How to Enhance Google and Yahoo Search Results

How to Enhance Google and Yahoo Search Results

A Firefox and Internet Explorer plugin called GooglePreview can help you get more information from a Google and supposedly from a Yahoo search when using a supported browser. Here are steps for enhancing your search results with GooglePreview.

Instructions

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    GooglePreview inserts preview images (thumbnails) of websites and popularity ranks into the Google search results pages. This additional information in your search results can help you identify the pages that are most likely to provide the information you are after.

    2

    Begin by downloading the GooglePreview plugin and installing it. It will work in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. After it installs, you must restart your browser.

    3

    You'll find a small icon that says GP in the status bar of your browser. You can toggle GooglePreview off and on with this icon.

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    Google search results

    In a Google search for CSS display table I got the search engine results shown in the image. You see a thumbnail and a bar representing the site's popularity.

    5

    Hover over the bar showing site popularity and you will see a small tooltip popup that gives you the site's rank.

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