| Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy | Thomas P. | 7/14/12 10:41 AM | Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy: http://i.imgur.com/cWiBr.png - "Come here often? Make Google your homepage." ; 'Sure', 'No thanks' - "A faster way to browse the web"; 'Install Google Chrome' - Strong coloured Doodle, begging for attention |
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| Re: Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy | Thomas P. | 7/14/12 8:52 PM | My Google Account is anything but new: Once signed in, I don't get spammed by Google. (btw: It's an IE9)And yes it's the spam at top, which is creating the "fold". |
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| Re: Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy | Thomas P. | 7/15/12 5:49 PM | Spammy when compared to the once prevalent desire of having a clean minimalistic functional frontpage.Note: What is not on the frontpage any more, are the links to "Advanced search" & "Search settings". |
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| Re: Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy | Thomas P. | 7/15/12 11:33 PM | It's just that I am (the Doodle obviously excepted) seeing that screen everytime I start an InPrivate browser window.And one of Google's insignia used to be having a clean minimalistic frontpage, containing exactly what needs & should be there - no |
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| Re: Google's homepage is getting a bit spammy | Thomas P. | 7/16/12 3:19 PM | No! I've never before put any promotional link to DuckDuckGo in the footer, spamming any of my posts in any such or similar way: I have, when prompted for alternatives (by users), or when hitting Google limitations, or in honour of Google's officiall |
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