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On <a href="http://www.americanidol.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.americanidol.com/</a>&nbsp;there is a section of the page where you see three tabs: &quot;Watch Today's Video&quot;, &quot;Top Photos&quot; and &quot;Get Downloads.&quot; It isn't Flash, it's something else where by clicking on &nbsp;a link you're able to manipulate those tabs without affecting the rest of the page. How are they doing that?
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On http://www.americanidol.com/ there is a section of the page where you see three tabs: "Watch Today's Video", "Top Photos" and "Get Downloads." It isn't Flash, it's something else where by clicking on  a link you're able to manipulate those tabs without affecting the rest of the page. How are they doing that?

How is this tab feature working?

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