Google Introduces Page Previews

Writing by Nick Stamoulis Tweet

Google is at it again, pretending to be offering something new when that something has been around for a few years now. I’m talking about page previews.

Besides the fact that I have to click on “Show options” then on “Page previews” in order to see the previews, there are some problems with Google’s new technology, chief among them – it’s not so new. French search engine Reacteur introduced page previews through Thumbshots.org in 2003.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a great feature. But it’s not new. And I’d like to be able to preview the pages without clicking on two links. Maybe Google could offer it as an on/off option.

If you think this is a good feature, let us know. Do you think Google performed a great service introducing page previews? Why or why not? Personally, I think it is a useful feature but it is not new…I guess some things in life don’t have to be new?