Every Google result now looks like an ad

Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by daemin on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @06:06AM (#22116434)

Because web browsers default "home screen" has a large text box by default. People think that's where the address goes, but not really, that's actually a web page which does search. Shame on us for designing it that way.

But on another note, it will be the day when your mother (or anyone else for that matter) types in 'www.walmart.com' and actually goes to 'www.target.com' (names taken from other examples that I've seen on Twitter).

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by benibela on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @04:16PM (#22122131)

That is already happening

I made a new webpage for my father, and my mother cannot open it, since google does not know about that and there are no links to it.

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by daemin on Thursday January 23, 2020 @05:55AM (#22126488)

Maybe Firefox should change the default screen from containing search to containing the address bar instead. That way if you type in a proper URL there it should go directly to it rather than doing a search.

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Re:Every Google result now looks like an ad by gpvos on Friday January 24, 2020 @06:15PM (#22143278)

Not going to happen, that very search box is Firefox's main source of income.

There is unfortunately a tax on stupidity, and in this day and age it is paid with one's personal data to multinationals.

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