You're Not Crazy: Google Search Results Look a Little Different

Google is rolling out a new design of search to desktop users that includes changes to both organic search results and ads to desktop users.

The new design removes underlines, increases the font size and, most important, changes the way ads are labeled in search results

The changes appear to be part of a broader redesign of search results Google has been experimenting with since last fall, when it first began rolling out similar changes to search results to mobile users.

The biggest change is the way Google's AdWords-targeted ads are identified. With the new look, Google has removed the pink shading that appeared behind ads in search results. Instead, ads are preceded by a small yellow box labeled "ad." Read more...