Filed under: Internet, Google, Search
That annoying site-preview thing on Wordpress blogs -- now also on Google searches!
Google keeps rolling out the big guns to their search service -- which is good, as people might've been beginning to think that Google has their attention on other things. But no, Google has their attention on everything. Fingers in every pie.
Today, if you're in a subset of Google's users, you can now choose even more ways to display your search results. You've probably noticed that 'More Options' button in the top left corner -- well now, at the bottom of that list, there are now the following options:
- More text -- you can get a good 50-100 words from each page now, without having to click through!
- Images from the page -- this option shows you a couple of images from each search result. I'm sure there's a good use for this, I just haven't worked it out yet.
- Page previews -- the big one! Now you get a little thumbnail showing you what the target page looks like.
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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firstbornrogers said 2:43PM on 11-03-2009
That happened to me when Google updated Maps a few years ago. I had a new interface and my other account didn't.
Also, I applaud your choice of search string good sir ;)
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Sebastian Anthony said 3:27PM on 11-03-2009
Damn, I thought it would go unnoticed!!
Rowedahelicon said 2:48PM on 11-03-2009
Proud to be a furry xD Great article :P
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aidan.cage said 3:14PM on 11-03-2009
I love this site for reasons like screencapping a furries search
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Sebastian Anthony said 3:40PM on 11-03-2009
You got a PROBLEM with that dude?!
michas_pi said 3:38PM on 11-03-2009
>furries
wat
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