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Ubisoft details huge Assassin's Creed 3 patch
Around a hundred bugs stabbed.
Ubisoft has unveiled an enormous new patch for Assassin's Creed 3 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The update is scheduled to go live "by the end of next week", the developer wrote on the game's official forum. Around a hundred fixes are included, encompassing the game's main story quests, side missions and multiplayer modes.
A personal bugbear was the fact that the game's Xbox 360 version still showed the icon for Benedict Arnold missions - a feature exclusive to the PlayStation 3 version.
Another clanger was a story database entry that revealed the full history of a character too early (spoiling a significant plot point).
Ubisoft has said that the PC version will launch with these fixes intact, making for a less buggy version of the game than consoles received at launch.
The full patch notes lie below - but beware campaign spoilers in the details of specific story missions.
Multiplayer Modes
- ASSASSINATE Instances where it was possible for players to kill players that were not their target in Assassinate have been corrected.
- ASSASSINATE Bodyguards no longer fail to stun when they are locked by the pursuer of the player they protect.
- In Fort Wolcott, fixed a bug where players would remained stuck on warmup screen.
- The cooldown boosts for loss streak bonus are not permanently active for all abilities during a manhunt round anymore.
Multiplayer Abilities
- Loss Streak now correctly triggers when players lose their contracts five times in a row.
- Disruption now breaks the hitting player's lock.
- The Smoke Bomb's drop behavior has been updated. It now drops at the user's feet instead of dropping in front of them. However, if players drop it from a ledge, it will drop below them.
- Throwing Knives used against players hiding in haystacks will now make them get out of this haystack.
- Using Throwing Knives against a target now prevents the target from contesting the kill.
- Players are no longer stuck after using the Money Bomb from a ledge.
Multiplayer Ladders
- Several issues which occurred when players would quit a Manhunt pre-session lobby and join their friends the same session later have been corrected.
- After a session ends on a draw, both teams will now receive the same rate for Abstergo ladder, instead of one team getting a winning rate and the other getting a losing rate.
- Players are now granted Abstergo points normally even if one or several players get the idle state at the end of the session (The idle players do not get any Abstergo points)
Multiplayer Misc
- It is now possible for players to lock their target when their target has just stunned them.
- Changing the ability set three times during a game can no longer reset the ability's cooldown.
- The X icon no longer inaccurately persistently displays.
- It is no longer possible for players to get up and perform a kill under certain conditions while they're vulnerable.
- Transitions to join Multiplayer sessions after an invite now work correctly.
- Warm up games are no longer interrupted when the host player leaves.
- It is now possible to stun a vulnerable pursuer.
- The X icon no longer displays above the pursuer's previous target when they have been stunned after being vulnerable.
Story missions
- Mission "A DEADLY PERFORMANCE" Mission result screen could show an incorrect sync reward
- Mission "A DEADLY PERFORMANCE" Players could be stuck in the opera if they backtracked in a certain way after killing the target.
- Mission "INFILTRATING SOUTHGATE" Target would not be spawned if the player failed to perform a meat shield during the firing line tutorial
- Mission "INFILTRATING SOUTHGATE" Fixed multiple bugs where the guard on the boat could walk in circles, stay stuck or jump on the railing.
- Mission "JOHNSON'S ERRAND" Fixed floating muskets after a cinematic.
- Mission "JOHNSON'S ERRAND" Moved HUD icon on the explosive barrel on the ground instead of above the cart, because that's what the player needs to shoot.
- Mission "JOHNSON'S ERRAND" prevent the player from using hide spots during part the mission to avoid a possible mission break.
- Mission "THE SOLDIER" Fixed a missing audio line.
- Mission "THE SURGEON" Fixed a bug where the eavesdropping tutorial couldn't be completed if the mission was restarted.
- Mission "THE SURGEON" Fixed NPC not reacting to the player's presence during the steal tutorial.
- Mission "THE SURGEON" Fixed optional objectives that could fail too easily.
- Mission "WELCOME TO BOSTON" When replaying the mission, when asked to buy a sword and pistol, those items would already be purchased.
- Mission "WELCOME TO BOSTON" Fixed Possible mission break if the player shoots the horse he's supposed to ride.
- Mission "UNCONVINCED" Fixed a bug where the player could enter the tavern too early and break the mission.
- Mission "UNCONVINCED" Blocked accidental blending during the tavern fight, which could break the mission.
- Mission "FEATHERS AND TREES" Fixed a bug where the optional objective "Do not touch the ground" could fail too easily.
- Mission "HUNTING LESSONS" Fixed the issue where the bear could flee and eventually freeze.
- Mission "A BOORISH MAN" After the mission, the candelabra would display an interaction effect while the secret door to the basement was already opened.
- Mission "RIVER RESCUE" Blocked the player from diving in the river too early which could break the mission.
- Mission "STOP THE PRESSES" Cinematic could sometimes not trigger, breaking the mission.
- Mission "THE HARD WAY" Fixed the optional objective "Do not take any damage" that would fail if the player hits rocks even if it doesn't deal damage to the ship
- Mission "ON JOHNSON'S TRAIL" Fixed issue where Chapheau could become inactive if the player dragged the fight far from where it started.
- Mission "THE ANGRY CHEF" Fixed issue where the "limit health loss" optional objective would wrongly fail if the player reloads a checkpoint or dies. Also fix the displayed limit to 33% as that's what's actually used.
- Mission "THE ANGRY CHEF" Fixed missing butcher hatchet during cinematic if blood option is turned off
- Mission "BRIDEWELL PRISON" Closed the cell doors while being escorted to prevent the player from getting stuck in them
- Mission "BRIDEWELL PRISON" Fixed voices becoming muffled mid-eavesdropping
- Mission "SOMETHING ON THE SIDE" Fixed missing ocean during the chase
- Mission "SOMETHING ON THE SIDE" Made the chase part easier
- Mission "A BITTER END" Fixed a camera glitch if the player reloads last checkpoint during a certain cinematic
- Mission "A BITTER END" Fixed a glitch that could happen if the player restarted the mission during a specific cinematic
- Mission "FATHER AND SON" Fixed a bug where the guard you're supposed to kill would not reappear if the player starts fighting him and then runs away.
- Mission "FATHER AND SON'' The mission could not be completed if the guard the player kills the target he's supposed to steal using a stealth kill from bench or a rope-dart hanging move.
- Mission "MISSING SUPPLIES" Disabled a patrol that would almost guarantee failing the mission if they detected and started fighting Haytham
- Mission "ALTERNATE METHODS" Made the chase section easier
- Mission "BROKEN TRUST" Fixed a bug where the player could be stuck on a horse if he exited and re-entered the Animus at a specific moment
- Mission "LEE'S LAST STAND" removed a destructible barrel that could cause problems if used as part of a contextual counter-attack.
- Mission "CHASING LEE'' Adjusted difficulty on the Charles Lee chase
- Mission "LAID TO REST" Fixed a bug where the mission could be failed if redcoats start fighting the mission targets
Location: Side Quest
- BOSTON BRAWLERS Mission "PETER BUNYON", prevent the player from hiding, which would break the mission
- BOSTON BRAWLERS Mission "THE TOURNAMENT", fixed a bug where the player could blend with spectators and break the mission
- BOSTON BRAWLERS Prevent using anything else than the fists during all fistfights
- Boston Liberation Missions, North District Fixed an issue where some events would not complete properly if the player used an assassin recruit to kill the target.
- COLLECTIBLES Fixed some chests that were not properly aligned when lock picking
- removed the glow effect from chests during lock picking
- COURIER MISSIONS Fixed a bug where mission update popup messages could be missing or wrong when delivering letters
- FORT ST-MATHIEU Fixed a bug where the player could respawn inside the fort's reset zone, which could break the fort's logic
- Challenge 3, fixed a bug where objective "visit every tavern" would complete after visiting only 1 tavern
- FRONTIERSMEN Mission "MONSTER OF THE SEA", fixed a bug where sometimes eavesdroppings could not be completed
- HUNTING SOCIETY Mission "THE MAN-EATER", fixed a bug where the smaller locate zone would disappear if the player scans all clues outside of it
- HUNTING SOCIETY Mission "THE PATRIARCH", fixed a where the search zone could disappear from the map after interacting with the 1st clue
- New York Liberation Missions Mission "PROTECT THE CLINIC", fixed the mission not failing if the player goes too far from the area to protect.
- New York Liberation Missions
- West District, fixed a bug where the NPCs guarding the infected blankets could sometimes not be there.
