"One line sitelinks" is the name Google gives to these Mini-Sitelinks. The URL of each of them contains oi=oneline_sitelinks in the querystring (just like oi=smap in case of regular sitelinks).
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Sorry guys I had no time for a blog post, I just took this screenshot ;)
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If you wish to credit me for discovering in the news, please link http://www.mauriziopetrone.com.
Sorry guys I had no time for a blog post, I just took this screenshot ;)
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Yet another interesting find! Have you noticed that not only the top-ranked website can have Mini-SiteLinks, but also other websites on page 1? Also, it appears that more than one website can have Mini-SiteLinks and that the top-ranked website does not necessarily get Mini-SiteLinks, while other websites on page 1 may get Mini-SiteLinks (e.g. search for ’auto’ in Google.com).
Yes Larry, and further, as far as I have noticed, only results within top 10 can get one line sitelinks.What do you think about this new feature?
something i noticed as well today.Not just number 1 that gets the sitelinks nowhttp://twitter.com/FunLittleFrog/statuses/1438081067
@Maurizio: I always found it somewhat unfair and of limited use that only the top-ranked website could get the old large pack (let’s call them the Maxi-SiteLinks), so in that light these new Mini-SiteLinks certainly are an improvement. The only thing I do not like is that it tends to clutter the page a bit with Mini-SiteLinks, news results, stock value, favicons, etc, etc all together.Do you think Google will expand the Mini-SiteLinks after a while to Maxi-SiteLinks? Or a combination of both with Maxi-SiteLinks for the top-ranked website and Mini-SiteLinks for several other websites on page 1 that have a clear navigation. Or Mini-SiteLinks for websites that only have a few SiteLinks and Maxi-SiteLinks for website with more SiteLinks. Have you noticed a maximum yet?
@Larry: I have noticed that mini-sitelinks (for position below 1st, query A) matches exactly the first 4 maxi-sitelinks (position 1st, query B) for the same site, as far as I have noticed.So if you have mini-sitelinks for query A, chances are that you’ll have the very same sitelinks (or more) for query B you dominate, or you’ll going to get them sometime.Your "combination" hypotesis is valid indeed.I also agree that some serps are going to be a little too cluttered, but at Google they are "always be testing", in the usability field too of course.