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Google Introduces Google Instant

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You know what’s really annoying? Google’s new instant search, something you probably noticed today when you went to do your morning Google search.

Unveiled today, Google Instant is designed to offer fast, real-time results based upon the letters that you type in. The results instantly change and websites appear as you type rather than necessitating the old “Search” button.

I’m sure I could get used to it after a while, but I find it annoying for several reasons. I find the automatic jump to a newly formatted page and the constantly updating search results to be visually irritating. The instant search results are great (assuming they include what I want), but are buried at the bottom of the page anyway. Also, it really doesn’t take that much longer for me to just type in what I need, and unlike Google, I know exactly what that is every time. And I suppose one of the reasons that I’ve long liked using Google is its simple, minimalistic template, which is now all mussed up with noise.

I’ve only used the new feature a couple of times and haven’t tried fine-tuning it, but I have a feeling I’ll be shutting Google Instant off and not returning to it. How about you? Like it? Love it? Despise it?

If you need more information to make a decision, take a look at Google’s video below. [via TechCrunch]

COMMENTS

  1. Posted by random user
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 5:50PM

    sounds rather annoying. nbc nightly news did a piece on it and they sort of pointed to the fact that it would be annoying for some

  2. Posted by jonjon
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 7:46PM

    fucking annoying – I turned it off

  3. Posted by guest
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:19PM

    Google Instant is stinko

  4. Posted by C.C. Crabbe
    Monday, September 13, 2010 11:39AM

    EPIC fail! Granted, you can turn it off but the default shouldn't be automatically "on". It's so jarring when you first go on Google and begin typing that I though I was going to have a seizure as the page kept switching. I've begun using other search engines just on general principle until Google no longer makes it the default.

  5. Posted by joshua
    Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:46AM

    I am a Web developer / designer and I am a credible reference when I say "MISERABLE EPIC FAIL". I don't think I need to go into detail why its so annoying. It is the worst thing I ever seen, and I know many people who are seriously considering going back to yahoo search. IF IT IS BROKE THAN DON'T TRY TO FIX it is an old annoying adage that my grandma used to tell me, but I feel like saying an annoying adage for such an annoying google functionality.

  6. Posted by efka_uk
    Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:56AM

    Functionalities r for idiots! ;-)

  7. Posted by nikki
    Tuesday, January 4, 2011 2:33PM

    Totally annoying!!! So distracting!!

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