'Net Features : google favicons in serpshttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/google+favicons+in+serps/default.aspxTags: google favicons in serpsenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)Favicons in Search Results?http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/27/favicons-in-search-results.aspxTue, 27 Jan 2009 16:25:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:7338Pete Prestipino2http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7338http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/27/favicons-in-search-results.aspx#comments<p>There have apparently been a few sightings of <a href="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2006/10/19/creating-favicons.aspx">favicons</a>, an image that appears next to the URL in the browser address bar, within select Google search result pages. <a href="http://www.beussery.com/blog/">Brian Ussery </a>first noticed the favicons in search results for queries using the &quot;site&quot; operator command (<i>site:websitemagazine.com</i>), although it does not seem to be appearing as of this morning. Fortunately, there are <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/beussery/GoogleTestingSERPFavicon">several screenshots</a> which show this development in action.<br /><br />Initially, many thought this resulted from one particular FireFox extension, but upon further research it seems from the evidence to be something Google might be testing out for a broader user rollout. The evidence? The favicon images presented were being hosted at Google. <br /><br /><b>Are Favicons in SERPs Good or Bad?</b><br />Let us know what you think by commenting below. No search engines currently show favicons in SERPs, but it could be a way to differentiate listings, something Google is certainly interested in doing, as more and more of their competitors embrace a more media-centric universal search approach.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7338" width="1" height="1">googleseofaviconsgoogle favicons in serpsusabiility