reviews, and other useful context – can help users better evaluate sources.
- Learn more about the topic: In the “About the topic” section, the user can find information such as the main news or results on the same topic from other sources.
Other more important pieces of context that Google can provide information or users when useful or still relevant information is not available on the web. Google will simply prompt the user with the search information to come back later or try another search.
These are important changes and that Google is now creating, to guarantee the information presented. It will quickly be possible to confirm the validity of what is shown