Google is testing adding a "short videos" option in the search menu bar, so you can filter your search results by shorter videos. This, I guess, is in addition to videos in the search bar.
This was spotted by Brodie Clark who wrote on X, he said, "Google is now testing a 'Short Videos' menu item on mobile, directing users to a feed of short videos published to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram & more."
Here is a screenshot:
Here is another screenshot from Kamlesh Shukla on LinkedIn:
Previously we saw Google testing short video carousels within the Google Search results.
I mean, I get why Google is testing this but it seems redundant to having a searcher click on "videos" and then filter by shorter videos.
With perspectives being renamed to forums - maybe this is why Google is showing short videos as a test. Forums would only show forum threads, whereas perspectives also use to show short videos.
With Google now testing out a separate section for Short Videos, it will be interesting to see the impact on searching behaviour.
— Brodie Clark (@brodieseo) April 9, 2024
More recently, many have equated TikTok to a search engine, with many younger users using it as an alternative to Google Search.
Within the Short… pic.twitter.com/qBqfqR2whI
Desktop also:
Google is now testing out the Short Videos menu item on desktop for the first time, showing a grid of short video results. This comes after the menu item launched on mobile in August. Full history: https://t.co/JkTKnJxo7z pic.twitter.com/iXdyuKt0Ow
— SERP Alert (@SERPalerts) November 24, 2024
Forum discussion at X.
