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There are several reports from users that Google has removed the page 2 and so on from the bottom of the Google search results. That is right, Google, for some users, has removed the option to go to a second page of results and the pagination is all gone.
Here is a picture of what some searchers are missing:
We have reports of this at Google Blogoscoped Forums, WebmasterWorld & Google Web Search Help.
Some are asking if this is a feature or a bug. I am personally not sure. One person said it only is an issue on IE when going directly to Google.com:
If I search from the toolbar, I still get pagination, but searching directly on google.com gives me related searches but no further pages.I only see this in IE, using Firefox the pagination links are just there.
I personally cannot replicate it but it is an issue for a nice number of people.
Forum discussion at Google Blogoscoped Forums, WebmasterWorld & Google Web Search Help.
Update: Google told me this is not a feature, but rather a bug. A Google spokesperson said:
This is a bug affecting a small number of users. We will work to resolve it as soon as we can.
Comments:
Tiago
09/29/2010 05:50 pm
i am seeing in google.co.uk in google chrome and all the ads are on the bottom what is great! there is no pagination, and just 3 ads in the bottom!
chandan
09/29/2010 06:43 pm
cant seen any such problem here in FF 3.0
Joni
09/30/2010 06:50 am
Interesting stuff... the Finnish Google site works like before. It is true that I personally rarely go to pages 2+. If I don't find what I'm looking for, I usually refine the query. Not sure about ad placement, though -- if it'll work in the bottom or not. There's a small glitch in Google's way of altering search page layout. Like the recent change, it just came and gave no option to go back -- many people were asking for a simple toggle button to hide the new sidebar but Google didn't seem to care. This and the Youtube layout change (which I personally hates, e.g. starts are better for rating than dichotomy of yes and no) make me wonder why Google is not listening to its users.