They made the Google search text box bigger...

[Fatbat]

That's all really.

 

[glowleaf]

Wow.

 

[glowleaf]

On second thought, wanna bet that this will increase longtail traffic? There will be people thinking "If this has empty space, I better fill it".....

 

[Fatbat]

Well, not only is the box bigger but so is the font, so I expect the number of characters is the same, just more eyesight deficient friendly.

 

[makethatgreen]

I just noticed this yesterday. At first I thought my browser had zoomed in.

 

[circa]

I just noticed this yesterday. At first I thought my browser had zoomed in.

same

 

[Fatbat]

same

Yeah me too. I reset my zoom and then double checked it with IE.

 

[prince]

Yea, and i thought my pc was infected by some stupid virus again.

 

[Midas Touch]

Nice catch!!

Google GEEKS!!! Pfft..... LAWLS

 

[dably]

I really can't tell the difference but I never go to the google home page...

 

[Red_Virus]

no changes for me yet.

 

[Shockt]

They must be split testing it, because I don't see any difference.

Screenshots?

 

[jameswatson]

here you go with the screenshot ... pretty elementary but they're touting as a proof of their constant focus on "search" !!!

 

[Fatbat]

It's active on google.com and google.co.uk, but not google.es (Spain).

 

[turbolapp]

I can't believe this is a topic of conversation.

You guys have really arrived at geeksville, you know that?

 

[fvaldes]

can't this change lower their QS?

 

[Fatbat]

I can't believe this is a topic of conversation.

You guys have really arrived at geeksville, you know that?

I suspect there's a lesson to be learned here.

 

[Midas Touch]

I suspect there's a lesson to be learned here.

Yes FatBat, when I saw the thread title AND your username, I knew you were doing this in response to the shit threads of late. (Hence my earlier reply. lol )

 

[Fatbat]

Yes FatBat, when I saw the thread title AND your username, I knew you were doing this in response to the shit threads of late. (Hence my earlier reply. lol )

Admittedly I was being stupid.

However, if the big G is making their shit bigger, easier to read, etc. then it stands to reason they've got some data to back their decision up and you can extrapolate that across what you do. If nothing changes for nearly 10 years and then suddenly does it's worth noting.

I thought 12px with generous line spacing was enough for body copy, but maybe I need to test 14px or 16px to see if that works better.

 

[Bevo Ryan]

hahah i was adjusting my resolution before i realized that its suppose to be like that.