Comments on: Google Fading Homepage: Google.com’s Vanishing Act http://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/ Tech Tips, Mobiles, Web and Computer How-Tos Tue, 22 May 2012 10:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Ellamhttp://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-144889 Andy Ellam Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:58 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/?p=3208#comment-144889 You could have made an anouncment. I was called by one of our users, regarding slow internet connectivity. I had never seen this issue before We tried everything even down to reinstalling explorer. Then i searched on the problem and found out it was Google messing around.<br>Andy Ellam You could have made an anouncment. I was called by one of our users, regarding slow internet connectivity. I had never seen this issue before We tried everything even down to reinstalling explorer. Then i searched on the problem and found out it was Google messing around.
Andy Ellam

]]> By: Andy Ellamhttp://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-144543 Andy Ellam Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:31:58 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/?p=3208#comment-144543 You could have made an anouncment. I was called by one of our users, regarding slow internet connectivity. I had never seen this issue before We tried everything even down to reinstalling explorer. Then i searched on the problem and found out it was Google messing around.<br>Andy Ellam You could have made an anouncment. I was called by one of our users, regarding slow internet connectivity. I had never seen this issue before We tried everything even down to reinstalling explorer. Then i searched on the problem and found out it was Google messing around.
Andy Ellam

]]> By: Fakeerhttp://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-144509 Fakeer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:49:16 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/?p=3208#comment-144509 This is really pushing the limits of minimalism. But surely in the right direction. While googling there's rarely anything else I want to do except search. Google has good has statistics (yea, surprise) on what is clicked on their homepage. Except the 'Google Search' button not much seems to be getting used. Now the 'Enter' key emulates the same thing as the search button so this is a perfect logical step. Note that this does not do anything for the load times since all the frills are loaded anyways but just not displayed. Now, how about shrinking the logo down.<br><br>As an aside, Firfox users can be even more simplistic by completely avoiding the homepage altogether. Just right click in the google search text box - Add a Keyword for this Search - Name it google and for keyword type in the character 'g'. From there onwards instead of typing in <a href="http://google.com" rel="nofollow">google.com</a> in your browser and then the search terms, you can just type 'g searchterm' directly in the URL and go straight to the results. This is really pushing the limits of minimalism. But surely in the right direction. While googling there's rarely anything else I want to do except search. Google has good has statistics (yea, surprise) on what is clicked on their homepage. Except the 'Google Search' button not much seems to be getting used. Now the 'Enter' key emulates the same thing as the search button so this is a perfect logical step. Note that this does not do anything for the load times since all the frills are loaded anyways but just not displayed. Now, how about shrinking the logo down.

As an aside, Firfox users can be even more simplistic by completely avoiding the homepage altogether. Just right click in the google search text box – Add a Keyword for this Search – Name it google and for keyword type in the character 'g'. From there onwards instead of typing in google.com in your browser and then the search terms, you can just type 'g searchterm' directly in the URL and go straight to the results.

]]> By: Basant Singhhttp://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-144502 Basant Singh Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:21:53 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/?p=3208#comment-144502 Perhaps with a little inspiration from Bing ;) But Google's simplicity is best... Perhaps with a little inspiration from Bing ;) But Google's simplicity is best…

]]> By: himselfehttp://tech-buzz.net/2009/10/31/google-fading-homepage-google-coms-vanishing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-144500 himselfe Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:19:29 +0000 http://tech-buzz.net/?p=3208#comment-144500 Since I have Google as my homepage and thus see it as the first page every time I open my browser, I find disconcerting, and it completely lacks any perceivable benefit.<br><br>I have a natural tendency to move the mouse when I open the browser which causes the links and buttons fade in almost immediately, so it just comes off as some tacky effect somebody learning JavaScript for the first time embellished their page with to show off their new skill.<br><br>Until I read this page I thought the recent Firefox update had somehow broken the Google homepage. Since I have Google as my homepage and thus see it as the first page every time I open my browser, I find disconcerting, and it completely lacks any perceivable benefit.

I have a natural tendency to move the mouse when I open the browser which causes the links and buttons fade in almost immediately, so it just comes off as some tacky effect somebody learning JavaScript for the first time embellished their page with to show off their new skill.

Until I read this page I thought the recent Firefox update had somehow broken the Google homepage.

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