Graph Search is in a limited preview, or beta.

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Google gave web site owners some tips for optimizing their sites, which were part common sense and part its observations of how Instant Previews preformed during testing (short answer: users are 5% more likely to be satisfied with their search results if they get to preview the sites).

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Boycotts against VH1, "The Search for a Black Model, " and preview of Jill Scott's new album - here with the freshest in entertainment, we've got Allison Samuels, a correspondent for Newsweek.

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We're calling it Graph Search, and it starts today with a limited preview, or beta.

ENGADGET: Facebook launching 'Graph Search' personalized social search engine, beta starts today (video)

At Fort Worth-based Travelocity.com, Preview Travel's merger partner, Vignette software allows programmers to automate the search-and-grab of ever-changing data from hundreds of suppliers and display it in thousands of combinations.

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Across the board users will be treated to improved search results for photos, tweets and accounts, along with a preview section for the Discover tab that takes a peek at the latest trends and activity.

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Luc Vincent says it is true that much of the traffic is local, but he insists it has become a very attractive service: "People use it to preview the restaurant they want to go to, or choose a vacation spot or search for real estate, " he told me.

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The search box is likewise cleaner, with the eye catching a white screen across most of the page, and the information about search on the bottom of the page, like the ads on the initial page of Gmail Preview.

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