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So far, Google hasn't shown ads in search results that look like other search results though. This seems like a shift for them.

• aroch 13y ago
  While they were never exactly the same visually, they show up under the search field, have the same link and text structure...the only difference in the lightly shaded background
  • _delirium 13y ago
    I'm not sure if it's my imagination, but the shading seems to have gotten a lot lighter. It used to be quite clear what was a search ad and what was a result, but now you have to look closely.
• jlarocco 13y ago
  There's really no way to know that unless you work for Google. Some of the ads show up with a shaded background, maybe some of them don't?
  • mortehu 13y ago
    That is basically the original meaning of "don't be evil", or at least the one used in the IPO documents. You would probably know, since it's hard to sell ads like that without telling people.