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Google Is Testing Autoplay Videos Directly In Search Results (thenextweb.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the annoying-features-nobody-asked-for dept.

For a select group of individuals, Google has enabled autoplay videos in Search. "We are constantly experimenting with ways to improve the search experience for our users, but have no plans to announce [the feature] at this time," a Google spokesperson told Search Engine Land. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter all have similar features that were introduced fairly recently. If you find automatic videos to be a nuisance, now is the time to let Google know how you feel about this "feature."

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  1. Alternative headline by Sebby · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Google is Testing Pissing Users Off Even More Quickly"

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    1. Re:Alternative headline by rogoshen1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      yep. kill it with fire. autoplaying *anything* is annoying as all get out.

  2. About that by alvinrod · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "We are constantly experimenting with ways to improve the search experience for our users"

    Then why the hell are you using autoplay videos?

    1. Re:About that by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Insightful

      As my physics teacher used to say: if you know the result beforehand it's not an experiment - it's a demonstration.

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      Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  3. Internet is a pull system, by CptLoRes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    stop trying to make it a push system instead.

  4. Re:Google copying Microsoft? by mccalli · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In fact Google recently pushed me over to Bing with their terrible, terrible Google News re'design'. It's truly awful, and Bing News is closer to the older Google News layout so off I went.

  5. To improve the search experience by OneHundredAndTen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is bad enough for big companies to indulge in all sorts of dubious practices, but, I, for one, find it even more irritating that they regularly take us for complete imbeciles. Google, what you want to do is get more money from your search stuff. So, be bold and say so. Do not pretend you are doing this autoplay nonsense, which is bound to annoy most people, because you want the best experience for your customers. Which you do not. What you want is more money from your customers - a very different proposition.