I read an article recently saying that Google tested more results per page (i.e. less pagination), and that the increased search/loading time actually made users have a less positive experience.
Speaking of pagination with Google, has anyone else noticed lately that
Google seems to be forgetting the pagination value you can configure via
the "Preferences" link? For a while I thought that perhaps Firefox was
losing the cookie, but the same browser hasn't had any trouble keeping
me logged into my Google account, even when the search preferences are
lost.
google's search cookie seems to be separate from the account cookie. Same forgetting happens with "safe" search preferences.