Location: Boston
- Removed map icon on the door of Molyneux Tavern in Boston, until it is required by a specific mission
Location: DLC
- Fixed a bug where the wrong language could be selected even if the proper language DLC is installed
Location: Epilogue
- Animus Synching tutorial, forced subtitles on off-camera voice, so that the player doesn't think the game is frozen
Location: Frontier
- Fixed a bug where players could respawn and desync immediately in a loop if he died in the Valley Forge region before unlocked. Also patches players which savegame are already stuck
- Fixed a bug where the player could respawn under the ground in a loop, in two different places
- Plugged a hole in the ground where players could fall through the map
Location: Global
- A text message is now visible on-screen at all times while a skippable cinematic is playing
- Added a failsafe to the animals navigation, to prevent them from getting stuck
- After the end credits, put the hood back up when not in Homestead
- Disabled special attacks with heavy weapons on animals
- Fixed a bug where the player could not equip a color change on the normal outfit from a shop if they are currently wearing a special outfit.
- Fixed a bug where the player could not finish enemies on ground if they were thrown in deep snow
- Fixed a bug where there wouldn't be any reticle when precision aiming if the SSI option was turned off
- Fixed a few rare bugs where the player could fall through the map while swimming or diving
- Fixed various rare crashes
- Greatly reduced the probability of animals to get stuck inside an object
Location: Homestead
- Fixed a rare bug where the Homestead upgrade progress could be lost after fast-travelling to the homestead
- Mission "BOWLS BEGINNER"
- Removed possibility to quit the bowls game after a reload, which would fail the mission.
- Mission "CUTTING TIES", fixed a bug where the NPC could react to fights or dead bodies and flee away, breaking the mission
- Mission "NORRIS GOES COURTING", fixed a bug where Norris would not reappear if the player goes too far from him.
- Mission "THE PROPER TOOLS", fixed multiple glitches where the Quest Log could become inconsistent
- Mission "THE WEDDING", fixed a missing audio line
- Mission "THOUSAND-POUND IDEA", fixed a bug where NPCs required for the mission could disappear and break the mission
- Mission "TOOLS OF THE TRADE", fixed mission not failing if Lance falls in the water
- Mission "WHITE TROPHY", make the cougar immune to explosions to prevent a possible mission break
Side-quest "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE COMMON MAN", fixed a bug where the quest could sometimes not be completed
Location: Menus
- Added a wait message for some cases where the game could appear frozen if some servers are unresponsive
- Animus Database, fixed updates of Kaniehtí:io entry that would be unlocked too early and spoil the fact that... [censored]
- Fixed a bug where the player's friends' Uplay wall would get spammed by previously completed missions and sequences when the player reloads his game
- Fixed leaderboards ranking the player as #1 when he's actually alone on it
- Homestead mission icons are now displayed on the map when selecting the "Missions" filter
- Present pause menu, fixed a possible glitch if the player enters the controls section and leaves it very fast
Platform: PS3
- Fixed wrong message after purchasing a DLC and leaving the store
- Westpoint DLC Mission "A SPY AMONG US", fixed a bug where required characters would disappear and not come back if the player went too far from them
- Westpoint DLC Fixed a bug where the player could fall through the map by going through the gate while in conflict
Platform: Xbox 360
- Removed Benedict Arnold icon from the map legend


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"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."
~ Eskimo Saying ~
Unfortunately, until now, I have not been able to test any of her scrumptious recipes, but her creations have nonetheless inspired me as a homecook and homebaker. As, this week, foodbloggers all over the world will be making one of the recipes from her blog, and then posting the recipe on their own blog (see infos here & here), I can finally remediate to that situation. So, in rememberance of the sweet and witty Sher, I have decided to blog about her "Potatoes Bakes With Parmiginano" recipe (see her post) which has caught my attention.
If I had had a little more time this weekend, I would surely have baked either her "High-Rise's Cornbread" or her "Spinach And Feta Cheese Yeast Bread". Anyway, I promise that I'll make those gorgeous loaves in the near future.
As there are so many other recipes that I'd love to test, I really hope that Sher's blog will stay open in order for us to remember her through the marvelous dishes that she shared with us and her awesome cat/squirrel posts. In that way, we'd still be able to feel the positive vibrations which she communicated to us via this much loved blog.
I am already missing Sher's warm and friendly presence within the food and cat blogospheres as I cherished each of her posts and always waited for them with much excitement! Her sudden as well as tragic disappearance has shocked and saddened me deeply. It is clearly a loss that affects me as an individual, animal/cat lover, blogger buddy and member of The Daring Bakers...
Needless to say that this recipe was an absolute hit as this speciality's yum factor is high! Even my boyfriend who isn't very fond of potatoes ate this dish with much appetite and had a second serving!
This Italian version/cousin of the French "Gratin Dauphinois" is incredibly scrumptious and flavorful. The potatoes melt in the mouth and pair fantastically with the cream, nutmeg and Parmesan in order to create one the most luscious gratins I have ever eaten. Highly satisfying. Comfort food at it's best!
~ Potatoes Baked With Parmigiano ~
Recipe by Biba Caggiano "A Taste Of Italy".
Serves 3-4 people.
6 Large boiling potatoes (5 pounds/2.25kg)
A small pinch of grated nutmeg
3/4 Cup Cream (or milk/I used 35% fat cream)
Salt, to taste
1/2 Cup Freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
2 to 5 Tbs Unsalted butter
1. Put the potatoes in a large pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until they are tender, but still show resistance.
2. Cool and peel, then slice into 6mm (1/4 inch) rounds.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400° F).
4. Butter a dish and layer the potatoes into it, overlapping them.
5. Mix the nutmeg in the milk/cream and pour pour over the potatoes.
6. Season with salt and sprinkle the cheese on top.
7. Dot with the butter.
8. Cook in the oven in the middle rack, for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the dish has browned to your satisfaction.
9. Serve hot or at room temperature.
I used 1kg (2 pounds) potatoes instead of the quantity requested and kept the same quantity cream/milk/seasoning.
Once you've placed the potatoes in the dish and covered them with the liquid (point 5), you can refrigerate the dish overnight and cook it the next day. You can even cook it and then reheat it the next day (it tastes even better that way!).
Serving suggestions:
Use as accompaniment to meat or sausages and serve with a seasonal salad.
Recette de Biba Caggiano, tirée de son livre "A Taste Of Italy".
Pour 3 à 4 personnes.
6 Grosses pommes de terre fermes(~2.25kg)
Une pincée de noix de muscade en poudre/moulue
3/4 de Tasse de Crème (35 % de mat. grasses/j'ai utilisé de la crème) ou de lait
Sel, à volonté
1/2 Tasse de Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) fraîchement râpé
2 à 5 CS de beurre non-salé
1. Mettre les pommes de terre dans une grande casserole et couvrir d'eau. Porter à ébulition et cuire jusqu'à ce que les pommes de terre soient tendres, mais toujours légèrement fermes.
2. Laisser refroidir et peler, puis couper en rondelles de 6mm d'épaisseur.
3. Préchauffer le four à 200°C (400° F).
4. Beurrer un plat à gratin et déposer les pommes de terre en les superposant.
5. Mélanger la noix de muscade au lait/à la crème et verser sur les pommes de terre.
6. Saler et saupoudrer avec le parmesan.
7. Déposer quelques noix de beurre.
8. Cuire au centre du four, pendant environ 20 minutes ou jusqu'à ce que le dessus du gratin soit doré à votre goût.
9. Servir chaud ou à température ambiante.
J'ai seulement utilisé 1kg de pommes de terre pour la même quantité de liquide (crème/lait) et d'assaisonnement.
Une fois que vous êtes arrivé au point 5, vous pouvez mettre le plat au frigo, jusqu'au lendemain et terminer la recette à ce moment-là. Vous pouvez aussi cuire le gratin à l'avance et le réchauffer le moment venu (c'est encore meilleur!).
Idées de présentation:
Servez ce plat avec de la viande ou des saucisses et accompagnez-le d'une bonne salade de saison.


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This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Was it debate night or fight night? We'll spend some time talking about that today. Later we'll ask our panel of women commentators, our Beauty Shop Roundtable, for their reactions, and we'll ask them about the latest Chanel No. 5 ad featuring - wait for it - Brad Pitt. That's later.
But we will start with our bipartisan panel of speechwriters. I don't think that there will be any disagreement that it was a lively debate, to put it mildly, where both candidates sought to highlight their differences.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Governor Romney doesn't have a five point plan - he has a one point plan. And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules.
MITT ROMNEY: My priority is jobs. I know how to make that happen.
MARTIN: After each debate this season we've gone to our next two guests who know a thing or two about the style and substance of political debate. Paul Orzulak was a speechwriter for President Clinton, as well as Al Gore during the 2000 election. He's now a principle in the firm West Wing Writers.
Also with us, Mary Kate Cary, a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush. She's now a columnist and blogger for U.S. News and World Report. Welcome back to you both. Thank you for coming.
