Google: New search layout -> no more left menu

[hotnguyen]

I've noticed that the google search layout now has removed the left menu, and when comprared with Bing layout, they both look very similar - minus the Bing's second far right menu aka social results. Did they try to catch up with Bing or something?

Wait.. It's officiallly changed, right from the horse's mouth

http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/2012/11/spiffing-up-your-search-results-page.html

 

[oskedi01]

I got the same old menu?

 

[Cystomatic]

He's talking about this one:

To be honest, I prefer the old one :\

 

[BHopkins]

New layout for me!

 

[WPRipper]

Will appear again, but imo theres no need to open a thread about this.

 

[LakeForest]

I still have the left bar.

OP, did you say catching up to bing?

Have you not used google long enough to remember before the left bar? It was put like a year to three ago, wasn't it?

 

[tejsin]

I prefer them both (I think though that a change is needed once in a while)

Cheers

 

[oskedi01]

Actually i still have the old menu to the left, cleaned cache and still..

 

[balsagoth007]

Use English as language and you should see the new layout.

 

[Junkfood00]

Use a us ip and you should see the new layout.
BTW, how can we customize the search like before ? Where's the old options ? they were useful!

What options? They're all there.

 

[sahilsxy29]

changed for me as well..

 

[ezines]

If I use a US-based IP, I've got the new layout but still the old layout when I'm using my local IP.

 

[balsagoth007]

What options? They're all there.

Edited. Found them. Thanks!

 

[directaxcess]

Weird, I'm not even seeing any ads anymore?