Google's
Sidebar-less Search Experiments
Many people **ticed the Google
Search interface experiment I've mentioned
back in June. Google tests multiple versions of the interface, but they have one thing in common: the left sidebar is replaced with a horizontal navigation bar.
The new horizontal bar includes
Google's specialized
Search engines and a "search tools" link that displays the advanced
Search options. The bar is either aligned with the
Search box or it's aligned with the black bar, depending on the experiment.
[IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L3ehU6Cewyc/UB1QuZKvUsI/AAAAAAABFZM/BiEkfVg-xI4/s640/google-serp-**-sidebar-experiment-2.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mx6hI6rAXh8/UB1SEmuFzpI/AAAAAAABFZY/16hSTyF1yyE/s640/google-serp-**-sidebar-experiment-1.png[/IMG]
It's obvious that Google wants to get rid of the sidebar and make
Search options more visible, but the new bar might confuse users and the left padding makes the page look unbalanced.
{ Thanks,
Ruben, Param,
Denis. }
