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13 years ago

I'm liking it. Very streamlined. The search results will definitely take some getting used to. It's much cleaner but definitely feels a bit more different. Overall I must say that I approve though.
One has to wonder what other changes are on the back end.
For one I'm not seeing the Wonder Wheel anymore.

Very interesting though.

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KeepFaith 13 years ago

I like the layout.... it looks much cleaner!

But you know what really sucks????

I was creating a new website today and just when I wanted to check up the LSI keywords... I DID NOT find the Wonder Wheel link in the left sidebar anylonger!

The wonderwheel was really wonderful. Could be that I am just blind or something

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gbarrows31

13 years ago

ya have to get use to it.. I keep looking at it and wanting to close the black bar for some reason.. Humm

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ej2012

13 years ago

it looks very familiar to the wordpress admin menu bar.

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Vlad Shelest

13 years ago

Originally Posted by AlwaysFearless

For one I'm not seeing the Wonder Wheel anymore.

Originally Posted by KeepFaith

I like the layout.... it looks much cleaner!

But you know what really sucks????

I was creating a new website today and just when I wanted to check up the LSI keywords... I DID NOT find the Wonder Wheel link in the left sidebar anylonger!

The wonderwheel was really wonderful. Could be that I am just blind or something

Greetings

Yeah, that sucks, in fact I just started a thread about that very problem. I thought (hoped) it was only me..

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John Romaine

13 years ago

I dont like the URLS under the page titles. I cant understand why the swapped the URL and the description. To me that makes no sense. Unless I actually stop, to check, I have no idea of the site Im visiting.

Beforehand it was open and obvious. Now it seems "hidden away".

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John Romaine

13 years ago

No I couldnt see the WW either???

Google is slowly .....but surely ....starting to irritate me.

UPDATE - Seems history is repeating itself (2009)

http://www.google.com/support/forum/...500cb322&hl=en

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Vanessa Reece

13 years ago

And is it me or did they play with Places too? I don't remember seeing related places on people's places pages before. Basically people's competition as well as other page searches. If it was there before I don't remember it being so bold.

Offliners who offer this service may want to have a gander at that. It's not a service I offer anymore but I suspect many still do.

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timpears

13 years ago

I can't say I like the home page as the black background makes it hard for me to read the words. Having poor eyesight makes me strain to see which one I am looking for. It was much easier before.

Wonder Wheel seems to be gone and that doesn't please me. Maybe they moved it someplace else, I hope.

The search results don't seem to have changed for me. Not sure if I am reading the previous posts, but my URL is still at the bottom.

Was I reading that wrong?

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Vanessa Reece

13 years ago

Originally Posted by timpears

I can't say I like the home page as the black background makes it hard for me to read the words. Having poor eyesight makes me strain to see which one I am looking for. It was much easier before.

Wonder Wheel seems to be gone and that doesn't please me. Maybe they moved it someplace else, I hope.

The search results don't seem to have changed for me. Not sure if I am reading the previous posts, but my URL is still at the bottom.

Was I reading that wrong?

Tim, I can't find the wonder wheel and I tried to change my settings (with instant off) and it still wasn't there. Boo. Hiss.

Black background? Do you mean the menu?

I'm seeing urls just after each title and not on the bottom like your screen shot. Maybe when you next go there you'll see it - or possibly after a cache purge.

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retsek

13 years ago

Why did they move the green URLs to the second line. Are they just moving **** around for the heck of it.

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JaySchmidt 13 years ago

Google fixed something that wasn't broken.

The change is designed to call attention to other Google services that most people don't use or care about.

G is trying to get people signed up and logged in to Google, instead of just hitting and running.
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John Romaine

13 years ago

The fact that we cant easily "find things" should be a good indication to Google that they need a "SLAP"

Ironic isnt it, after all these years?

