Sunday, January 31, 2016

usability - 1-column vs n-column timelines / news feeds


Facebook's news feed employs a 1-column layout, whereas Google+ employs multi-columns, depending on the width of the browser. (It appears it's between 1-3 columns). Pinterest have many.


Are there any studies or guidelines that suggest strengths / weaknesses of this difference, and when one should favour one approach over another?


i.e., do users get confused or overwhelmed by the multiple columns?




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