Google Has Balls - Really

Why are there little colored balls in the results of this search?

http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...&start=10&sa=N


But not for this search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...te&btnG=Search


The difference is the singular and plural version of quotes.

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

Tim

Tim Arnold wrote:

Why are there little colored balls in the results of this search?

http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...&start=10&sa=N

But not for this search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...te&btnG=Search

The difference is the singular and plural version of quotes.

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

I don't see the balls in either search.

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"Chris Hope" <blackhole (AT) electrictoolbox (DOT) com> wrote

Tim Arnold wrote:

Why are there little colored balls in the results of this search?


http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...&start=10&sa=N

But not for this search:


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...te&btnG=Search

The difference is the singular and plural version of quotes.

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

I don't see the balls in either search.

Good, I was waiting to see someone else say they didn't see anything. :-) I
thought I was missing something.
I even did the searches myself and still didn't get them.

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Chris Hope - The Electric Toolbox - http://www.electrictoolbox.com/

Tim Arnold wrote:

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

Next time, you better publish a screen shot of the Google results.
Google always tries out stuff but then it's never to be seen again...

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:54:09 -0400, Stacey wrote:

"Chris Hope" <blackhole (AT) electrictoolbox (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:1092282030_130759 (AT) 216 (DOT) 128.74.129...
Tim Arnold wrote:

Why are there little colored balls in the results of this search?


http://www.google.com/search?q=free+...&start=10&sa=N

But not for this search:


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...te&btnG=Search

The difference is the singular and plural version of quotes.

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

I don't see the balls in either search.

Good, I was waiting to see someone else say they didn't see anything. :-)
I thought I was missing something.
I even did the searches myself and still didn't get them.
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Chris Hope - The Electric Toolbox - http://www.electrictoolbox.com/

nah, someone just wanted to title a post "Google Has Balls". lol, made me
look!

Philipp Lenssen wrote:

Tim Arnold wrote:

It look like google is endorsing some sites in the serps.

Next time, you better publish a screen shot of the Google results.
Google always tries out stuff but then it's never to be seen again...

Either that, or it could be one of those evil software things that get
installed in IE without you knowing...

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http://www.koivi.com