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The author confuses correlation and causation. Google has been setting the cursor to the textfield since they were in beta and long before AdWords. I've done
by vlad 19y ago
The author confuses correlation and causation. Google has been setting the cursor to the textfield since they were in beta and long before AdWords. I've done the same.
It's funny the author neglected to consider that Google could have eliminated the I'm Feeling Lucky Button (try it) if they really wanted to give users a chance to make the "mistake."
Actually, it's just a side-effect of making life easy for users.
- jkush 19y agoI totally agree with you vlad. I've always attributed the cursor focus as being just good user interaction and not some ploy for more ad clicks.
- vlad 19y agoYeah! However, it is one of those great moments where one goes out of their way to make life simple for their customers, and then notices a pattern they couldn't have possibly deduced had they not implemented their idea.
- tlrobinson 19y agoThe "I'm feeling lucky" button is far more useful than it first appears, I find it invaluable (well, the backend function that supports the button, at least) I use it to quickly get to the [usually] most relevant Wikipedia page using the custom search bars in Safari (via Inquisitor) and Firefox: http://tlrobinson.net/blog/?p=3 http://tlrobinson.net/blog/?p=3