Tweak a setting and Google will open a search result link in a new tab instead of your current tab.

Or hit shift-F, and the links will open in a new tab. And unlike the DeadMouse extension, Vimium works just as well for image links as for text links.

Tip To quickly open a link in a new tab on Google Chrome, hold down the control button while clicking on it with your mouse. On a Mac computer, hold down the command button rather than control.

You could right-click the link and choose "Open Link in New Tab," but this little keyboard shortcut can save you the trouble.

Make Firefox automatically switch to newly opened tabs by opening the "Options" window, clicking "Tabs," and then enabling the "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" option.