I’ve never seen AdWords in Google Toolbar results prior to today, and haven’t been able to trigger their appearance with any search other than for Orbitz, the online travel company.
I couldn’t reproduce the ad in a drop down, but I do get the blue text green link top result. I also get it for Target, Craigslist, Mashable, Best Buy, Ebay, Walmart and many other high traffic sites. They all seem to have one thing in common: high traffic sites. Some advertise, some don’t at all. Traffic levels aside, I find it interesting that “Yahoo”, “Bing” an “Google” never result in this treatment. Do let us know if you ever see an ad again.
http://pathinteractive.com Ari Berdy
Thanks for the comment, Dustin.
I’d seen the natural toolbar results you mention; however, this was, and is, the only search I’ve ever seen an AdWords ad for. A query for Orbitz still brings up the ad for me.
If I see a different toolbar ad, I’ll definitely post a follow-up comment.