Comments on: Why One Click Has Turned Google's News Strategy On Its Head

By: slfisher

slfisher — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:17:42 +0000

Thank you. I noticed this a few days ago and wondered whether I was losing my mind. I hate it because I automatically go from the web search to the news search from the top bar.

By: Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:39:34 +0000

The search term is still present in the left-hand bar but not the top, horizontal bar, at least on my end.
It’s such a bugbear and adds so much time to the way I use Google. But it’s just one of a series of UX foul-ups Google has perpetrated in recent weeks.
Reader, Mail, Calendar, Search… the whole new aesthetic is terrible.
And it’s not just shock of the new. The changes have been derided by anyone who knows much about usability and render the products less easy to use.
Google is putting catch-up to Facebook (Google+) ahead of its core products.

By: Buzzbishop

Buzzbishop — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:33:44 +0000

Here’s a graphical explanation of the change. The button is there, it’s just moved.

http://www.cyberbuzz.com/2011/11/18/extreme-makeover-google-edition/

By: Buzzbishop

Buzzbishop — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:08:41 +0000

Look to the left hand nav bar. NEWS is still there and clicking it will sort news stories based on your search term.

/obv

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:21:13 +0000

I’m certainly not seeing the behavior outlined in this article when I search for “Lady Gaga.” Selecting the “News” category on the left navigation bar retains the query in the search box.

By: Suyog Mody

Suyog Mody — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:42:33 +0000

i saw the same thing happen with image search and its annoying because the behavior is already established in my head. perhaps the big question is if this is on Google’s path to organizing the world’s information?

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:38:20 +0000

Since the introduction of the categories in the left nav bar, I have never used the top nav to navigate on Google, so I would never have even noticed this change. If you search Google and then click ‘News’ in the left nav, your search term is persistent.

By: Karen Kazaryan

Karen Kazaryan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:23:49 +0000

I’v noticed that, same with maps. However, if you click on news (maps, images etc) on the left bar the search term will stay