Google has announced a new feature to be applied to it search results in an attempt to make them more personalised – Stars. Stars are replacing the search wiki feature that was previously available in the search results and allow you to click on the start marker next to any result or map and when relevant these results will show up at the top of the results page in future.

Stars are useful for selecting websites that will be of interest for future reference when looking for relevant topics. You can use them to select your favourite football team or your favourite online community to help bring these up in future search results.

The stars feature will be available for all signed in users, so you will need a Google account to benefit.