Update: Google now We initially reported that Urchin Software might require a patch to handle the new URL structure, but after some additional testing, it turns out no patch is needed. Urchin can handle both the current and new URLs.
Original article: Google is changing referral URLs on results pages. What up until now has looked something like this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=flowers&btnG=
Web Technologist Niall Kennedy
He also suggests that Google is probably making this change to better track search actions and shield URL parameters from sites downstream.
Google says the new URLs will initially only occur in a small percentage of searches. You can expect to see both versions while the changes roll out. Google will be offering a software update for Urchin soon for those using UTM-based tracking. More details here.
Google Making Changes to Search Referrals
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