MARY KATE CARY: Great to be here.
PAUL ORZULAK: Good to be back.
MARTIN: So we want to get into some detail in a few minutes and hopefully some of the substance questions. But first I'd like to just get an overall reaction from each of you. Paul, I'll go to you first.
ORZULAK: I think the president clearly performs a lot better at sea level than he does mile high.
ORZULAK: You know, if this Barack Obama showed up two weeks ago, the race would be over. You know, I was the first person to admit that Governor Romney won the previous debate, but every poll that had the president losing two weeks ago had him winning last night. And I think that he looked relaxed. He got more confident as the debate went on, in style and substance both.
And the Governor, on the other hand, I think he introduced us to the new phenomena, which is the Romney face. Every time he was sitting on his stool he wanted to say something or felt like he was cornered, every time he heard no, his body sort of stiffened. Did you notice that?
But on substance, I feel like he didn't have the best night either. On taxes he couldn't explain his plan. On immigration he had it turned back on him. So I feel like it was a feisty debate but I think the president did himself a lot of favors last night.
MARTIN: I don't know. Mary Kate has Mary Kate face. She's like no. No, that's not right at all.
MARTIN: Go ahead, Mary Kate.
CARY: Mary Kate face. I thought Obama certainly improved from last time. He went on the offensive. But really all Mitt Romney needed to do was show that last time was not a fluke.
MARTIN: Last time for himself, you mean.
CARY: For himself was not a fluke. The beauty of last time was voters got 90 minutes uninterrupted to watch Mitt Romney and size him up and what they saw was somebody very different than the person who had been put forward by the Obama campaign in ads or put forward on the nightly news. And that to me explains the momentum shift in the polls, in the swing states, the women.
There was a - polls last night immediately afterwards showing Obama had either won or it was a draw or slightly, things like that, but when you dove down into the numbers and saw that Romney had hands down the advantage amongst these voters who watched on the economy, health care, taxes, the deficit, that says to me if those numbers hold, that momentum shift is going to continue.
MARTIN: What about that? I mean, Paul, Mary Kate's making the point that all Romney had to do was stay credible, and - whereas President Obama had to demonstrate why he deserves another term. And here's an example of that. This is one of the questions from a man named Michael Jones. Here it is.
MICHAEL JONES: Mr. President, I voted for you in 2008. What have you done or accomplished to earn my vote in 2012? I'm not that optimistic as I was in 2012. Most things I need for everyday living are very expensive.
MARTIN: And I'll just say it. I think the added oomph there was that Michael Jones is African-American, and that's one of the questions - one of the lingering questions has been it's very clear that African-Americans remain strongly supportive of the president. But is there the same level of enthusiasm and excitement given that African-Americans have also as a group suffered greatly during these difficult economic times? Paul, did he make an effective case for a second term?
ORZULAK: I think he made an effective case for a second term. And the excitement four years ago was an historic excitement and I feel like that will never be repeated no matter who runs again. But look, he's never said that everything is perfect and that we're as back as far as we need to be.
But the question is always, should we go back to the same policies that created the problems in the first place? The president has a record. He's created five million jobs in the last 18 months. And we've done things on health care. He's kept his promises on these things. The economy is coming back slower than everyone had anticipated.
You know, that aside, yes, I think he did make a credible case.
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, you're listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News. We're talking about last night's presidential debate with former presidential speechwriters Paul Orzulak, who worked with the Democrats, and Mary Kate Cary, who worked with Republicans, both of them working with candidates or inhabitants of the White House.
The candidates also talked about immigration for the first time in the debates. I'll just play President Obama first and then we'll talk about Governor Romney's answer as well. So first here's President Obama.
OBAMA: If we're going to go after folks who are here illegally, we should do it smartly and go after folks who are criminals, gang bangers, people who are hurting the community. Not after students. Not after folks who are here just because they're trying to figure out how to feed their families.
MARTIN: And then here's Governor Romney.
ROMNEY: We're not going to round up 12 million people, undocumented, illegals, and take them out of the nation. Instead, let people make their own choice. And if they find that they can't get the benefits here that they want and they can't find the job they want, then they'll make a decision to go a place where they have better opportunities.
MARTIN: Mary Kate, do you agree that this is an area of trouble for Governor Romney, particularly given that the vast majority of immigrants to the United States over the recent decades have been from Central and South America? Give me your take on his answer.
CARY: First of all, I was really glad the whole subject came up. And I thought it was the best answer I had heard from Mitt Romney on immigration. The rest of the soundbite beyond what you just played, he talked about green cards for Ph.D.s. He talked about no amnesty for illegals. He talked about the verification system.
It was the best explanation for what he really meant by self-deportation. Because I was wondering what that meant, and to me that was a very reasonable answer. He didn't sound extremist. And the president, I thought, was very vulnerable on why didn't he enact comprehensive immigration reform like he promised. I think he's got a big problem with that and didn't have a good answer. He blamed the Republicans.
MARTIN: Paul?
ORZULAK: I think the governor sounded less extremist last night because he ran away from positions that he took during the Republican primaries. He was much stronger on rounding up 12 million people back in the primaries and talking about: What does self-deportation mean? You make life so miserable for people that they leave?
CARY: Well, I think he was saying don't offer them driver's licenses and free college educations.
ORZULAK: That's not what he said in the Republican primaries though. He was much harder on, you know, making life as miserable as possible so they make the choice to leave.
MARTIN: What about the president? Was he credible on this? He was given - this question has come up before, during the Univision interviews. These were not debates, these were interviews separately with the candidates and they were very tough on the president, saying essentially what Governor Romney said, which is why haven't you moved this bill. Was the president credible?
ORZULAK: I think he was credible. If your standard is one giant bill that takes care of everything, he hasn't done that. If it's 20 other things that make the situation better and put it on the national agenda, yes, he did those. And I think he articulated those last night: more border guards, the whole list that he went through.
But I am glad it was part of the debate as well as - I think women got more of a focus last night, although I love what the Internet did after that binders full of women comment. Somebody within 10 minutes had Patrick Swayze from "Dirty Dancing" saying nobody puts Baby in a binder. They had Ryan Gosling saying: Hey, girl, you know I'd never put you in a binder.
And then there was somebody else that had: Bind her? I just met her. You know.
MARTIN: Explain the comment, please, for people who didn't hear it.
ORZULAK: Last night he was asked about his governorship and he said that there were a lot of men being offered positions and he asked - I want binders full of women. I want more women here.
CARY: Meaning resumes.
ORZULAK: The resumes.
CARY: Right.
ORZULAK: But it led to some...
MARTIN: Oh, I'm relieved. I'm relieved.
ORZULAK: And my wife actually - actually, it overshadowed the fact that he said my goal is to get women home in time to make dinner. From which I heard my wife from the next room, who I didn't even know was listening, yell: Why can't men make dinner? You know? So there was that moment but...
CARY: Point well taken.
ORZULAK: But you know, and that was - that came on the end of Lily Ledbetter, that, you know, the fairness and that the governor opposes.
MARTIN: Well, to that end, and just - we have a couple of minutes left. So I did want to ask what each of you thought about the format and whether the format advantaged either candidate. So Mary Kate, any sense of whether the format...
CARY: Yeah. I...
MARTIN: Just any - your comments about the format. Did it work? Did it advantage one or the other?
CARY: Right. So U.S. News and World Report has a new thing where I was live blogging. I was watching the Twitter feed. I had emails coming in from girlfriends, and then I had CNN on with the undecided voter, little jiggly thing under the screen. And so I felt like I had a lot of incoming.
And what I noticed was a real gender breakdown. As it got nastier, the men would all say stick it to him, get in his grille, brother, you know, kind of stuff. And the women were all saying, oh, for God's sake. Stop the bickering. These are like children. My sister said it was like the World Wrestling Federation. The women - it turned the women off, and I saw the same thing during the Biden debate. The women did not go for that, and I think they're going to have to start reconsidering some of these formats, because we didn't get to the fiscal cliff. We didn't get to Medicare and Medicaid, stuff like some of the important issues. There was too much bickering to get to it, so...
MARTIN: Paul, I want to hear your take on that.
ORZULAK: You know, no format happens in a vacuum. It always happens in the moment of what each side has to do in that point in the race and, last night, it was odd because we knew going in, they would have to take questions and respond to people, but they would also have to somehow use jiu-jitsu to go after the record of their opponent before pulling back to their plans and they sort of did that in a few cases.
That said, I do think there were revealing moments last night, sort of, when - you know, the governor went after the president on Benghazi and, you know, we've been saying for months and months, you know, that the governor will say anything to get elected and to be fact-checked in the moment, I think, said a lot about that moment.
And, frankly, you know, I saw that Donald Rumsfeld's former chief of staff called that an epic whiff on the part of Governor Romney that they've been building this case 90 days and that, you know, in one moment, it was gone and...
