Google, did you notice the change?

[golddiggerguy]

Anyone notice Google's latest trick to get more people clicking ADS on their search page?

 

[redbird]

yes annoying but guess I'll get used to it.

 

[foz]

No, what was that?

 

[Systreg]

Google search page looks the same to me, what am I supposed to be looking for that's different

 

[golddiggerguy]

Will depend on your screens rez too I think! But it's the ADS to the right they have moved a lot more central to the page now!

 

[domainseller200]

yes been like this for about 2 weeks now i think - slightly annoying

 

[Systreg]

@ GDG, can't see that on my screen, 800 x 600 resolution, ads still where they normally are on the right.

 

[golddiggerguy]

2 Weeks!! ?

Must have been rolling it out slowly over all servers in the Google network as I have only just seen it last night.

I bet their rev has gone up though for sure because of it.

 

[golddiggerguy]

@ GDG, can't see that on my screen, 800 x 600 resolution, ads still where they normally are on the right.

Good god man that rez would drive me mad! unless I did have sight problems

 

[Systreg]

@ GDG, it's what I'm used to, been using 800 x 600 screen resolution since I first rented a computer in 2001.

Anyone got a screenshot of how these new ads look, please?

 

[golddiggerguy]

I've a wide screen laptop which makes it look even more central!

 

[Systreg]

Cheers for the screenshot,

I see what you mean, it leaves a lot of white space for them to stick even more sponsored ads in as well, if the want to, all switch to 800 x 600 to scupper Google :lol:

 

[foz]

Thanks, I understand now.

 

[FagEnd]

Whoa, never even noticed that until I read this thread. Just made a quick search and now it stands out like a sore thumb. I'm glad my adwords spend is not too much, I can see this increasing clicks a lot. I prefer my ads just to be displayed and seen, don't like getting clicks

 

[tifosi]

Seems sensible use of whitespace. Some of the other ad companies allow for an 'off screen' column that shows up only under certain resolutions. Maybe that's next for google.