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Category: User Interface

Bing Is Testing An ‘Open New Window’ Icon In The Search Results

A new icon is being tested by Bing in its search results interface, which will allow searchers to open the search result they are interested in directly or in a new window. There are some searchers who have seen a rectangular box with an arrow when hovering over a search result.  It can display on an ad […]

Twitter Announces Changes To Improve Users’ Experiences

Even the smallest of changes can end with large impacts.  This is what Twitter is hoping for with a number of small changes to its user experience. They announced this on their blog on June 13: “We’ve been working to change how you discover all the information around news, events, and stories, and today, we’re […]

Google Asking Dissatisfied Searchers To Submit Questions Manually In The Search Results

It has been confirmed by Google that it is testing a feature in the search results that asks searchers to submit a more detailed question to the company directly in the search results box.  The box says, “Get the answer that you’re looking for added to the web.”  When you ask your question, it is […]

Google Officially Rolls Out ‘More Results’ Search Button On Mobile

The “More results search button has been officially launched by Google for mobile, making it possible for additional search results to load beyond the first set of results displayed. The announcement was made through Twitter from the Google’s @SearchLiason account, which confirmed that the new “More results” button is going to replace the previous “Next” button that would […]

Google Is Officially Testing ‘More Results’ Button To Load More Search Results

It’s now official.  Google is testing a “more results” button in the mobile search results interface.  Rather than clicking to the next page from the Google search results, a searcher can click the “more results” button.  Additional search results will load below the current results. I was able to replicate this feature myself: It was […]

Google Tests Rounded Mobile Search Design Without Full Google Logo

Google is reportedly testing a new mobile search interface, according to Android Police.  With this new interface, there is a more rounded design which completely omits the full Google logo at the top of the search results page.  Rather than the full logo, the G icon appears in the rounded search bar, with the menu directly […]

Bing Hotel Ads Moving Out Of Beta To General Release With Koddi

Last year, after Bing Ads ran its Hotel Ads offering in beta, it decided to roll them out in general release.  Bing Ads’ initial partner is travel advertising platform Koddi, which is also participated in the beta. The Hotel Ads experience in Bing is much like Google’s.  Bing’s interface gives searchers a fast way to input travel […]

Google Image Search Results Tests New Related Searches Box

Google is testing a new “related searches” box in the mobile version of the Google Image search results page.  Robin Rozhon spotted the change and posted a screen shot on Twitter of this new box.  I was able to replicate the new user interface. Here’s what Robin’s screenshot looks like: Here is mine: Google is frequently testing […]

Google Tests ‘More Results’ Mobile Search Interface And New Search Refinement Buttons

Last week, it was confirmed by Google that they were testing a new mobile interface and a new search refinement button.  This new interface for search shows fewer search results on the mobile search results page, with the option to click a button that’s labeled “more results.”  Not only that, Google is testing showing buttons […]

Facebook Will No Longer Flag Fake News Link With ‘Disputed’ Label

Facebook has tried, and they seem to be failing. The social network has been making an effort to combat fake news, and simply, it isn’t working. So the company is trying a different tact. About a year ago, Facebook made an announcement that would allow people to flag fake news articles so that third-party fact checkers could evaluate […]