MARTIN: What about - do you credit Mary Kate's analysis on the gender gap in a way? You might attract some, but you turn off others?
ORZULAK: Frankly, I think it's why women make better leaders, anyway, because, you know, I mean, I think - I've written a lot of speeches about this, that women are more inclined to look for a consensus, to build bridges, to actually have conversations.
But, you know, on the other side of it, this is our politics right now. Right? This is why the country's evenly divided. People feel very passionate about things they believe and, when you put them both on stage for 90 minutes, they're going to disagree passionately.
MARTIN: Well, and - OK. Interesting. One more debate. It's next Monday. Just briefly - oh, Paul, I gave you the first word, so I'm going to give Mary Kate the last word. What are we looking for next week?
ORZULAK: Oh, a foreign policy debate next week with Bob Schieffer, who tends to keep the conversation going. If I'm Republicans, I'm worried that it's foreign policy because the governor and Paul Ryan, the week before, you know, have proven pretty weak on foreign policy. You know, if I'm giving the governor advice, I would tell him, pivot as quickly as you can back to the economy, back to your wheelhouse. That's his most effective moment last night. Get back to be strong abroad, we need to be strong at home. He's got to pivot next week if he hopes to have, you know, a good debate.
MARTIN: Mary Kate, final thought?
CARY: I agree. I don't think we're going to see a swing and a miss again next week on the Libya question. I think Mitt Romney's going to come loaded for bear because he knows the president is very vulnerable on this question. The best moments last night, for Romney, were on the economy. The best moments for the president were on foreign policy. And the question is, which is more important to voters? And so the more Romney can keep it on the economy next week, I think it's going to be in his wheelhouse. Exactly.
MARTIN: That was Mary Kate Cary. She is a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush. She's now a blogger and columnist for U.S. News and World Report. Also joining us, Paul Orzulak. He was a speechwriter for President Clinton, as well as Al Gore, during the 2000 election. He's now founding principle of West Wing Writers and they were both here with us in our Washington, D.C. studios.
Thank you both so much once again.
CARY: Thanks.
ORZULAK: Thanks, Michel. It's a pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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All photos of Dr. Paul Martin provided by Mike Rubbo / Situp-Cycle.com
Busted on a Bike is a new series featuring people who have received tickets from law enforcement officers on their bicycles for doing perfectly normal things – like riding a bicycle without a helmet.
In an on-going saga, Dr. Paul Martin – a specialty Anaesthesiologist in Brisbane Australia – was busted yet again for disobeying his country's mandatory bicycle helmet law.
This isn't Dr. Paul's first run-in with the law. He received his first ticket earlier this year for failing to wear a helmet – and he has had several warnings since then. But this is his second ticket for not wearing a helmet.
Ironically, the Doctor had just attended a lecture on promoting sustainable transport by Professor Simon Washington when he was yelled at by 4 police officers.
As Dr. Paul explains it:
I was making my way back to the bikeway to head home when 3 uniformed officers and a plain-clothes detective were walking on the footpath nearby. They yelled at me to come to them (I had to cross two lanes of traffic to do this) and they proceeded to berate me.
Again, I respected their authority and we had a good discussion and things calmed down very quickly. They took my details. Meanwhile the detective phoned for 'backup' so they could actually issue me a ticket then and there. So we waited for the patrol car to show up with 2 other officers (that's 6 in total now…I feel so special).
The new arrival gave the first officer the book and he wrote me a ticket. I pointed out that it won't change my opinion of this particular law and the financial punishment of the fine will not deter me.
Some of them appeared to be convinced of my arguments – one even going so far as to say they respected my 'choice' (as if I had any! They missed that minor inconsistency…).
The 'late arrival' police officer missed all the preceding discussion so when I asked if they were going to follow me and what would happen if they caught me again, he said that they could put me in the watchhouse overnight to 'teach me a lesson'.
I said my legal counsel might have something to say about that and I walked off. Surely that would be an extraordinary breach of police power?
Once out of sight I continued on my way. I had to do a 5km diversion (on roads) on my way home to pay the fine… on bicycle… sans helmet.
'Where else but Queensland'?
Photos of Dr. Paul Martin provided by Mike Rubbo / Situp-Cycle.com
In the sit-up cycling advocacy world, it is believed that Australia's helmet law has done nothing to improve safety for bicyclists. But rather it has only resulted in less people riding bicycles and a false perception that the country is actually doing something to improve safety for bicyclists.
Dr. Martin hopes to raise awareness about the helmet issue by disobeying the law and riding at a reasonable pace on his Dutch Gazelle bicycle.
The doctor is one of a growing group of Australians who use sit-up style bicycles, ride at a leisurely pace, sans helmet – taking the country's lycra racing bicycling culture on head-to-head.
Sue Abbott, a lawyer from Scone, NSW, Australia has also been challenging the courts in her battle against mandatory helmets for over a year now.
Here is a photo of Dr. Paul and Sue riding together – courtesy of our friend Mike Rubbo from Situp-Cycle.com:
Dr. Paul has been receiving some exposure on the helmet issue. Listen to this radio interview with the doctor on ABC Brisbane radio. He is also a regular commenter on several bicycle advocacy blogs around the world.
When asked about his other run-ins with the law – Dr. Paul explains that after receiving a warning, he will walk his bicycle until the police are out of sight, then proceed on his merry way.
This surely won't be the doctor's last ticket for not wearing a helmet. But if nothing else, Dr. Martin is showing Australia that bicycling doesn't require special gear or clothes.
The sit-up style bicycle is a trend that is emerging all around the world – and there is no sign of it letting up.
Have a story to share about being busted on a bike? Drop us a line!
James D. Schwartz is the editor of The Urban Country. You can contact James at email@example.com.
Related Articles:
- Australia Got it Wrong – Time to Roll Back the Clock? (Nov 2009)
- Bike Helmets Not Warranted (Sept 2010)
- Protesting Helmet Legislation in Australia (July 2010)
- Wear a Helmet And Get a Cycling Utopia (June 2010)
- Australian Councillor Who Gets It (Jan 2010)


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May 5, 2010
Google's New Interface: Colorful and More Powerful
Google's logo has vibrant colors, the search box is bigger and it now includes the search button, the links from the homepage are no longer underlined.
Google's search results pages include a persistent sidebar that suggests specialized search engines, advanced filters and related searches. By default, Google only shows suggestions that are relevant to your query, but you can click on "more" to see other ways to refine the results.
"Today's metamorphosis responds to the increasing richness of the web and the increasing power of search — revealing search tools on the left and updating the visual look and feel throughout. The top section of the new left-hand panel builds on Universal Search by suggesting the most relevant genres of results for your query and letting you seamlessly switch to these different types of results. Our expandable Search Options panel launched last spring brought many rich slice-and-dice tools to search. The new left-hand navigation showcases these tools and enables you to get a different view of your results. In addition to the left-hand side changes, we've updated our look and feel in terms of our color palette and our logo. These changes are slight, keeping our page minimalist and whimsical, but make our overall look more modern," explains Marissa Mayer.
Some of the features aren't completely new: when Google launched Universal Search in 2007, an important new feature was that Google suggested relevant specialized search engines. The suggestion bar has been removed after a couple of months and now it's back as a vertical panel.
Ask.com pioneered the persistent left sidebar in 2007, and now both Bing and Yahoo Search use it. Google adopted a similar layout to make search interfaces more consistent. "I don't like jazz, because you never know what's going to happen next," said Google's Marissa Mayer. "I've been calling this problem 'user interface jazz.' This result looks this way, and that result looks that way [something much different], and it really does slow you down."
When you navigate from web search to Google Books search, from image search to Google News, the interface will be consistent and you may not even realize that you're using a different search engine.
Sometimes, Google's sidebar will also include a list of suggestions that are difficult to define. Google calls them "something different" and used to show this label: "not entirely unlike". They're actually similar queries generated using Google Squared:
256 comments:
- AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 11:31 AM
I can't see the new interface, even in IE. Maybe because i'm from Latvia.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 12:17 PM
I can't wait to get the new interface! I had it before, twice (one time doing a hack and the other time it popped up on me), and really liked it :-)
ReplyDelete With all due respect, the persistent left sidebar on the search results page is hideous. PLEASE give us the option to GET RID OF IT! I have to use Google frequently for work and this new layout is messing with my mind and warping my consciousness. I'm going to start foaming at the mouth pretty soon. All that wasted white space! My search results are all squinchy! UGH. What's wrong with you people?!?
"Ask.com pioneered the persistent left sidebar in 2007, and now both Bing and Yahoo Search use it. Google adopted a similar layout to make search interfaces more consistent."
