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Google Returns “You Recently Searched For…” in the Search Results

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recently searched for headerGoogle has returned with the “you recently searched for” addition in the Google search results.  It appears underneath a specific search result when it is somehow related to a previous search.

There seems to be only one report of anyone ever seeing this before, back in 2013 which was reported on WebmasterWorld and SERoundtable but with only a single screenshot.  I randomly began seeing it today and here are some examples of it in action this time around.  Because of this, there was initial speculation that is somehow was centered around the term “facts” but these examples show it is not.

recently searchedgoogle recently searched for 2google recently searched for 4 google recently searched for 3They were all related to searches I had done in the same session, although the context for the word “theme” was wrong – the original search was for a theme song, not a web design or profile theme.   Ironically, the “watch” search it was using was from the search term “Apple watch”.

It only seems to appear once on a page, if it displays at all.

It was definitely hit or miss whether it displayed or not, it only showed up a handful of times over many searches and only in a single browser session and tab.  Since no one has reported seeing this since 2013, it is either a very miniscule test, or it was recently restarted again for more testing.

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Jennifer Slegg

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Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing, working in the industry for almost 20 years. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, State of Search, Brighton SEO and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.

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Comments

  1. Definitely not displaying for me….

    Are ‘You visited this page on…’ messages something we’ve been seeing consistently or did they go and come back as well?

    I don’t remember seeing them for a while, but now they are back for me.