Originally Posted by SykkBoy2

Google has just sent us details of a series of updates to their interface and algorithm, as they move towards what they call a "universal search model".

With Google's universal search, every time you conduct a search, Google checks across all of its search properties - web, image, video, news etc - and presents a single unified results page, that incorporates the most relevant content.

At first, universal search results may be subtle. Over time users will recognize additional types of content integrated into their search results as the company advances toward delivering a truly comprehensive search experience.

For example, a user searching for information on the Star Wars character Darth Vader is likely interested in all the information related to the character and the actor - not just web pages that mention the movie. Google will now deliver a single set of blended search results that include a humorous parody of the movie, images of the Darth Vader character, news reports on the latest Lucas film, as well as websites focused on the actor James Earl Jones - all ranked in order of relevance to the query. Users no longer have to visit several different Google search properties to find such a wide array of information on the topic.

more... http://www.searchnewz.com/topstory/n...mUpd ate.html

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So, will this make Google even more dominant? I wonder how/if this will affect google image "marketing" ;-)