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Google Zeitgeist 2013

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Re: Google Zeitgeist 2013

#11
Scrolling is backwards on my Mac. I'm using the default ("natural") scrolling, where swiping up scrolls down, but this page is set to scroll down with a swipe down.

Probably has to do with the fact that they're rendering the images in a canvas element rather than plain old HTML.

It's also broken on iPads. You can't see the bottom nav in portrait and the site is slightly too large for the viewport when viewed in landscape.

Re: Google Zeitgeist 2013

#12

You seriously mean to tell me that the most popular search on Google for 2013 is 'Paul Walker' followed by 'iPhone 5s'? What? Surely 'Weather' would be higher. I simply don't know what I'm looking at here.

It's actually "Top 100 [Trending] Searches." They could have been more clear about that.

http://www.google.com/trends/topcharts?date=2013

Re: Google Zeitgeist 2013

#13
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Edward Snowden not in top 100. Goes to show my assumption that he would be says that I'm subject to a large degree of bias.

While I read almost every HN post I saw about Snowden, I don't think I searched his name at all. In fact, I can't remember searching anything news related this year. I'm sure I have, but its really not necessary anymore. I wonder if others are starting to get into similar patterns.

Re: Google Zeitgeist 2013

#14

Scrolling is backwards on my Mac. I'm using the default ("natural") scrolling, where swiping up scrolls down, but this page is set to scroll down with a swipe down. Probably has to do with the fact that they're rendering the images in a canvas element rather than plain old HTML. It's also broken on iPads. You can't see the bottom nav in portrait and the site is slightly too large for the viewport when viewed in lands…

I think it might be intentional. I don't use natural scrolling and it's broken for me as well.

Re: Google Zeitgeist 2013

#20

What a shitty user experience. What changed at google? They used to have these rather simple, useful, UIs.

Designers and product managers have taken the reigns from the engineers.

Recall that Google at one time never had TV advertisements. Now you can't turn the damn thing on without seeing one.

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