Search Options and Rich Snippets Surface
Very rarely are there such seismic shifts in the search landscape. For the past several years, search engines have only teased us with the promise of what universal/blended search can provide and dangled in front of us the promise that open standards (RDFa and microformats) would bring. This morning was the first true sign that universal or blended search is here to stay and that adding another layer of data will indeed result in a better experience for everyone – consumers and Web professionals.