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Google Home Page and Search Results: Interface Evolution

Google evolutionA few weeks ago I did a large post on the past five years of history of Google: That was a cool exercise as I got to remind yourself and organize in my mind lots of Google changes I was lucky to witness (I know that sounds like I am very old btw).

Now, in the course of the above research, I came across lots of screenshots which allowed me to create these two slideshows. You don’t need the wayback machine to witness Google evolution now. It’s all there:

Home Page Evolution

What’s your favorite year??

Google home page evolution from Ann Smarty

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  • Home page changes timelined by Google
  • An absolutely great article listing changes and main observations
  • A cool video visualizing the evolution backwards

Search Results Evolution

Link to your screenshots, name the year and I’ll include them in the slideshow!

Google search results evolution from Ann Smarty

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  • The evolution of Google Adwords – must-read!
  • Some of the screenshots are taken from Danny’s photostream and Google’s official blog

So what’s next? We’ll see but it has been a fun ride so far! No offense taken; no matter how much we grumble, we still love you, Google, and admire your founders and team, just be easy on us 😉

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