Google Preview Use: Small User Survey

[lucy24]

Small* and highly unscientific sample, but mildly interesting all the same. I went over to a php/bb forum and made a poll. Forum participants probably know a little more about computers and the internet than the 50% average person; more than that I wouldn't commit to. Two weeks later:

I use Google Preview... 
 
all the time to help me pick a page   0%   [ 0 ] 
sometimes, depending on what my search is   5%   [ 2 ] 
sometimes, depending on the whim of the moment   5%   [ 2 ] 
only when I mouse-over it by accident   37%   [ 14 ] 
never   21%   [ 8 ] 
What's Google Preview?   29%   [ 11 ] 
 
Total Votes : 37

* Darn! I should have thought to include "cats" or "chocolate" in the poll's subject line.

[Andy Langton]

You have to wonder sometimes about the purpose of all the "clutter" in Google results these days. The preview thing I've never really seen the use of - except on a mobile, where it has a slightly different interface and can be a timesaver sometimes.