Google is testing a brand new search snippet function titled “talked about in.” This function provides a brand new part to a search consequence snippet that lets the searcher broaden and see the web sites on which this website can be talked about.
What it appears like. Here’s a GIF of it in motion supplied by Brodie Clark:
You want to click on the arrow-down to broaden the function to see the carousel of web sites that the search result’s talked about in. Then you’ll be able to slide by way of a carousel of web sites that this web site is talked about in.
Word that Google can be testing this with out the arrow-down drop down, the place it’s open by default. Here’s a screenshot from Crystal Carter with out the dropdown:
Why we care. This function appears to assist searchers belief and validate the search consequence snippet by giving the searcher extra details about if different respected web sites point out the positioning.
This appears to be a restricted check and it jogs my memory of the aim Google has with the about this result feature. I do surprise what number of searchers will really spend the time clicking the arrow to see extra particulars however that’s the reason Google exams these options.
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