What happened to Google?

by uclaboyz

Posted: 16 years ago 31 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I just noticed Google changes its logo and SERP page!

What do you guys think - good, bad, or doesn't care?

I'm wondering how this will effect the CTR to natural searches vs. PPC ads.

#google #happened

Louise Green 16 years ago

I think they are split testing, Google looks normal to me.
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- Allen Graves 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Louise Evans
  
  I think they are split testing, Google looks normal to me.
  
  Finally changed for me about an hour ago. Up until then, I had to click on Options and then Wonder Wheel or Timeline...then I could see it. But now I see it all the time.
  
  I personally like and I think this will give a boost to both bloggers and blog spammers, unfortunately.
  
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- uclaboyz 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dannyadams
  
  I saw that yesterday and wondered what was up too. Im not much of an SEO person or a PPC person for that matter so I kind of just ignored it.
  
  weird - they just announced this today, but you already saw the change yesterday!
  
  Official Google Blog: A spring metamorphosis — Google’s new look
  
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DrewG 16 years ago

I kinda like it actually.

I DON'T, however, like the new look of the Google Keyword Tool.
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- Biggy Fat 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Drew Castle
  
  I kinda like it actually.
  
  I DON'T, however, like the new look of the Google Keyword Tool.
  
  Yeah, the new Google SERPs do look cool.
  
  And yeah, if you hate the new look of the GAKT, you can just click on "Previous Interface" on the upper right hand corner and there you have the old look. But I'm willing to bet that Google will completely take the old look offline soon and we'd be stuck with the new look.
  
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Marhelper 16 years ago

I am a traditionalist so I prefer what has been to what will be.
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George Tee 16 years ago

Hmmm.. my search still shows the same... the left toolbar isn't there yet.
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timpears 16 years ago

I am with George, my Google SERPs page looks the same, both before and after doing a search. Which is a good thing, in my opinion. I have a hard time dealing with change.
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Dexx 16 years ago

Here's the new look:

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  scrofford 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dannyadams
  
  Yeah thats what I've been getting since yesterday evening.
  
  My Google doesn't look any different. Maybe they ARE split testing around in different areas.
  
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ButterflyGarden 16 years ago

I read the other day that Google has Caffeine 80% rolled out perhaps this is an indication of the final 20%
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WealthWithin 16 years ago

To me it looks like they have copied some stuff from Bing.
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- tribros 16 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by WealthWithin
  
  To me it looks like they have copied some stuff from Bing.
  
  They had been testing this new look for sometime now and yes this time the big daddy have copied from Microsoft Bing.
  
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  GDesigner 16 years ago
  
  Also noticed that. Even more weird thing I noticed is that on mozilla I have top spots for some keywords on google while on IE for exactly the same phrase my rankings are different.
  
  No way to ever predict google behaviour
  
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cpa-money 16 years ago

they are doing tests on us

i hope they`ll finish soon becuase i like the onld look
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Fernando Veloso 16 years ago

Guess Portugal was the band leader this time cause we've been getting this split test for over 2 months now.

Do you guys have the option with your location, top left? A new feature you can change to another location? Let me see, imagine you search for a restaurant, you can change that item to another city of your choice.

It's a new feature but it's clearly coming in and going out of the tests they're doing.
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Zeus66 16 years ago

I'm still seeing the "old" Google look as of about 9 am Central time Thursday, May 6. Curious to see what all the hubbub is about.

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jaffi 16 years ago

I'm seeing it everywhere now, US and UK. I prefer the old look at the moment but I guess in time I'll get used to it.
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TimG 16 years ago

I'm also seeing split versions when I conduct searches. Although I'm not as excited about the new look of the Google Keyword Tool it does open the opportunity up for someone to create a quick guide/report to conducting keyword research with the "New" Google keyword tool.

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- halfpoint 16 years ago
  
  I'm curious to see if this will have any effect on click through rates for various positions.
  
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Randy Daugherty 16 years ago

Yes, the google keyword tool is also different, but you can change that back to the old interface at the top right on the google keyword page.

I think the new google is ok, i'm used to the old one though so at first I was like "what tha" but... we'll see

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- Intrepreneur 16 years ago
  
  1. It's good for bloggers.
  2. Good for news sites.
  3. Good for Googles new bookstore when it opens.
  4. Good for Google images.
  
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Azune 16 years ago

As I mentioned in another post, the new look isn't on all the different data centers yet. Every time they do a change like this they roll it out slowly over the different data centers --helps them monitor reactions as well as making sure folks can continue to use Google while a major update is going on.
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Lawrh 16 years ago

Regarding the keyword tool, when I went to the tool I was immediately presented with the captcha in a Jscript popup. Could this affect tools like Keyword Elite and Market Samurai that use Google results? The changes could be an attempt to make things harder for automated searching.
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greff 16 years ago

When was the last time you stopped using a website because of the way it looked?

The reverse is true. When did you visit a website due to the way it looked (design). I always say that to my new website design clients.
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JayXtreme 16 years ago

They have been split testing it across the globe for a while now.

There was a thread about it a few months back when it first started....

I kinda like it, though.

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GeorgR. 16 years ago

they just changed the design here (EU)...not sure what to think. Looks a little retro to me.
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Emily Meeks 16 years ago

When I first saw it, I thought I'd accidentally messed up some setting on my computer.

I'm still used to the old setting, but I'll get over it.
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- Steven Wagenheim 16 years ago
  
  I think it sucks.
  
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J Bold 16 years ago

It's definitely changing for everyone, it will just hit at different times. Finally changed over for me, as well. This is no longer a split test, but a definite change. Interesting...
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