Yahoo has announced that they have changed the Search Monkey enhanced results template to a new layout. Here is a before and after shot:

Why the change? Yahoo said that based on “A/B testing, eye tracking and usability research,” they found that the new format is easier to use and understand. So hopefully, the only side affect for webmasters will be more clicks from Yahoo Search.

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