Gosh, I didn't take you guys for CONFORMISTS. You're following the lead of the LITTLE guys even though you're the market leader? Lame.- AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 3:30 PM
In the scope of "user interface jazz" this is Fusion. Hard to enjoy and only a few people truly Love it. For the rest of us, it's just noisy and chromatic.
Thumbs down on this interface; what a waste of money. - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Ive used Google since day 1 and LOVED it. The new sidebar SUCKS! Please give us the ability to disable it. Google became number one because of SIMPLE clean CLUTTER free interface. Please bring it back!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 7:01 PM
I cant believe google is copying microsoft now. Bing is the 1st search engine with the ugly and mostly useless sidebars. I hope that have an option where you can keep the old interface.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Hello, I don't like the new system. I use google search on many machines and occasionally I was put into the beta test and I hated it. I would clear my cookies and be back at the regular page with regular results and no sidebar and none of that hp crap. Today 05-05-10 I can no longer do this. I hate when companies offer no way to revert their fresh new changes. I can't appreciate why one wouldn't do this and then collect metrics in the process. A simple radio box in the search preferences "go old school" or something would be nice. This bothers me more for other people than it does myself. It's pretty easy for me to use greasemonkey or adblock or something to remove or rearrange elements to the way I want. Other people aren't going to figure this out and obviously for myself I can't do this on most of the machines I use.
Just give us the option for regular google ok? A simple, regular, "I prefer the old Google search style"
Thanks... - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 7:03 PM
To get rid of the sidebar...just use pirate google:
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-pirate - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 7:18 PM
the side bar is annoying as hell. Guess maybe its time to find a new search engine
ReplyDelete Well, considering that people say Google copied it from Bing and Ask.com, switching to other search engines won't really help... I was kind allergic to it initially, but now I have used it for several hours, I actually like it very much. It is easier to focus on the center of the screen than on the left of screen. In addition, the layout is more consistent and so less distracting.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Can't get rid of left hand navigation window all of a sudden. No options button anymore. HATE IT!!!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Same here, don't like the sidebar at all.
There should be an option for getting rid of this annoying thing. I have cleared my cookie 2 times within last 24 hours to avoid this. Doesn't help much. Keeps coming back :(. - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 10:55 PM
I dislike the sidebar as well. Interface changes should be accompanied by an option to disable them, as suggest did with "?complete=0".
Is there some place I can vote against a change when I'm part of a google experiment? I usually clear my cookies to get out of it, but then there's no feedback. - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 11:17 PM
I hate the new interface. I hate it on Yahoo, I hate it on Bing, I hate it on Ask, I hate it on Google.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 11:19 PM
I HATE THE NEW GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS LAYOUT. Also, the logo, It looks plastic now, the old icon/logo looked so genuine and sharp. This is crap! It looks like a TOY for crying out loud. *We want Google put back to the way it was.*
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 11:20 PM
I think you'll find the guy who said great job works for Google. THIS SUCKS! Please put it back.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM
I hate the new layout - why change something that people liked? At least give them the option of changing it back!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:54 AM
I intensely dis-like the new left hand side bar of googles new interface.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:24 AM
The persistent left sidebar on the search results page is annoying and cluttered. Please give us the option to disable it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:30 AM
I think that some people may prefer the sidebar and bold text in the search box, but give us the option to disable it. I much prefer the simple look Google has always had.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 6:09 AM
Many people may like the new sidebar, but please give us the option to disable it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 6:19 AM
please give option to disable.....i do not like it, its annoying
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 6:34 AM
So annoying. At least Bing's sidebar is easier on the eyes.
ReplyDelete Before I saw this announcement, I wondered why Google looked like Bing. Now I realize it's intentional, and that's not a good thing. I avoid Bing because its results look cluttered. I realize it seems to be where search engines are going, but as someone with limited screen real estate, I would at least appreciate the option to turn it off.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 6:47 AM
Please get rid of this irritating interface.
Go back to the clean layout of the old interface that people like.
The sidebar may only be useful on something like a mobile device/touchscreen but on a desktop it is distracting when the results of a search are squashed in the middle of an irritating sidebar and advertising.
At least give us a way to Revert to the old user interface. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:15 AM
This worthless sidebar is a bunch of wasted white space that adds no real functionality that you didn't already have and likely rarely use so why do I want it permenantly on screen? For those of us that have vision issues and keep our screen resolutions lower it causes a whole bunch of wasted white space and the results are smashed up in a bunch and very confusing. Very poor design, also, if I wanted the look and feel of Bing (which I hate) or Yahoo I would use Bing or Yahoo.
Give us an option to disable this crappy sidebar. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:45 AM
I do not like this new "improved" layout, it looks heluva stupid. Sometimes less is definatly not more...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:57 AM
The side bar is totally a shame to the claim that google is being "innovative"...DUH.
ReplyDelete An interesting article from Business Week: "The process that led to the redesign of Google's all-important search results page".
"By October 2009 the team had its first functional prototype ready for "dogfooding"—a process in which all of the company's 20,000 employees can opt to test a new product. The internal focus group members can log bugs or simply comment on the design. One immediate focus of the feedback was the search button: The designers had turned it blue. "We got a lot of people telling us they found the button distracting, or they usually hit enter to search, or their gaze was going to the box, not the results," says Janakiram. In addition to dogfooding, Google researchers ran 19 test subjects through hour-long eyetracking sessions to monitor responses to various aspects of the new design.
While the engineers and designers pored over eyetracking results, Google statisticians conducted months-long experiments with hundreds of thousands of live users. (One of the benefits of having 268 million users a day is that you can roll out new products to a fraction of them and still have the benefits of a large sample size.) Google wants more searches and more clicks on its Sponsored Links, and anything that slows the process or inhibits clicking can have disastrous effects on profits. The focus on metrics is a deeply ingrained part of Google's culture."- AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 9:13 AM
WTF! where are the definitions?! I regularly use google as a dictionary/thesaurus and loved the usage guidelines the new google dictionary provided - please PLEASE please don't tell me I now have to resort to using Dictionary dot com again. Dictionary is NOT even a part of the sidebar! What a bad decision.
BAD GOOGLE... BAD! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 10:45 AM
the left side bar is the main reason why i don't use yahoo. remove it please. absolutely hate it!
or at least give the people an option to remove it.
but i say REMOVE IT!!! It looks like just another website covered too anxiously with information and ads -- despite the information being relevant and the ads nonexistent. The new layout gives these unfortunate impression; I dislike it very much.
Perhaps they simply need something to do at Google headquarters? Otherwise, is not the old saying, "Don't fix what doesn't need fixing"?
If they thought they could improve on Google, they are proved wrong!
I hate the new Google, it distracts me and muddles my mind, like reading a novel in a bad font. The new youtube layout is odd as well . . . rather horrid, in fact.
There are always people who complain initially at any change, but to dismiss complaints based on this is always a disrespectful mistake. Perhaps there are other reasons, beyond simple appearance, for the changes on both websites. If there are not, then, pardon the bad phrase, "stop fiddling with yourself, Google!"- AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 10:56 AM
Hate new logo. It hurst to look at it. Hat the left hand navigation bar. I want my old Google back!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Come on Google, this sucks!!! And if i read all those comments here, i'm not the only one who thinks like that. Just give us the option to go back to the old interface, and let people decide themselves wether to change it or not...
The reason why I like(d) google is just because it had no bullshit, just a clean white screen, and the stuff that i need.
And the new logo is ugly as hell!!! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Why have you changed this google do you not have enough people who use you because you were the best search engine and people like the old clean layout. How much do you pay your customer researchers because i dont know anyone who likes this please scrap now
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Because Of the left sidebar, I've stopped using Google and changed to AOL search. Pirate and CA Google sites did not work, nor did deleting cookies.
Please post other search sites that also do not have the left sidebar.
Thanks! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:42 AM
I was hoping Google would maintain its presence of mind amidst the kistchy aesthetics of the vomit-catastrophe that is Web 2.0 but it appears they are as inane as everybody else. While you're at it, Google, how about a Flash introduction to your homepage? Or better yet, why not just go ahead and have a merger with Microsoft so you can cut costs on designing mediocre bullshit and passing it off as innovation?
ReplyDelete Well...I complained here when my iGoogle became cluttered with the left sidebar, and now I'll complain again now that the sidebar has invaded my search results.
Like others here, I enjoyed using Google because of the simple uncluttered interface, but it seems that lately, the "basicness" I liked about it has been disappearing. Again, an option to revert to a basic search interface without the screen clutter would have been nice. Would it really have been that difficult to code in?
