Google’s Search Bar…

I am in the Vienna airport right now, but wanted to post a quick update.

Google's search bar just got a LOT bigger. Personally, I don't like the change, but you can use ctrl - in order to get it back to where it was previously size wise.

Now, it's interesting to note that recently Google made it public that nearly 50% of its searches are UNIQUE! Yes, 50%! It's a number that shocked a lot of people, but if you've been following the search engines for a while, you know that users are becoming more advanced, often using full sentences in their search versus the standard 2-3 word searches that were common years ago. Could the larger and wider bar as a default for Google be behind part of the thinking here? An interesting point to ponder indeed...