Google's Search Engine Goes Universal

If GMail came out of beta - it wouldn't be nearly as popular. It's the first rule of having a hit web 2.0 application - put it in beta :).

I tried to replicate the "I have a dream" search and while "video" was an option - it wasn't integrated into the main search results page.

I feel like the links for "images," etc. being at the top left-hand corner of the page is much more awkward, and less intuitive than in the center like it used to be (at least I think thats where they were before).

It's starting to grow on me. You're right it is much sleeker and up-to-date, but the change is so subtle that the user will notice it - but not to the point where the experience will be effected. It's just a little bit easier on the eyes, and more OS X-like in is white smoothness.

The embossed look is similar to Yahoo!'s main page (which I think looks very good an elegant - and much less cluttered). It's as if Yahoo! and Google have flipped, Google having the more cluttered search results page - and Yahoo! having the more simplistic results. While Google as aways maintaining their simplistic Google homepage and Yahoo! having the embossed elegant cluttered homepage.