Problem: You are looking to buy a new digital camera online, but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg. You search around for websites that advertise the lowest price on the camera you want. However, you don’t really trust the website you found with the cheapest price, but don’t want to spend full-price at a national retailer... what do you do?!
Solution: Use Sidewiki, a new feature on Google Toolbar that allows you to see posted comments about any site.
Solution: Use Sidewiki, a new feature on Google Toolbar that allows you to see posted comments about any site.
Google’s new toolbar feature called Google Sidewiki allows users to read and comment on any website they want...all within the Google Toolbar. If you want to find out if there are any problems with the website, or if you want to warn other visitors of abuse, Sidewiki can be very helpful.
Comments are not automatically posted, though. In order to get your comments posted, you must frequently comment on a variety of sites (this shows Google that you are a heavy user, and will be more likely to approve your comments). Google does this to prevent spam and abuse by angry users who have nothing better to do with their time than to make up lies about a website.
Comments are not automatically posted, though. In order to get your comments posted, you must frequently comment on a variety of sites (this shows Google that you are a heavy user, and will be more likely to approve your comments). Google does this to prevent spam and abuse by angry users who have nothing better to do with their time than to make up lies about a website.
If you want to help increase the chances that your comments get posted start browsing sites in your niche and take time to read throughout the sites and post any interesting information about them that you think will be helpful to future visitors.
You can also see how many people found a specific comment helpful or unhelpful.
Remember that this tool is new, so there may not be as many comments as you’d wish.
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