Sure, I can understand that trying new changes can lead to innovation. However, to pigeon-hole the user into these changes without any choice seems restricting, a step backwards from the very reason that many people even started becoming faithful users: simplicity. Looking at the article you posted, I guess it shouldn't be so surprising that Google implements these changes with fervor, especially if it can increase revenue from sponsor links.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas besides add-ons for disabling the left-hand sidebar, I'd appreciate hearing them. For now, the pirate version of Google still seems to work for me. Probably not for long. Arr.- AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:01 PM
The persistent new left-hand sidebar in Google is hideous! What an ugly waste of white space! UGH. DESTROY!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:15 PM
The new changes to Google are horrible, I hate the sidebar and every other change they have made. I want the old google back. Thankfully www.google.com/intl/xx-pirate still looks normal, it is now my homepage.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Please please put it back the way it was. We'll forget this ever happened and put it down to temporary insanity. Even the buttons that let you select which pages to search are gone. Listen, at least make it optional but really it's all horrendous.
ReplyDelete having downloaded a firefox plug-in that gets rid of the persistent sidebar, I think I'll be able to retain my sanity.
But why? I always preferred Google's uncluttered results page to Bing or Yahoo. It's why I alwas stuck with it and came back to it. Why would Google change to be like its inferior competitors? If it isn't broken, why fix it?- AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:20 PM
I hate the new Google look. If I can't get the old style back, I will switch to other search engines.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Time for a major management change at Google. Why on earth copy Microsoft? They should be copying Apple or Facebook or even better go back to what made them popular in the first place. The new search interface is a technicolor eyesore. The web needs to be toned down and this is anything but. And the fact that it changes depending on what you search. WTF? And they still haven't gotten rid of the redundancies like the News filter at the top and at the left. Maybe those arguments about too many engineers and too few artists isn't that far-fetching.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I hate this new redesign so much that I'm actively looking for a new search engine. Thanks for fucking up, Google.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:57 PM
I hate it. I like the simplicity of the previous version.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 12:57 PM
I'll use another search engine until they bring the old google back. This new version is an abomination.
ReplyDelete - Adding clutter is fun!May 6, 2010 at 1:07 PM
I've switched over to dogpile; I recommend others do likewise until this is removable.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:10 PM
The left sidebar is awful. Please remove it. I've started using this as my new homepage:
Only problem is that it doesn't have the News or Video tabs up top. Still, it's better than the huge chunk of wasted space.
If you could also give us a way of getting rid of the stupid twitter feed, too, then I'd actually be happy. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Horrible sidebar especially for people with visual problems.
PLEASE, PLEASE give us an option to remove it! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Thanks for the link:
It's too bad Google thinks Americans have no brains or preferences
in not providing a removal option. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:29 PM
I hate the new google look. It says it's more colorful etc., but the thing I liked most about google was the simplicity of it. Everyone's always trying to make things "better". Why fix what isn't broken?
ReplyDelete - Pranesh BhargavaMay 6, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Don't say that the new google interface is 'available. Say that it has been been thrust upon. Saying that it is available means that one has a choice to avail it or not. Google has always been thrusting things onto the users. Just as this one.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:51 PM
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - no!
I am terrified. Yahoo! junk interface has invaded my favorite search engine.
Google = simplicity
Please don't RUIN it!! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Can't turn it off!!!! Stuff it down my throat... OK, I just found a solution... "BING"o... You guys are getting more like Microsoft everyday.
It's been a nice ride, but I'm tired of your "new features" that are an impediment to the way I use this and your other tools such as IGoogle.
Have a nice day!!!! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM
I'm sure someone will be able to embed the simpler old version of the interface, using the engine of the new one - and then I'm not going to use google.com anymore, sorry. It just sucks, right now.
On top of making the interface so appalling, they even changed the colors and the font, and here's the news: it sucks even worse than the cluttered page design. I can't look at google.com anymore, it has been destroyed for me.
I'm giving you two weeks break, hopefully you will have reverted till then. Wow, what a downer. - batgirl84May 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM
I don't like it can we please have the old interface back please, I don't want a sidebar cluttering up the side of the screen and getting in the way. Why change it? Haven't they heard the phrase 'if it ain't broke don't fix it.' Well it's sure as heck broken now.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Dear Google, I hate your new look. Get rid of the sidebar. Don't turn into Bing! If I wanted to use Bing! I would, but I don't because I like the simplicity of Google, but now, I might have to use Bing!, and I hate Microsoft. Maybe I'll just use Yahoo and pretend that it isn't being powered by Bing!. Why don't you just change your interface back so I can be happy and search the way I used to? This is as bad as new Coke.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 3:07 PM
I find the bright colors and sidebar a bit more distracting. I notice there's a significant amount of gutter and whereas before the majority of the page in a results page for a search would be the meaningful stuff, "results", now there is well, options for clicking on things you could already do by typing them in, more or less.
I find it less useful and that there is more clutter to weed out in order to find results. Also, why is the text for search suggestions so large? I think maybe this would be better received among people if it was a special widgit, an add on/plug-in, or a google product on its own for a different kind of search... - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 3:11 PM
The side bar is HORRIBLE -- I LOVE Google, but this is totally annoying. At least give us the option to remove it!!!! Please!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 3:27 PM
There was nothing wrong with the old google...this new one is cluttered and distracting... the minimalism and accuracy that once came with google is now gone so i guess its time to try to find something better, or hope that google figured out what a mistake it made and gives us the option to use the old style again
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 3:38 PM
There are several reasons I like to use Google over other search engines. You just took away one reason.
Dislike, dislike, extremely dislike, the new interface. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Vibrant colors? Why??? As if the web was not neon colored enough. Ugh. Bring back the old version!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:04 PM
I have sidebar "More" menu and upper "More menu (the old one, going left to right.
REDUNDANT. CLUTTERED. All while throwing every possible type of result at me in the center results list.
I want the option to turn of the "more" menu. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:13 PM
This is truely truely awful. It actually took me about 10 minutes to figure out what was wrong with google. I thought that something bad had happened to my PC. The changes made were actually making me angry. I can't even put my finger on what it is that I don't like about it. I just get apalled when I try to use google. And what's with the logo? It looks all cookie cutter. Like the folks that run it just decided that it was not worth the time to make it look good, so they would make it look generic. After reading the above, I am remembering an article in the New York Times a few years back. Something about Sony Online Entertainment deciding that one of there games was too complicated and that what their customers really wanted was something that was exactly the same as some other game. Something like that, anyway. The long and the short was that Sony lost more than 75% of there subscribers. I honestly don't know if I can get used to this. I get disgusted just looking at the page.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Now when I try to search, results are getting less and less relevant each time instead. Something is off...
Maybe if I try to pull a system restore to a few days before this... - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:37 PM
I hate the loud logo and the useless, obtrusive sidebar.
how many users need to tell they hate it before you get rid of it? - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Please give us the option of turning off the More Menu.
I often have to scan through hundreds of search results to find what I want, and I find it noticeably harder with the new layout. Clearly my eyes were being guided by the left edge of the window, and now that it is a couple of inches to the left, my eyes wander more and have a harder time tracking down.
I think google is starting to forget what made it great - "Just the results, ma'am." - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:48 PM
I use Google because I hate the clutter of the yahoo and bing. The simplicity of the site was its genius. This new layout is mistake and I want the old one back. It's like looking at a train wreck.
* The colors are too bold (and hit you hard without the shading)
* The search box and buttons look weird
* The search results sidebar is VERY annoying
Please give us an option to use the classic version! Preferably one that fixes all the problems and not just sidebar!
PS. I always liked the Google special logos for special days. Its a shame they've spent so long training us to recognize their brand image from the false ones - only to end up changing their real logo to something obnoxious to look at. Bad marketing guys!
Bring back the Google we love! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Google is so big on its Labs stuff, so why is the sidebar forced on us? It should be something you have to turn on!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Hey Google, please stop telling us how cool your new interface is and instead listen to people telling you how much your new interface sucks, ok? Please? At least give people the option to customize what they want and don't want. The reason why people liked Google so much is because of how simple it was! It didn't require a lot of thought to use! Is it really necessary to solve a math problem before you start a car? No! Put key in ignition, turn, and drive motherfucker! You don't have to look for where to put the key, search for where the gas pedals are, wish there wasn't a bunch of shit cluttering your windshield, etc. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:07 PM
If I wanted "something different" I'd have searched for something different. This is starting to get kind of silly. Why would I want information unrelated to what I am trying to look up next to what I am trying to look up on purpose?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:39 PM
This new sidebar is a total waste of space! It hurts my eyes to see all of that clutter/junk. And then when you scroll down past all the B.S. on the left you have wasted blank white space! What you actually are searching for is cramped in the middle, ridiculous! Who the heck thought this would be good? It's something I will never use. I hope google listens to all of this negative feedback and gives an option to turn this "feature" off!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM
New sidebar/interface unwelcome. The sidebar is obtrusive and useless. It simply adds nothing necessary. How about an option to use the Classic Google interface?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 5:49 PM
I bet some of the white space will go to premium advertisers. It's very tempting... Heck, I'd want to put an ad there if I was an advertiser, wouldn't you?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Blot says "Please Stay on Topic"
No problem. Agree with above posts. The new forced persistent left side bar SUCKS.
