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The last of the beta features in Google's new [Experimental][3] section is a slight interface tweak that adds some hand links to the left or right hand side of the search results page. None of the additional information is anything you can't access by some other means, but the simplified navigation makes it easier to do so.
The left-hand search navigation bumps the traditional search results column over to make room for links to various related searches as well as context sensitive alternative searches like Images, Blogs and more.
The right-hand search navigation is a slightly less feature rich version of the left-hand navigation, but, obviously, on the right hand side of the page.
The main difference between the two is that the right-hand version lacks a "more" option and displays fewer "related" search options.
Neither of these interface tweaks are radical, but if you frequently find yourself doing related searches or moving between the various Google search categories, these links will make that task a bit quicker.
Be sure to see our previous coverage of the new [Maps and Timeline searches][2] and the [keyboard navigation][1] options.
[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/google_experime_1.html "Google Experimental: Keyboard Navigation For Search Results"
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/google_experime.html "Google Experimental: Maps View Adds Geo Context To Searches"
[3]: http://www.google.com/experimental/ "Google Experimental"
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