Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'google user interface'

A WebmasterWorld thread reports Google is testing giving the users the ability to set the size of the search results snippets. Google is showing at the upper left of the search results page "Web: Result details: S M L" The...

Posted on September 29, 2008 8:11 AM

Two months ago, we noticed Google testing a green look, but since then - it seems Google stopped that test. I spotted a new DigitalPoint Forums thread with new reports of Google testing out the green look. Here is a...

Posted on July 21, 2008 7:24 AM

The iCrossing blog captured screen shots of Google testing flipping the standard blue background line to the AdWords yellow background color. Typically, the line that contains "X results of ..." contains a blue background and typically, the AdWords ads at...

Posted on July 9, 2008 7:51 AM

The iCrossing Blog posted screen captures of Google experimenting with green in the Google user interface. In addition, Google has changed from the yellow background color for their ads to green, within the Google Directory. iCrossing actually reported this two...

Posted on May 16, 2008 8:02 AM

A recent WebmasterWorld thread is complaining that Google seems to have changed the yellow background color of the Google sponsored ads to a color just a bit different then the white background. Tedster explains that the color he sees now...

Posted on April 29, 2008 8:04 AM

A Sphinn thread has discussion about a new AdWords experiment where Google flipped the URL location in the ad from the bottom of the ad to above the description line of the ad. The Get Elastic Blog has a screen...

Posted on April 25, 2008 8:13 AM

A few weeks ago we reported that Google was testing search suggestions as the default option when searching at Google.com. It appears that more people are noticing this new Google Suggest test. A new WebmasterWorld has reports from a couple...

Posted on April 8, 2008 7:46 AM

Barry Welford at Cre8asite Forums spotted and screen captured an interesting Google slip up earlier. Typically, if Google displays a search result from the same domain name on a page, it will group that result (i.e. indent the result) under...

Posted on April 7, 2008 7:57 AM

Google has changed how they handle displaying search results for when you use quotes in the search box and when there are not many or any matches. For example, a search on "super running for life" at Google would normally...

Posted on April 4, 2008 7:55 AM

Google China seems to be highlighting the query term in the search results in red, instead of just bolding the query term, like was done in the past. For example, a search on search engine roundtable at Google China returns...

Posted on March 31, 2008 7:29 AM

Google seems to have updated the design of the advanced search form. Here are pictures of the new page design, as I see them right now: Now if you click on that plus sign to open the "Date, usage rights,...

Posted on March 5, 2008 7:15 AM

It appears Google made a slight change in how they display the "cache" and "similar pages" link within the search results listings. Yesterday, the link appeared on the same line as the URL, as shown here: Today, the link appears...

Posted on January 10, 2008 7:10 AM

Many sites are referencing Webbsnack for describing how to add a snippet of JavaScript to test out the new Google user interface, they are testing on some users. The test looks like this, provided by Webbsnack: It is a combination...

Posted on April 24, 2007 7:37 AM

Imagine the Google search results grouped by category. Let's say we do a search for DVD players and up comes two results per category. The categories include: Comparison Shopping Reviews Stores References Forums Blogs News Manufacturers That is exactly what...

Posted on April 20, 2007 7:57 AM

I began tracking image searches to spot new changes reported by those in the image world. The first thing I spotted was that Google appears to have added the "Maps" navigation link to the Google.co.uk pages. The photo I spotted...

Posted on March 29, 2007 7:55 AM

A DigitalPoint Forums member posted a screen capture of Google testing placing the navigational links above the right sponsored ads, in a box. Here is the screen capture resized and cropped to make it fit better on this site. This...

Posted on March 28, 2007 7:24 AM

Over the past week or so, Google has been messing around with their links to their other search products. What used to be directly over the search box, seems to be moving around, in a Google test. On Friday I...

Posted on March 26, 2007 6:49 AM