Color missing from AdWord Ads?

Changes to presentation of Ads

[KeepTrying]

Hello everyone,

I've just spent about 1/2 an hour searching on Google, and I've noticed some changes to the presentation of the AdWords.

Firstly, the background color has gone. The ads look very bland and indistinct. What difference will this make to the CTR?

Secondly, the little bar at the bottom of the ads, I think it indicates click throughs, has gone.

Any comments anyone?

[Shak]

keeptrying,

welcome to webmasterworld.

this is the hottest topic at WebmasterWorld since yesterday, with dozens of posts about this exact thing in Adwords forum and Google news Forum.

lets keep everything in 1 place, please.

Shak