http://www.sli-systems.com/blog/2010/02/let%e2%80%99s-talk-refinements.html A commentary on the search industry from a site search vendor's perspective. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:21:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.sli-systems.com/blog/2010/02/let%e2%80%99s-talk-refinements.html/comment-page-1#comment-232 Dan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:28:38 +0000 http://www.sli-systems.com/blog/?p=613#comment-232 The big advantage of sidebar placed navigation is that it frees up the extremely valuable top-area real estate for merchandising/promotion type material. Also, I don't mind lots of options on which to refine, as long as they are clear and distinct. I'd rather have too many options, and just be able to collapse and ignore them, then not enough. But then, I'm in the attribute business myself, and that's the way I shop. The big advantage of sidebar placed navigation is that it frees up the extremely valuable top-area real estate for merchandising/promotion type material. Also, I don’t mind lots of options on which to refine, as long as they are clear and distinct. I’d rather have too many options, and just be able to collapse and ignore them, then not enough. But then, I’m in the attribute business myself, and that’s the way I shop.

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