Did Google Change their Search Results Format?

Discussion in 'Google' started by geej, Nov 5, 2006.

  1. #1
    I'm looking at the Google search results from doing an ordinary Google search and the menu link that use to be above the search box, Images, Maps, News, Froogle, is now on the left of the search results.

    I hate it!

    I think it's a problem with Firefox.
     
    geej, Nov 5, 2006 IP
  2. clancey

    clancey Peon

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    I have no issues with the display of Google search results. However, I ran a results page through CSE HTML Validator and it generated a ton of errors. Most important were table errors which will cause problems in brpowsers which expect pages to be standards compliant.

    Frankly, I was surprised by the number of errors. This shows an amazing amateurishness for a multi-billion dollar company.
     
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    Daniel591992 Well-Known Member

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    Google's been doing testing for their possible new format, and they just chose some random people to test it. There probably is a way to change it though. :)
     
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    I had that happen to me once before and I couldn't get it to change, until i cleared my cache. I cant remember where on google help that i found out about it, but if you search for it you will find a google help answer about it. I had the problem while using IE.

    Just try clearing your cache.



     
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  5. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    there is no change with my google result format. google is allways using the same result format with same countries
     
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  6. geej

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    What's weird is that's not doing this in IE or in Firefox on my other computer. I cleared my cache, recent my IP address, and cleared my DNS, and it's still there. I'm figuring Adblock is causing the site to come up looking strange. That's all I can figure. Here's a screen shot of what I'm talking about.
     

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  8. adnan

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    Im not getting the box on the left.

    I think you may be able to get rid of it in your preferances
     
    adnan, Nov 6, 2006 IP