Recent changes to suggested search algorithm?

[CareerBliss]

Our company recently had a "company name + scam" listing as #2 in suggested search, and yesterday, it miraculously disappeared. Has anyone else noticed similar changes in suggested search results? I hope it stick, I'm just trying to understand exactly what caused that 1 listing to vanish.

[alhallinan]

That's good news!

I always keep a completely separate browser that I don't use, and when I do searches and experiments, I always clear the cookies and make sure I'm not logged in.  That way, Google is giving me generic results instead of personalized results.

I'd suggest opening a different browser, or downloading RockMelt or Safari, and testing the search there.  If it still doesn't show, then hopefull it's gone for good!

[KeriMorgret]

I saw discussion about this on Twitter last night. Justin from Distilled wrote a post that Google is now blocking "scam" in suggested search and instant search. Look through the comments, as some people are still seeing scam, and there are still other terms to look for, such as complaints, pyramid, etc.

http://www.distilled.co.uk/blog/seo/google-blocking-scam-keyword-in-autocomplete/