BeeDeeDubbleU
msg:4127354 | 1:52 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| maybe i'm just a bit behind the times, but i noticed that the google UK page has changed. |
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Not from where I am sitting?
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neildt
msg:4127357 | 1:54 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Yep just started seeing this in UK SERPS today
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tedster
msg:4127361 | 1:55 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Anything like this description? New Google Interface [webmasterworld.com]
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tigger
msg:4127375 | 2:19 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
same here started showing in spain when searching on G.co.uk
makes you wonder what idiot thought it would be a good idea to hide the UK only results in such a way - thank good bing is slowly pulling some traffic
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tedster
msg:4127381 | 2:23 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Acch! I'm still not invited to the party (US based access to google.co.uk)
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tigger
msg:4127399 | 2:33 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
edit - just noticed I'm only getting this on Chrome, the "good" old radio buttons are still showing on IE & Firefox
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piatkow
msg:4127451 | 3:19 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
No change on the IE6 dinosaur in the office. Firefox was unchanged last night.
Anybody seeing this outside of Chrome?
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kd454
msg:4127523 | 4:41 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I have seen this on the data center [209.85.225.103...] at times, don't see it right now. Was looking for a way to turn it off but there is not.
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blend27
msg:4127550 | 5:07 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Just kicked in for me in US around noon. FF only.. IE, Opera and Safari same ol GORG-oily stuff...
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Brett_Tabke
msg:4127568 | 5:23 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
[googleblog.blogspot.com...]
| Using Google today, you may have noticed that something feels slightly different — the look and feel of our search results have changed! Today’s metamorphosis responds to the increasing richness of the web and the increasing power of search — revealing search tools on the left and updating the visual look and feel throughout. 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. |
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[bits.blogs.nytimes.com...]
The search giant is adding a new left-handed navigation panel to most results pages, adding some visual clutter at the expense of offering users tools to help focus their query. What will show up on this new left panel depends what a person is looking for.
Search for a type of media — say the latest episode of “Gossip Girl” — and you will get the option to choose between different content types, like images, videos and books. Search for an event or news topic, like “Times Square bomb,” and the search engine will intuit that this is a news-related query and offer options to look at blogs, real time updates from sources like Twitter and Facebook, and links to news articles. |
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piatkow
msg:4127738 | 8:37 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Nothing for me on .uk with FF, Safari ir IE8.
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Atomic
msg:4127774 | 9:09 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I see it in the US with IE 6, 7, and 8.
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tedster
msg:4127789 | 9:35 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I tried every browser I have (US East Coast) with no luck. So I disabled cookies in FF and there it was - until I did a second search. Then the interface reverted, even with cookies turned off.
Some kind of complex tracking for this roll-out is going on. I also know that yesterday my FF browser was getting blocked as "appears to be automated". I only ever type, and I really don't do THAT many searches!
If I have more time, I might start playing with proxy access to add another data point. [edited by: tedster at 10:32 pm (utc) on May 5, 2010]
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MrWumpus
msg:4127810 | 10:14 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I'm getting it now. I did Start > Run > ipconfig /flushdns and opened up Safari browser (which I haven't used in a while) and it showed up. Wouldn't show up in FF for me. I'm on US West Coast.
We're scratching our heads over here. Does "show fewer shopping results" mean "show me just the top x shopping sites for this keyword"?
When we click "show more shopping results" our site drops from #1 for its top phrase which has never happened before...
Time to put on the crash helmet and brew a pot of coffee.
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mic089
msg:4127828 | 10:55 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I'm seeing it now in Australia (using Firefox and IE).
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Tallon
msg:4127850 | 11:33 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I'm seeing it now too but...but results don't include a snapshot of my webpage. Any ideas why? I don't allow google to cache my site, but I see other sites with snapshots that don't have cache enabled either (and sites with cache enabled don't have a snap).
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arizonadude
msg:4127851 | 11:36 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
LOL! Just saw the new layout in the US.
All they need is a picture in the background and they will look like Bing.
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Tallon
msg:4127852 | 11:38 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| All they need is a picture in the background and they will look like Bing. |
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ITA...exactly what I thought too.
btw...I saw results with IE 8, nothing in firefox yet.
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ken_b
msg:4127853 | 11:45 pm on May 5, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Using FF, I've been seeing this off and on all day in Minnesota, USA
But just on the first search, if I refine the search, the results always revert to the old style.
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dstiles
msg:4127902 | 1:36 am on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
My wife noticed something odd on her machine this morning and it seems to be consistent - she has cookies enabled but javascript off.
For some time I've had a Show Options link at the top left. Clicking on that shows some basic links headed All Results, Any Time etc. SOMETIMES today, after I've opened this column and submitted a search, I get a fancy left column with google icons in it. I can't recall the actual content now because this is very erratic and it ain't doing it right now. I have cookies and javascript off.
Firefox in both cases, in the UK.
I wonder if they are trying to force people not to use firefox. :(
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tedster
msg:4127909 | 1:47 am on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Good observation. I turned off JavaScript and did a new search in Firefox. The new interface appeared!
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wolfadeus
msg:4128343 | 7:27 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I don't like it. Didn't change much, so why was this necessary?
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wolfadeus
msg:4128344 | 7:27 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
It tricks my ad blocker, too.
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travelin cat
msg:4128361 | 7:44 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Using FF on a Mac with JavaScript on I see it now as well.
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chicagohh
msg:4128363 | 7:47 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Hiding the content in JavaScript will mess with the rank checkers.
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dstiles
msg:4128369 | 7:50 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I just checked google cookies and found a single one named PREF. I deleted it.
I'm wondering if that was sufficient to kick up one or two instances only of the new column. Probably not.
I have javascript turned off and was wondering why the column opened when I hit the old style Show Options link. Turns out it reloads the page, not just opens a hidden div.
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graeme_p
msg:4128370 | 7:51 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I can see it on Firefox, Opera and Arora, with and without Javascript, so failure to work in some browsers must be a glitch.
I can see it on all the regional sites.
The most interesting new thing I can see are the "more shopping sites" and "fewer shopping" sites options - some thing which I loved when Yahoo experimented with it, but they rolled it out to the main search engine.
The rest seems to be mostly options they always had, but with some images added to draw attention to them (probably a good idea because most people did not know those options existed).
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Reno
msg:4128378 | 7:54 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
I'll be interested to see how this new layout will impact clickthrough traffic. It may be just a coincidence, and hopefully it's short-lived, but today is off rather considerably.
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tedster
msg:4128407 | 8:28 pm on May 6, 2010 (gmt 0) |
There's even less real estate above the fold for organic results. I'd predict that click-through will be lower for the same rankings, and indeed that is what several members in the MAYDAY thread are reporting.
Here's an article [siliconangle.com] with screenshot analysis. The author adds very little commentary. He just says "the screenshots speak for themslves".
The era of depending on Google Search for website traffic is fading. If you have been focused ONLY on Google, it's definitely time to diversify. There are many other ways to generate traffic.
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