Google Testing “Slow To Load” Warning Label In Mobile Search Results
Google once again testing slow labels in the mobile search results, this one is "Slow to load" with a yellow warning sign.
Barry Schwartz on June 15, 2015 at 9:13 am | Reading time: 1 minute
In February, Google tested display red slow labels on their mobile search results. That test died out, that is until today.
The Android Soul blog posted screen shots of Google now testing “Slow to load” labels, with little yellow warning signs next to the slow to load results.
Here is a picture:
Yes, YouTube videos can be slow to load, so Google here is labeling them as such on his Android device.
The search was for [jurassic world trailer], which I cannot replicate on my device.
When we asked Google for a comment about the red slow label back in February, Google told us “we’re always experimenting.”
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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.
In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
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In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
Barry can be followed on X here and you can learn more about Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.