What Does Voice Search Mean for the Future of Search?

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What Does Voice Search Mean for the Future of Search?
by John Reynolds, 9th Sphere, in Daily SEO Tip

Smartphone and tablet use is on the rise and it is changing the way people search. Siri and Google Voice on smartphones allow users to search by voice command. These results can be different from traditional search engines like Google and could really change the search landscape and search engine optimization.

So what does voice search mean for SEO?

Keywords Still Rule
Even with voice search, keywords will still be king when it comes to SEO. Your average Internet user is just as likely to look up the same kinds of phrases that were once typed into a search bar. Though a user may say complete phrases, like ?Find the best Italian restaurants in downtown Baltimore? instead of just the keyword, programs like Siri and Google Voice recognize the important words in this sentence and put their algorithms to work pulling search results.

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[artistictouchbhm]

I've played with Siri for Iphone4s -- and I find that voice-recondition may have a big impact in the future of SEO sooner than later.

 

[JamesQ]

I can't imagine that voice search will have that much of an impact on the future of SEO. It seems to only be a method of search rather than anything that would compromise the algorithm that Google uses.