Google's left-hand toolbar

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It always existed, but used to be hidden by default.

So what do you think of it?  Did you used to use it when it was hidden by default?

One article I read does speculate this is due to Bing using a similar toolbar, which has been gaining some market share.

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I never clicked there before
For me, it is hidden by default.
I've just tried it. Interesting. With the same keyword, but with various type of result.

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I found it sometimes interesting to be able to filter to only find forums, especially if you're searching for a "best" of something, rather than getting stupid promotional pages for a product, you at least get a discussion, which may be more useful.

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It seems that it is displayed by default now?
Or only happens to me?

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I believe it's displayed default for everyone now...  Maybe Google took their time upgrading all their data centres or something like that.

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Ah, yes. Google has a different layout now.

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Never used it to be honest but will probably use it now that it's not hidden