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erikbriones wrote 1 week ago: I have been designing websites for almost 9 years now. And I still am, a professional web designer. … more →

Tags: web design, Web, Usability, web 2. 0

Better writing: Snappy works best online4 comments

billbennettnz wrote 4 weeks ago: Short snappy pieces work best online for a number of reasons. First, people are less prepared to rea … more →

Tags: writing, Print, Online, Website, English language, Writers Resources, Style

Headline inspiration from the BBC

Kat wrote 2 months ago: Jakob Nielsen’s April 27 Alertbox article focused on the great job the web team at the BBC doe … more →

Tags: News, BBC, Headlines, Heds, Web Writing

Ad Agency Tips for Web Page Usability

donbeehler wrote 2 months ago: Dr. Jakob Nielsen, who has been called “one of the world’s foremost experts in Web usabi … more →

Tags: Social Media, Don Beehler, Web Page Usability

Give that test a rest2 comments

longtale wrote 2 months ago: The principles of qualitative social/market research are similar to those of user testing, except fo … more →

Tags: user experience, Research, statistics, Design, qualitative research, Market research, Nielsen, web design, user centred design

Do it like the BBC does

longtale wrote 2 months ago: If you can't use it, lose it. Image credit: http://bayramannakov.files.wordpress.com I used to t … more →

Tags: Marketing, user experience, writing, BBC, Usability, Web Writing, Creative Writing, Journalism, inverted pyramid

BBC News has the best headlines1 comment

Mediascaper wrote 2 months ago: Because Jakob Nielsen says so. Nielsen, a preeminent authority figure on Web design and usability, e … more →

Tags: Headlines, web design, swine flu, BBC News, KING5

'F' shaped webinars!3 comments

cyberloom wrote 2 months ago: Companies are switching over to the web to deliver many of their training programs. This is due to … more →

Tags: cyberloom, Cyberspace, online training, Distance Education, eye-tracking study, F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content, low degree of visual stimulation of webinars, Online Learning, why are webinars dull?

Testing and tuning for conversions

nicolamarconato wrote 2 months ago: Ok, ok, Just bought “Landing page optimization” by Tim Ash on Amazon.  Just arrived.  Ho … more →

Tags: Books, Internet, ecommerce, Web usability, book, Optimization

11 Characters (Or Less)

Jill Kurtz wrote 2 months ago: A new usability study done by Jakob Nielsen confirms the important of the first  2 words or about 11 … more →

Tags: Communication, Research, Writing for the Web, Links

Good Option for Lots of Navigation Options: Mega Drop-Downs

Jill Kurtz wrote 3 months ago: I have been working with several Balance Interactive clients lately that have a lot of website conte … more →

Tags: Communication, