Google Instant Previews, which gave searchers a sneak peek of a website by hovering over a magnifying glass icon, has been removed due to low usage. Google Instant Previews launched in late 2010 and looked like this:
To trigger Instant Previews, you’ll now have to hover and pause over the icon to the right of the search result. Instant Previews Previously, Instant Previews were triggered by hovering over the larger button area.
Also getting a fresh new look: Instant Previews. This YouTube video shows the sticky bar and new previews: Additionally, you have to hover over the magnifying glass icon to activate the preview. Also, the website link, URL, “cached” and “similar...
Google Instant Previews will now include Adobe Flash objects and other rich content. Google Instant Previews allow searchers to preview the layout of a website from within the search results page before clicking on the blue link.
Google is adding Instant Previews for Videos. Instant Previews for videos have the same appearance as regular Instant Previews -- the selected clip is highlighted in blue and a clickable magnifying glass appears next to the title of the video.
Similar to Google Instant Previews for desktops, which Google implemented in November, the mobile version has a magnifying glass icon next to each site listing. Google has added Instant Previews to specific mobile devices.
Keying in on the "instant" craze, Google added what they dubbed "Instant Previews" (a prettier version of Bing's Quick View feature, but to be fair Ask Jeeves really deserves the credit for this innovation) to search results pages.
If conversion rate optimization is in your job description, here's what to say when your boss or colleagues ask what Google Instant Previews means for your conversion rates: It's too soon to tell. Based on my admittedly unscientific poll of friends...
Some videos or Flash content in previews are appearing as a "puzzle piece" (as you can see in the third screenshot above of the Team Coco website) icon or a black square. Google today announced a new feature called Instant Previews that allows...
