Google Drops Instant Previews Over Low Usage
Google Quick Previews , which gave searchers a sneak quick look of a website by floating over a magnifying glass image , has been removed due to minimal usage . Now Google has released a drop-down to view Cached or Similar results , or Share a page on Google+ .
Google Instant Previews launched in late 2010 and seemed like this :
Google afterwards included Instant Previews to mobile , and video . These are generally also now removed .
An renew to Instant Previews in 2011 moved the magnifying glass further to the correct . At the same time , the Cached and Similar links emerged above the genuine preview .
There was no Share option , as Google+ had merely unveiled as an invitation only service . The Share hyperlink was after added beside the results in google .
The new dropdown selection appears to be this :
Google Instant Previews launched in late 2010 and seemed like this :
Google afterwards included Instant Previews to mobile , and video . These are generally also now removed .
An renew to Instant Previews in 2011 moved the magnifying glass further to the correct . At the same time , the Cached and Similar links emerged above the genuine preview .
There was no Share option , as Google+ had merely unveiled as an invitation only service . The Share hyperlink was after added beside the results in google .
The new dropdown selection appears to be this :