Sure if Google wants to offer the option for it OK some may find it useful. Even I might give it a try, but I want the option to turn it off so search results have reasonable room for display. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Yeah I think Google might put some Adwords ads in the space on the left. More noticeable than it is on the right.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 7:19 PM
I don't like the huge amount of white space. It's... I feel like I'm getting less information somehow. Even in cases where the results are the same. Was this some sort of readability test?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Google, please give people the option to disable the left pane!
Stay simple. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:16 PM
The actual amount of information about the information seems less
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:17 PM
I'm trying to get used to it but the whole thing seems less useful so far. I'm sorry to say.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:20 PM
It also seems somewhat redundant.
I'm sorry for saying this but: Do they really assume the average user is too dumb to be able to know what it is he or she is trying to look for and that suggesting other things instead and cross examining them is going to boost productivity? Maybe in 2001, and maybe in places where people aren't used to using the Internet but... - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Google, please realize how we read! It is really quite universal for humans to start on the left of everything. Hence how English and other Latin and Greek based languages are read left to right. Thus, your site should be streamlined on the left. As in, the results we WANT are on the furthest LEFT.
Your new design flat out sucks. And I am obviously not the fist to say this, and I will not be the last. The old look worked. It was clean, it was simple, it was streamlined. Now, it looks messy, it's getting increasingly complex, and your first look is at this big, obnoxious sidebar.
I would like to point your attention to a common layout for a very popular bulletin board software, phpBB. http://www.phpbb.com/development/prosilver/ . The development of that enhances the user experience, and gets users to the content they came that for in the first place.
Now, I ask personally, please refrain from making these changes! Even the link to the "old Google" is not the same, it's missing many of directory links. My most visited site is Google. It is the default action in my URL bar, and the search bar. I'm almost always in Gmail, and I enjoy using your services. Google is one of the best at what it does, and you provide me with the best search results. Don't ruin Google for me. Youtube was forgivable, being only 1 real change that annoyed me, but this is too much.... - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:36 PM
The results are getting less and less relevant now the more I search.
This is a sad day - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:39 PM
To hell with you and your JAZZ!
I hate the new look!
If people want sidebars they can use bing. And the new search box doesn't look like a user input, it just looks like a big graphic!
Now instead of seeing search results when I look at the left of the page I see this stupid sidebar that I'm probably never going to use. What happened to proper UI design? I thought Google was the king of simplicity and good usability.
The new google look is a fantastic example of how NOT to design a UI! - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 8:47 PM
I hate this new interface...at least give us an option of using the new or the old...and based on all the comments above...there will be very few using the new.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Bad move. I too have tried to find a way to change the display back. Offer me the option to change to your NEW display. Don't force feed me.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 9:03 PM
I tried using some of the new buttons and most of it was for consumer things like shopping. :(
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Why does the search engine seem weaker now?
It was strong two weeks ago, but the relevancy keeps getting fuzzier on me. That does it. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 9:29 PM
I think I'm starting to get the hang of it but I liked the old one so much better, it ... made sense and put "the results" at the forefront instead of fancy features ... please, it's a search engine! it was good at what it was supposed to do. We like using google to SEARCH for things online, we don't want it to turn into some hybrid advertiser/social media wannabe thing. ... Or if you do keep trying to change it into one, please don't get rid of the earlier search algorithm because that part rocked.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 10:00 PM
I hate this Google's new sidebar. It's robbing my precious screen space.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Your new left side bar sucks. As a user if you have to have it and look like everyone else wow do you have problems. So in short like many above and in other places I want a way to disable it. I DO NOT CARE FOR IT AND I DO NOT WANT IT.
Oh yea and the next time you put up where I live I think I will have a serious problem with it. Do you actually think I am too stupid to know where I am and why are you mining that data anyway, really its none of your business.
FOR SHAME ON YOU GOOGLE you use to be good but your starting to suck like a microsoft product. - AnonymousMay 6, 2010 at 11:48 PM
It's bad and ugly. Inconsistent with google. I'm in the market for a new old-google like search engine now, unless they provide a way to revert to the older interface.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I hate the sidebar. I HATE the sidebar. I hate the SIDEBAR. I hated it however long back when it first appeared for me, then I didn't mind when they offered the option to hide it; I can't fathom why they'd take away the option to remove it, unless they decided they'd install the sidebar no matter what and thought "too many" people were choosing the option to hide it.
This is shameful Google. - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 12:53 AM
There is 2x less info displayed on the page now thanks to the left toolbar, images that are displayed within the search results and a bigger font. Why is there no option to turn off the clutter? What is exactly gained by incorporating all of these options? The excessive text, color and images are distracting. And I now have to scroll twice as much to skim through the same amount of information as before!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 1:14 AM
Not good..
This is a better way. And even bolding of the search terms looks weird in the search text box. - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 2:21 AM
When I first saw the sidebar, I thought it was a mistake, and assumed something so nonsensical would be shortly removed.
As others have said it's a waste of white space, and an infuriating distraction. Yech. I LOATHE it. Please give us the option to hide this!!! - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 3:14 AM
I am in the UK, I have always used Google UK because it was the best search engine around, with a nice uncluttered interface, it is ruined now, completely, Google should give us the option to close this awful sidebar if we don't wish to use it !
ReplyDelete The new interface is really disturbing. I want to be able to disable this 'feature'. As it turns out: you can't.
And I want the 'features' at the left (side bar) disabled. Same: you can't.
And I would like to have all the SPACE back in the SEARCH: when you type your search query you are limited - your text will 'disappear' at the rigth side when typing.
Bad, bad, really bad 'useful service'.
Please put back the interface * NOBODY COMPLAINED * about.
Like Google say themselves:
DON'T BE EVIL.- AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 3:57 AM
The link to switch back to the old design is definitely needed.
Please, don't dictate, instead give a choice. The second Microsoft - it is over the odds for us, the users. - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 4:03 AM
I hate the new layout as well, it would be a simple enough coding change to put in an option to hide the sidebar. www.mamma.com is still a good search site that dosen't use a sidebar like some of the others. I think I will be going there for now until google descides to actually listen to its users
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 4:30 AM
Oh my god.. Why make the logo bigger? The new design is nice and looks more modern, but enlarging it is a really silly idea.
The left panel is so annoying and unneeded. I completely HATE it. The whole new UI is bullshit. This is a big, big step back...
Google, don't copy other search engines "to make the search more consistent". YOU ARE THE LEADERS! YOU SET THE NEW STANDARTS! WHY ON EARTH COPY OTHER SEARCH ENGINES THAT PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE!?!?!
Bring the old interface back! - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 5:20 AM
Hate the left sidebar. If I wanted a search that looked like the others, hey, I'd USE the others. Really despise the amount of room it takes up and its completely illogical placement. Since we read left to right and since I don't need it, it's just in the way. Please, get rid of it. Or at least give me the option to get rid of it myself.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 6:04 AM
Please make it possible to quickly and permanently remove the sidebar. It's completely horrible!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 6:28 AM
I hate the new sidebar, it wastes screen space. Google please give users the option to remove it!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Yuck. For those who'd like to revert there are a few options here:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=23e539270942e4f2&hl=en - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 8:41 AM
When are they going to change back to normal? Is obvious we all hate it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Obviously this is some sort of marketing decision probably
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 10:41 AM
some ppl like it, some dont. and i am one of those who hate it! google should know that and make an option to diasable it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM
The new interface is horrible. I agree with all of those who don't understand why google would start copying Bing of all things. What made Google great was the minimalist approach. This interface adds clutter and not useful functionality.
This is like the "new Coke" of searching! Please tell us how to change back to "Classic Google" and then quietly get rid of the "New Google" and pretend it never happened!
