Craiggers

A new, more efficient way of searching on Craigslist?

http://craiggers.com/

Google asks, What do you love?

Google has launched a new search option built around what you love/like. Type in what you love, and it collects results for more than 20 different types of Google search/products in one page. Kind of fun. Not quite sure what the long term benefit is, but in terms of getting an fast overview on a topic or brand it could be useful.

Play around at:  http://www.wdyl.com/#

Contributed by Josh Spanier

Google Search By Image

Much like TinEye, Google has launched their version of search-by-image.

Contributed by Ricardo Hieber

Google’s +1 Button

Google’s finally done it and taken the +1 sharing button public.

The official word: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/1-button-for-websites-recommend-content.html

More info: http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/Final_Advertiser_Plus_1_One_Sheeter.pdf

Technical info about +1 Button Implementation:  Here and Here

What does this mean for GSP and why might it be useful?… Consider this as an additional sharing button along with FB & Twitter.

It’s still in the experimental stage when displaying in Google results, but there is a good chance that it could take off in the future and that websites could have some level of evaluation for improved rankings based on how many +1′s they receive.

Contributed by Nicholas Volkart

Searchable Banner Database

Much like our favorite Australian site Banner Blog, this site is a great resource and reference for all kinds of banner ads.

http://www.moat.com/

Contributed by Mike Davidson

Make your own Google search story

Now you can make your own Google Search story

Find Foursquare offers near you

Find Foursquare offers near you with this useful search tool

Sketch-a-search

Yahoo’s Sketch-a-Search app – draw a circle or boundary on your phone’s map to look up businesses in that location.