Are there any example URLs? https://www.google.com/search?q=SouthWest%20Airlines doesn't do it for me at the moment, from the UK.
The banner ad (I hesitate to describe it as that, since its so clean) appears for me in the US.
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#22Over the years Google is way more aggressive with ads then it used to be. For any query less and less percentage of first page is dedicate to organic example. E.g. a silly example: https://www.google.com/search?q=trash+can 25-30% organic, rest are the adds.
That's strange. Even without an ad blocker, I see 0 ads on that SERP.
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#23This is replacing Southwest's search result. It's noteworthy to me that only "some" of this content would appear without sponsership. So not only are they showing "banner ads" in search results (that's a little bit of a stretch), but it's a bit like them allowing compensated reordering of search results.
How's Bing these days?
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#24If I search for southwest airlines, is that image truly a banner ad?
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#26Google workers mass flagging this submission? Don't be evil.
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#27This isn't a banner ad. This is essentially a branded search. It's not like Google is targeting users with Flash-based crud here. To call it a banner ad is kind of silly.
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#28Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on search results
#29Over the years Google is way more aggressive with ads then it used to be. For any query less and less percentage of first page is dedicate to organic example. E.g. a silly example: https://www.google.com/search?q=trash+can 25-30% organic, rest are the adds.
Can you post a screenshot? I don't see what you describe when I click the link. Also, do you get better results on another search engine? If so, which one?
The same search on DDG gets me exactly one ad.
Re: Google breaks 2005 promise never to show banner ads on search results
#30Over the years Google is way more aggressive with ads then it used to be. For any query less and less percentage of first page is dedicate to organic example. E.g. a silly example: https://www.google.com/search?q=trash+can 25-30% organic, rest are the adds.
Can you post a screenshot? I don't see what you describe when I click the link. Also, do you get better results on another search engine? If so, which one?
Most of keywords with any commercial potential looks similar.
Unfortunately, I tried using other search engines, but for technical questions Google still provide superior experience.