Published on January 19, 2012
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Which way to switch between user accounts is better: horizontal tab on top or vertical menu on the left?

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Survey says: A! (36 of 50 answers)

A: 36 votes - 72% B: 14 votes - 28%
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A1. horizontal tab move is easier.
A2. easier and more universal
A3. i find it easier to read.
A4. A seems less confusing and proceedind sideways seems more logical.
A5. I like tabs across the top because I'm used to them with Firefox and IE.
A6. I like the tab system better.
A7. I just prefer top tabs.
A8. It seems easier
A9. I prefer horizontal, but it might be just personal preference.
A10. I definitely prefer A. It's kind of like tabbed internet browsing.
A11. I like how it looks compared to the vertical menu on the side.
A12. I like the tabs on top because I've got a smaller monitor and I don't have to scroll from side to side or resize the screen to see something on a sidebar, so I pick A.
A13. I think Option A will be easiest to use.
A14. I think the menu options are much easier to see on A
A15. my eye autimatically goes to the top of the page for help ie a menu or tabs. Honestly i tend to ignore the gobble-de-gook on the sides
A16. looks easier
A17. I personally like Option A, with the tabs at the top of the page. It makes it easier and quicker to see where you are and where you have the options to go.
A18. I just am used to tabs on top
A19. I am more used to this style, though I do not have a strong preference.
A20. I use the Tab system all the time. Prefered.
A21. horizontal tab
A22. I like the horizontal tabs myself. it seems to be easier to keep track of each account.
A23. Horizontal, it's what most folks are used to.
A24. i prefer option a as it mirrors the tabs on safari for mac and windows multi window browsing. it also is used on ipad when browsing multiple users. in addition, i can't imagine more than a few accounts being used at a time, therefore less space is used with one line across the top.
A25. Certainly the top horizontal, it's the first place you look universally to do that kind of thing in my opinion.
A26. I like the tabs on top, just seems more convenient, I'm more used to working with tabs in my browser anyway and it just seems more natural to me
A27. Horizontal tab on top. It is much more neat. I prefer to have a full wide screen underneath the tabs rather than a bunch of space to the left eaten up by the menu
A28. The top is where most people look, it also looks neater.
A29. I'm used to tabbed browsing, so I like the tabs on the top better.
A30. liked tabbed browsing
A31. Option A seems more user friendly. It makes the site look more enjoyable and more appealing to the eye. Option B is slightly boring and is just there. Not that eye catching. Option A seems more up to date with society and technology.
A32. It seems neater like this.
A33. Easier to navigate
A34. I like the tabs version better because I am familiar with tabs
A35. Option A, because the horizontal bar takes up less space
A36. I prefer a easier to use.
B1. It's not as cluttered.
B2. Option B is more graphically appealing.
B3. Option B is more clear to navigate.
B4. My preference here is for option B, the vertical menua on the left.
B5. vertical menu on left, it is much more apparent at first glance
B6. Veritical. Makes the information less scattered across the page.
B7. Vertical, for sure. Easier to navigate the rest of the page.
B8. Greater flexibility in number of tabs without requiring dropdown menus or other overflow type needs. Also, I like how things are grouped for B.
B9. easier to find who you're looking for especially if they are alphabetized
B10. The vertical menu on the left is easier to understand.
B11. the side so you don't have so many tabs open
B12. better layout
B13. It is the way my browser works so I am comfortable with it.
B14. it is easier to look at the top than the sides

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A Votes by demographic segment B
Gender
68%
 
Male (22)
31%
75%
 
Female (28)
25%
Age
 
 
3-17 (None)
 
73%
 
18-34 (26)
26%
66%
 
35-49 (15)
33%
77%
 
50+ (9)
22%
Ethnicity
72%
 
White (40)
27%
66%
 
Black (3)
33%
100%
 
Asian (1)
0%
66%
 
Hispanic (3)
33%
66%
 
Other (3)
33%
Education
80%
 
High School (10)
20%
65%
 
College (26)
34%
78%
 
Grad School (14)
21%
Income
78%
 
$0-30k (23)
21%
57%
 
$30-60k (14)
42%
80%
 
$60-100k (10)
20%
66%
 
$100k+ (3)
33%
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