Comments on: Google Testing Left Side Tabs? http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/ Grow your business with TopRank Online Marketing tips, articles, & experts interviews on social media, digital PR & search engine marketing. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:09:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Manoj Jasra http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-75015 Manoj Jasra Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:42:25 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-75015 I noticed something similar about in December last year but have never seen it again until this post: http://manojjasra.blogspot.com/2006/12/google-testing-new-serp.html I noticed something similar about in December last year but have never seen it again until this post:

http://manojjasra.blogspot.com/2006/12/google-testing-new-serp.html

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74878 Wayne Smallman Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:03:14 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74878 Hi Lee and well spotted! I'm not sure using vertical space is optimal, especially when either the search content or the adverts have to suffer to make room .. or worse still, both. Horizontal is clearly the way to go, here... Hi Lee and well spotted!

I’m not sure using vertical space is optimal, especially when either the search content or the adverts have to suffer to make room .. or worse still, both.

Horizontal is clearly the way to go, here…

]]> By: Teli Adlam http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74792 Teli Adlam Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:18:48 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74792 Hey Lee, I've been seeing this off and on for a little while now, I even <a href="http://www.buniek.com/search-engines/google-search-redesigned.html" rel="nofollow">blogged about it</a> (with a screenshot) back in Oct. '06. I mistook it for a redesign, but it seems they're still testing it out. ~ Teli Hey Lee,
I’ve been seeing this off and on for a little while now, I even blogged about it (with a screenshot) back in Oct. ‘06. I mistook it for a redesign, but it seems they’re still testing it out.

~ Teli

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74261 Matt McGee Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:59:38 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74261 I think I do recall seeing similar screenshots at some point in the past few months, Lee. Don't recall where. I never get to see these fun experiments. :-) I think I do recall seeing similar screenshots at some point in the past few months, Lee. Don’t recall where.

I never get to see these fun experiments. :-)

]]> By: Tony http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74247 Tony Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:31:29 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74247 What? I've said that I replicated the results on my computer... I guess I'd have to post about that, but I'm not going to get back to my saved screenshots until Tuesday. What? I’ve said that I replicated the results on my computer… I guess I’d have to post about that, but I’m not going to get back to my saved screenshots until Tuesday.

]]> By: Everett http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74236 Everett Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:58:50 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74236 Were you using your own laptop from the same IP? If so, perhaps your friend has an adware virus that changes the page. I have had this happen to me before. It might be somethnig you can look into if nobody else seems to be able to replicate it on a different computer. Just a thought. Were you using your own laptop from the same IP? If so, perhaps your friend has an adware virus that changes the page. I have had this happen to me before. It might be somethnig you can look into if nobody else seems to be able to replicate it on a different computer. Just a thought.

]]> By: Tony http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74036 Tony Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:47:46 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-74036 I've got this one too (have couple of screenshots lying around somewhere), while my friend was seeing nothing but the old layout <em>at the same time</em>. Must be a limited trial type of thing, same as their <a href="http://compsci.ca/blog/ads-by-goooooogle-and-alternative-adsense-formats/" title="Ads by Goooooogle, and alternative AdSense formats" rel="nofollow">Ads by Goooooogle</a> AdSense tests. I’ve got this one too (have couple of screenshots lying around somewhere), while my friend was seeing nothing but the old layout at the same time.

Must be a limited trial type of thing, same as their Ads by Goooooogle AdSense tests.

]]> By: Joe Whyte http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-73957 Joe Whyte Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:29:15 +0000 http://www.toprankblog.com/2007/02/google-testing-left-side-tabs/#comment-73957 Hey Lee, Great catch! I informed Philipp lenssen about your google find. Hopefully he will repost this for you! -Joe Hey Lee,

Great catch! I informed Philipp lenssen about your google find. Hopefully he will repost this for you!

-Joe

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