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A great example of this is how they merged the search box into the address bar, to create the "omnibar." Since then, they've aggressively promoted submitting a
by dublinben 3y ago
A great example of this is how they merged the search box into the address bar, to create the "omnibar." Since then, they've aggressively promoted submitting a new Google search for whatever you're typing in, instead of returning results from your local browser bookmarks, history, etc that wouldn't generate more ad impressions.
- TradingPlaces 3y agoOmnibar seems to be what this is about. At one point they note that there’s a Reddit thread that thinks their a/b test is a bug.
- Animats 3y agoWhich Firestorm had years ago, as the "awesome bar".