One of the early observations many have made about Google Instant is that is doesn’t seem to like adult terms.
Unlike non adult terms that start showing search results as you type as well as offering your suggested search terms, when you type in an “adult” term Google Instant doesn’t make suggestions or show results.
Try typing in the “f” word , no suggested results or suggested terms.
Try typing in the group pussy cat dolls slowly and you will see no suggested results.
So whatever effect Google Instant will have on search patterns it won’t effect adult.
Michael, does it make a difference if safe search is on/off?
I can understand why Google wouldn’t want to “suggest” adult terms if someone is actually typing in a non-adult term. That could be a PR nightmare.
Doesn’t Like Adult-CONTENT (but you can always do a search in old way)
Andrew
No even if safe search is off Google Instant will not show results as you go
I am pretty sure this was like that before as well with just suggest on G. It never “suggested” anything adult related.
Jamie
It never suggested other search terms, however Google Instant is a new feature and it doesn’t show search results as you go for adult
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Well, duh.
You want your kids to find online p0rn by typing “adult”?
Those who want p0rn will find it on their own without Google’s help.
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start typing this –
can a man get a
Really? How many people actually search for some of those?
of course it will change adult, we just havn’t had time to work out how, i for one am working on a few naughty words that have slipped through the porn filter.
The real impact is on the value of long tail domains and keywords for ppc. G now short cuts and produces organic and ppc results for the concise search phrase. This means fewer cheap clicks from long tail search phrases, which are less expensive, and can make up 30% of traffic for sponsored search efforts.