"What if Google had to SEO/design their user interface for Google?"

[Darren Dirt]

(humour, for the web geeks out there...)

from this...
http://www.meangene.com/google/design_for_google.html

to (spoiler!) this...
http://www.meangene.com/google/google_internet_search.html


http://www.uptake.com/blog/family_vacations/what_if_google_had_to_design_for_google_a_little_fun_85.html

[Thorin]

The first link is hilarious to go through, as you see Google's clean interface morph into a horrible mess of links.

[Mr. Analog]

Oh this is brilliant!

[Darren Dirt]

...morph into a horrible mess of links.

Sure, no question -- but at least it would rank high up on the first page for a search of "Google"

[Tom]

Google pays for its own top placement, so It doesn't have to do all that

[Mr. Analog]

Google pays for its own top placement, so It doesn't have to do all that

I guess, it's just funny that they promote bad web design indirectly through their ranking system.