Facebook has just declared war on Google with a new search engine
dubbed Graph Search, tech site Gizmodo reported Wednesday (Manila time).
The new "search monster" gives users a way to find friends by pulling
all the information that matters to a user "within the context of your
social life."
"Graph Search doesn't replace the
current Facebook search, but offers a massively expanded new way to
explore your web social life. Photos, places, interests, and of course,
people can all be cataloged and called up instantly," it said.
Citing an example, it said a search for a sushi restaurant would have
had Google deliver a well-linked list, but Facebook will present
suggestions based on where a user's relations had checked in.
Eventually, Gizmodo said Graph Search will scan the kind of words a
user's friends used to describe the place (favorable or unfavorable).
"But for now the Like is the biggest indicator that you should check this place out," it said.
"And if it works, we'll have a reason to skip opening a new tab headed
to Google.com—an enormous victory for Facebook, and a profound change in
how we all use the Internet every single day," it added.
For now, Graph Search is currently in beta, rolling out "slowly" but is a live, constantly updating list of results.
Searches are built using simple, natural language searches.
Gizmodo also noted the new feature "looks incredibly fast," and allows for the kind of spastic hopping around.
However, it also noted every piece of data a user shares on Facebook
now becomes searchable, though it will be privacy aware - only available
to the friends you want it to be available to.
"You won't be dumped into some Internet database. If you want to filter
parts of your life out of Graph Search, you can do that with the
newly-expanded privacy controls Facebook rolled out last month. Facebook
is even going to prompt you to review everything you've shared before
Graph Search launches, meaning you'll be able to sweep undesirable
photos under the query rug," it said.
On the
other hand, it is still a work in progress - one cannot yet search all
of the bazillion posts you and your friends have written, and it's not
available on mobile. — TJD, GMA News
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