'Minimalist, whimsical' Google search given Bing-like overhaul
Who said a swing to the left was impossible?
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Google has overhauled its search results web page in a clear nod to the layout of Microsoft’s Bing.
The company said yesterday that it had added tools on the left of its lucrative online search estate.
“While we are constantly rolling out small changes and updates, today’s changes showcase the latest evolutions in our search technology, making it easier than ever to find exactly what you're looking for,” said the world’s largest ad broker.
Mountain View has ditched links to images, videos, news and so on that had appeared at the top of the query page, and shifted them to the left of the page - in a move that mirrors Microsoft’s Bing search layout.
Spot the difference... OK, the Tories spend more ad quids on Google than they do on Bing. Anything else?
However, the company was quick to highlight that it has been tinkering with the left-hand panel in its Universal Search, Search Options panel and Google Squared over the past three years. And now it’s slotted that idea into its search homepage.
The left-hand column is the most obvious change Google made yesterday. Meanwhile, the firm’s colour palette and logo have also undergone a subtle makeover.
“These changes are slight, keeping our page minimalist and whimsical, but make our overall look more modern,” opined Google search veep Marissa Mayer. ®
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COMMENTS
I want originalgoogle.com
Or something.
No bloody automatic, "we think you're an idiot and typed that incorrectly so we're going to give you results for a completely different query". No "fuck the results, look at the pretty". No "sign is so we can track your every move".
And what is it with the Granny sized font?
Interesting.
I was wondering what was up with the results page today. I think I can get used to it. It seems to offer some potentially useful options.
Not like theregister switching to a fixed width layout and putting older articles that are popular up in the middle of things. That's still annoying me and making theregister harder and less efficient to use than before. i still want the old layout back. It was better in every way. Not that they care what I (or anyone else) thinks.
I hates it! My Precious!!
I don't like the layout.. feels weird having the links on the left and the search results shifted to the right... my old codger eyes now overshoot the the left as soon as I hit the Search button (via the Enter key)
I do, however, like the Timeline view... Wonder wheel? Meh...
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