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Fafa 13 years ago

I wish that google would send us e-mails to our gmail account to let us know what the heck is really going on
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Charlotte Jay

13 years ago

You know what is really cool on my homepage is the voice to search function. I was like what the hell is this thing? and then I played with it a little. It took a couple of tries but it works really well. Also the black bar is kind of weird, but I'm getting used to it. I've been looking out for the +1 feature but I can't find it. I saw an article on LinkedIn about how it was challenging Facebook, but I don't see it anywhere.

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rite

13 years ago

i for one hate the black menu bar. wish there was a way to change it back

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John Romaine

13 years ago

One thing to probably take into consideration is that now Google has the description below the URL, its probably a good idea to start thinking of that as your "call to action" or "hook".

Now that its more prominent, users may be more likely to click, simply because of its wording.

Just a thought.

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Jason Zalesky

13 years ago

Anyone notice a change in there rankings. My sites are all over the place right now from jumping up to number two or three to going back to were they were in the last few hours. Its been interesting to watch at least.

As for the site layout I kinda of like it but im not picky and never gave it much thought before. It just seems more crisp looking now.

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celente

13 years ago

I think they are going for that wordpress bloggy kind of look. Hey I just made up a new word bloggy!....lol.

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MacS09

13 years ago

Well, it seems that someone stole the Wonder Wheel.

Just checked through all the new More options and more (sorry!) but no Wonder Wheel. There is no mention of its disappearance in the Official Google Blog, no entry under "where is the google wonderwheel?" googled in Google.

I am at a loss. For May 29, 2011, I found an entry in the Google Blog showing the Wonderwheel being just above the Timeline under the All Results heading. Went to check. There was no WonderWheel.

Does anyone have an answer? Please?

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Dosty

13 years ago

Aye I cannot find the wonderwheel either. There is a video about it in the Exploring Google Search stuff but no link. Anyone know if this impacts wonderwheel scrapers?

One thing I do like is when I do a search at google.ca (being Canadian) there is now a place to click stating "Go to Google.com". Previously I was using a firefox plugin to see how the .com search results appeared (as they are different than .ca).

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MacS09

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dosty

Aye I cannot find the wonderwheel either. There is a video about it in the Exploring Google Search stuff but no link. Anyone know if this impacts wonderwheel scrapers?

One thing I do like is when I do a search at google.ca (being Canadian) there is now a place to click stating "Go to Google.com". Previously I was using a firefox plugin to see how the .com search results appeared (as they are different than .ca).

Beware, Dosty, using google.com is not the same as using Goole USA if you are outside the USA; it is Google International. The search results are different. If you want to check search results in Google USA from outside the USA, you need Google Global (a plugin). About a year ago, I wrote a brief blog post about this: Google Global - How You Can See What Others See.

This has implications: for instance, if you use the Traffic Travis free version for SEO Analysis, their results are based on Google International, not Google USA. it's a bummer if you want to market to the USA.
Market Samurai gets that one right.

Still, I want my WonderWheel Back!

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Claire Sharp

13 years ago

I like it! It has a little changes though it is still searchable. We just have to get use to it to be familiar.

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Michael Meaney

13 years ago

In about 2 years I expect Google to issue a "We're sorry" press release...

We're sorry for screwing with your adwords accounts
We're sorry for reducing your adsense earnings
We're sorry for annihilating your Google news sites
We're sorry for Instant, Plus 1 and a whole heap of other stuff you never needed or wanted
Can you please stop using Blekko now.

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Brad789

13 years ago

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Brad here. I do like the upgrade and google seems to be working to continue to improve their product. They are getting more competition from FaceBook and Twitter to name just two.

With that said - what do you think about the changing landscape on the internet. With all these changes do you see marketing as we do it today going away?

I have seen a few posts - Ryan Dyce for one - alluding to these changes. But there seems to be opportunity with each change. I am interested in your views or anyone else too.

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RobinInTexas

13 years ago

I don't like the black band.

I want my wonder wheel back. If it's still there somebody will figure out where they put it, and if we keep googling wonder wheel we'll eventually find it.

As far as I am concerned they ˙pǝxıɟ ʇ,usɐʍ ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ǝʞoɹq

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