Announcement
December 15, 2005
Music Onebox
Google has added a music search feature to
Google web search to quickly put users in touch with a wide range of
music information including artists, albums, song titles, links to
music reviews and places to purchase music. This feature is similar
to the links at the top of Google results that we've provided in the
past for movies and weather.
In analyzing our traffic, we found that a huge number of users conduct
music-related searches. To better meet this need, we developed this
feature to put users in touch with the information they're looking
for faster, and with a user interface specifically designed for music.
Here's how it works: when a user enters the name of an artist popular
in the U.S. (as well as some international artists) into the Google
search box, they will see some information about that artist, including
the name, a few albums, and a picture (when available), as well as
a 'more music results' link at the top of their search results.
When users click through to the 'music results' page they will see
user reviews, song titles, and links to a variety of online retailers
where they can purchase music. Additional information on the 'music
results' page includes links to news, photos, cover art, discussion
forums and other websites relevant to the query.
While we are only showing music links in limited cases to start, we
plan to expand the range of searches that trigger this feature over
time.
