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You choose a 'view' depending on where you want the results pulled from and how you want it to be displayed. I agree, it isn't very intuitive, but only because

You choose a 'view' depending on where you want the results pulled from and how you want it to be displayed. I agree, it isn't very intuitive, but only because it's different than Google, which is what we have been used to for so long.

wensing 18y ago
It's not only because it's different than Google, it's because it's not explained, i.e. they make a poor assumption: namely, that the interface they're presenting contains enough information for me to make a good decision. I don't find that's the case. I find it hard to choose between "Web Screenshot View (Searches Yahoo)" or "4 Sources View (Searches Ask, Google, MSN, Yahoo)". I really have never thought about it. Just give me the results in your best guess format, and I'll take it from there if I'm unsatisfied. Also, the need to move really far through horizontal space to explore all the different views is ungood. Small multiples, if you want to call these that, should be placed in a grid, not a long single-file line.