Ok, I know some of you guys have probably had this interface for the past couple of weeks already, however it has only just appeeared for me and I’m kinda annoyed that it has. I can understand why there have been some design changes, but the first thing that really struck me was the similarity between the new Google results page, and the existing Bing results page. Like seriously, of all search engines, you go and copy Bing….
No, its not just my imagination and I’m not just being a closed minded person and not accepting change and what not. What I’m talking about is almost a straight up copy of Bing’s search result page of which I have conveniently placed below.
Below is a screenshot of the newest Google interface for thoes who hasn’t gotten the privledge of access yet.
Now, you be the judge and compare that to the new Google interface, the similarity is beyond just a logical design choice, its seriously a blantant copy. Worse of all is that Bing’s interface is cluttered and annoying, so why would Google copy them? Why don’t we have a choice of hiding the left panel? The ability was there to show and hide that section previously, why remove it and force users to see the useless bar? Heck, I don’t use Bing because of how cluttered and ugly it looks, now Google jumps in and copies Bing? Like seriously, what the heck man.
Anwyays, let me know what you guys think about the new Google SERPs, I for one rather the old version, simple yet effective, however I could be the only one who feels this. Personally, I think alot of peopel would get annoyed of the change.
6 Comments
Tom
I agree, It’s really messy and unclean. Employee’s at Google say you can use http://www.google.com/m to avoid it but that site doesn’t look as crisp.
Hopefully the trial run will be finished soon and back to normal good old Google.
Mira
I dont like the google’s new result page. It seems that they are trying to copy yahoo result page and the want to make more money through adverting beside results.
inlux
Fully agree with your pints here. Google’s new result page is not very good just quite satisfying.
Google is the daddy of all search engines so there should be some change in its uniqueness.
Thanks for such nice post.
Eloy Mctech
Hi Francis, you know any good program to bring a list of google sites for a particular word? I know some good but all paid, I need something free.
Francis Lee
@Eloy Mctech I am unsure what you mean by Google sites for particular word, if you can elaborate I may be able to help you.
Minisal
Hello Francis, tabem’m having the same problem, do you know any program to bring a list of Google sites for a particular keyword? the ones I conhneço are all paid.