Also, answers from Google telling us that we can use google.com/m for the "old" look are really not helpful. - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Hate it! Hate it! Hate it! X( X(
The sidebar is so annoying, the logo is so bright. Really distracting! - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM
New interface seriously blows. The entire web seems to hate it. Let's see if Google still sticks to "Dont be evil" or if they decide that they know better than their users and tell us to go shove it with little to no response - just like they did with Youtube.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM
I too add my vote *AGAINST* the new sidebar -- but for a different reason. I work a lot with long documents. So I do most of my work on a 17-inch LCD *turned vertically* (so the viewing area is taller than it is wide). Under the old UI, I could usually see all 10 of the initial results without scrolling at all -- which was very nice. With the new sidebar's wasted space, I now have to scroll. That isn't a big deal once or twice. But it's quickly getting very old.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Terrible!! Absolutely horrific! Totally void of any UX guideline. We read from left to right! Please please get rid of it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Is there a way to revert to the old interface? The new one looks much worse.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 3:14 PM
The new "Google" look feels like 2001. I hate the side bar as it wastes space and the chrome colour 'Search/I'm feeling lucky' buttons, does'nt look great. Seriously Google, just because we're in 2010, does'nt mean you need to make it look progressed because the old look "was" better.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM
I absolutely hate the new interface. I spent some time thinking I'd selected some weird option. But no, it's as if all that Google stands for has been thrown away. There MUST be a way to turn it off. Please please give us a way to change it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 4:31 PM
I don't like it, I tried using it and there's a heavier emphasis on commercial results... I do research. If I wanted to buy things I would search for products. Also, it wasn't that much work to do a search for images or a search for video, having them slammed there on the main search results page with the site results in text feels silly...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 4:34 PM
I don't like having to parse through visual things to do a nonvisual search. Please don't mix it altogether into one big mess google.
"more interesting" doesn't always = "most efficient" and a good chunk of us liked using your search engine because it was streamlined and uncluttered.
People who are afraid of reading shouldn't be looking up things to read on a browser. Most websites are still things to read. If they want to look at visuals that is what image search and video search are for. - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM
Now that I've tried using it a bit more it feels kind of like a newspaper or a magazine, with headlines then you click on one you want look at, there's some pictures, then turn to _____ for the main story. kind of silly-ish
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 8:32 PM
As everyone has already said, get rid of the left sidebar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and fire the Google employee who thought of that idea
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Please! Make it useful again. Don't try to be hip and cool to the people who are afraid of reading. if they're too wimp then yes, make a "moron google" for people who like lots of pictures and few words, but don't force it onto your literate base of clients.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 5:22 AM
Ugly, to much useless information, get rid of the left side bar!
The current page number is almost identical to the others. You can't now only determine the current page with red o in the Google image.
Very clumsy. The difference between this being an awesome update and a thoroughly awful and hated one: A button along the top so that you can remove the left hand side bar or bring it back again.
I'm sure these features are nifty, however I will hardly ever need to use them and I'd rather have my page looking clean and not cluttered. To keep everyone happy a simple solution would be adding the option of removing it, thus those that like the new features can keep it there while those like me can simply remove it and bring it back again only on occasions when we might want to use it.
I hope that Google does not go the way of Facebook of bring updates and not giving users any options in the matter.- AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 7:46 AM
I must add my voice to the *many* who absolutely *HATE* the "persistent sidebar". I don't want, nor need, my screen space wasted in such a arrogant manner. The "persistent sidebar" is simply a space wasting duplicate of EXACTLY WHAT'S AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN ANYWAY! (Bet that's gone soon as it's not *in your face* enough...).
New logo? It looks like it was "designed" by a HS student (OK... elementary) who is just getting into graphic design. *VERY* amateurish. The old one is much easier on the eyes and looks professional. And the text *doesn't fit properly* in the "improved" search box! Reduce the size of the buttons too. No one truly uses those do they?
And a big *THANKS* to the people who originally posted these links:
Currently, either will give you the "old" *good* Google search page, although I fully expect Google to disable or change them very soon because they seem to "know best" what we want. Arrogance at its' finest!
I already use a plugin to block the useless ads on the right of the search screen (no thanks Google, I already know who I trust and am willing to purchase from). Looks like I'll be adding another plugin to block the "persistent sidebar" if the links above get broken by Google. - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 8:24 AM
I wasted 2 hours to get rid of that f..... bar. Logo is repulsive and nasty.
Google, you are in "right" way... I don't have a big nice shiny wide screen and this toolbar is taking considerable amount of space....
At many conferences google-searcher has been presented an example of a page perfectly designed as it is minimal yet fulfills its purpose.
Now this toolbar is a real fail. And well, tell where can I disable it?
And no, I don't want to get used to it by being forced to use it....
My screen won't get bigger, sir...- AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 10:14 AM
There is a reason why nobody uses mentioned search engines when they actually want to find something. I dare say that space management might be it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Hooray it went back to the earlier look. I was starting to get really pissed looking for other search engines because everybody always copies things top down so most of the other ones copied google copying bing too. lol.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 2:23 PM
And... changed back again to the "newer look" when I restarted my browser.
Ugh, not again - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 4:54 PM
I don't want to be peppered by longer and longer strings of "related searches" to the one I was looking for in the results page, I just want results. All this cross examining of what I put in and making that center stage instead of pages of results is starting to get very annoying! If I wanted to look up "something different" than what I put in I would have put something else in!
Agh! - AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 6:18 PM
I still find it very distracting.
I don't want unrelated searches below to the side being suggested and related searches at the bottom to the results page. It's very... unsettling. The most important thing to a results page should be the results. I'm... having a hard time actually sifting out what's a widgit, what's an advertisement or a sponsored result, and what are actual results. It's making searches take longer. Bleh!
There's a ton of psychological and biological studies that say the more visual disruption a person has the worse they make decisions & judge things. You can go (no side bar) or (not something different) in the query and get it to fold those parts closed at least somewhat or not suggest as much but it still includes them in the search terms, so then you take those modifiers out to try and get just result pages for the terms you did want to search for... and it puts the features you don't want cluttering your results page back in!
This is... not a pleasant experience, for this user anyway. I don't know about other people though but I don't like all these bells and whistles tacked into when I am trying to do something simple like a search.
Was this some sort of a move to appeal to people who thought reading was boring or too difficult? I thought Google is Intelligent. But after seeing its new interface its the ugliest site in this world.
I dont know that engineer(Clay Headed) who recommended this design. Please stay away from google. Bcoz this world depends on Google. I love google. World loves google.
So my humble request, the engineers who proposed this design give back old one. Dont put any foolish ideas like this future.
" OLD IS GOLD "- AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 8:30 PM
I am having such a much harder time finding relevant results now when I google search.
It's very frustrating. I HATE the redesigned google and miss the links that were previously located at the top. This redesign makes me wonder if google is partially owned by ebay. ebay has been ignoring their members for the last couple years forcing bad design changes on buyers and sellers over and over again. It seems google is now doing the same. If I want to use a lousy search I'll use bing or yahoo. Give us back the more useful and familiar google or at least the option to choose which layout we want to use.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 11:38 PM
As with virtually everyone, I agree that the entire 'Jazz' UI is a large step backwards. In my mind, Google began going downhill when it added that pointless, annoying fade-in for the options on the main search page. A simple Chrome extension fixed that.
Now the entire Google search UI has been changed, and in a very negative and distracting way. I find it much more difficult to find any relevant results, and this time there are no combination of extensions, alternate Google URLs, or scripts that can bring back the previous, near perfect version of Google. This is incredibly frustrating.
I have spent at least 5 hours searching for a way to revert these changes...and I am almost out of hope. I never thought I would say this, but I will probably go shopping for a new search engine that is less crowded and more minimalistic than Google.
Wait...wasn't that minimalism and small, unobtrusive, and optional additions in functionality what made Google great to begin with? You couldn't find it anywhere else! Now I guess you can't find it anywhere. - AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 1:54 AM
And it changed back again. I wish they'd make up their minds. rofl.
Not complaining though. I like the old one. I suppose if I make custom as default I won't have to see it swap back and forth as much. - AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 3:51 AM
And back to the new monstrosity with it's cheeky "something different" in my face again. :(
ReplyDelete - MatildaMay 9, 2010 at 7:17 AM
I hate the new sidebar as well!! I loved the Google search engine before because of its minimalist layout. Now, all of my search results are squished. It looks like the other search engines, which is not a good thing. I wish google would go back to its old interface!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 2:56 PM
There is always the fellows with the opinion "if it is good for me, it is good for you".
Anyway, to disable it:
http://www.seotools.com/hide-google-options/ - AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I'd prefer if the text for descriptions under search results on the results page was bigger.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM
The new SERP is driving me nuts.
Most popular related queries don't help when you are trying to look up something obscure. Ugh. May i draw your intention to the "Bring back the classic Google search" petition :
161 people have undersigned already in the last 2 days, let's make it a 100.000 !
If you dislike the sidebar and want it to be changed back to the classic view, here's your chance to take part and voice your opinion so please go there and sign the petition !a think Google impressed the world by their simplicity and by their powerful search engine. the Google web page was the true example of simplicity and everyone like this. i think good things don't need to change. i dislike the Google new interface because this new interface is more complex and i think good things is simple
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 9, 2010 at 8:53 PM
If you really listen to your customers, I think you will be releasing an update to give the OPTION TO CLOSE THE PERSISTENT LEFT SIDEBAR... very very very very very soon!


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