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Preview Google's New Search Results Page

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss dept.

ubermiester writes "Ars Technica demonstrates how to copy and paste a bit of JavaScript to preview a facelifted Google. Ars points out that 'the changes are minimal, but they give some insight into Google's plans.'" I thought we already knew those: world domination.

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  1. World Domination? by Eightyford · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the first step towards world domination is to move the category tabs to the left of the search results. Ooh, I'm scared too.

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  2. To be honest... by trogdor8667 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've read the article on the Ars Technica forum, and all the comments there. I'm inclined to think this is a nice change, but honestly, all they did was move the top links to a bar on the left. Its nice, and will probably look slightly better on my widescreen laptop, but its such a small change, I doubt many people will notice once it goes live.

    1. Re:To be honest... by user24 · · Score: 5, Funny
      I doubt many people will notice once it goes live.

      you kidding? this is google we're talking about, GOOGLE!!
      It's a revolutionary new approach to search, it's the next best thing, it's marvellous, it's hip cool and groovy, sheesh.. 'no-one will notice' indeed...
    2. Re:To be honest... by CodeBuster · · Score: 5, Funny

      You forgot the part where it integrates people centered applications on a collaborative platform with total quality management propagated across the enterprise while simultaneously increasing productivity, lowering costs, and solving world hunger seamlessly.

    3. Re:To be honest... by chrisd · · Score: 5, Interesting

      We test interface tweaks all the time to see how people 'like' them. Doesn't mean we will or will not deploy them. So....Nothing (much) to see here, move along :-)

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  3. old news by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ummm, they've been experimenting with this for about two months now. I get a results page in this layout about once a week or so.

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  4. Wow by ElephanTS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks /. it was amazing to see some of the text move left. Don't forget to keep us posted about other exciting changes such as Google's got a new coke machine or whatever. Us hackers get off on that, it's in our blood.

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  5. Re:News for Nerds... by ptomblin · · Score: 5, Funny

    You could go to digg and find out what Steve Jobs had for breakfast.

    I bet it was really cool and trendy, and worked way better than what Bill Gates had for breakfast.

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  6. Re:How does one go about "discovering" this code? by isometrick · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google beta tests new features on a subset of its regular users, who are identified by cookies. So someone released their cookie which you set with javascript, and voila: the features show up for you.

  7. Re:Er, wow. by glsunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, Han doesnt shoot first, Han shoots solo.