Google Testing Search Results Without URLs
Google is testing yet another user interface change – this time by not showing the URL of the search results on the page. @tecnonetblog tweeted that he spotted this test and posted images of it on Twitter. In the images below, you won’t see the URL, which is now green followed by an arrow, under […]
Barry Schwartz on May 3, 2013 at 10:18 am | Reading time: 1 minute
Google is testing yet another user interface change – this time by not showing the URL of the search results on the page.
@tecnonetblog tweeted that he spotted this test and posted images of it on Twitter.
In the images below, you won’t see the URL, which is now green followed by an arrow, under the title of the search results.
Here is a picture of the desktop version:
Here is a picture of the mobile version:
Google, in the past, tested orange URLs. I should note that Google is always testing user interface changes, so no one should be surprised with this test.
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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.