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I showed this to a couple of non internet savvy people & it confused the hell out of them - they didn't know what to do & thought those were the only results available - they didn't understand that they could keep typing - I doubt/hope it won't go into use - it would definitely change the playing field. - Ginger G

Scary to think how all SEO efforts could be rendered useless overnight on millions of sites. Would be very keen to learn how Google would determine what keyphrases should be 'suggested' and how this would also affect AdWords campaigns. - Julia Papageorgiou

I've noticed that Google searches on iPhone suggest word completion as you type, but do not push the suggested results. For example, I tried your "London river trips" search on I phone but only got word completion suggestions - and very different search results (at least for the first few visible on the screen). That, of course, could be because I am in the US. Word completion, handy for dealing with little touch and mobile phone keys. Suggest-ed results? Not interested. - Debra Durham

I think the gains and losses in traffic due to shifts between long tail phrases and popular phrases will probably even themselves out in the long run, but there could be some major upsets if Google Suggest suddenly goes mainstream. By the way, have you noticed the search results stats displayed next to the suggestions? Handy. - Andy Roberts

The other thing that might totally change organic search traffic is Google Social Search ( google with digg like functionality added) but that's a year or so off yet. - Andy Roberts

well, could as stated cause abandonment if suggested words are simular to what viewer was looking for, could also be a way for google to monetize those phrases would also change long tail kw effectivness. Note here the lab suggest page is not a default - this is a good thing - JuneM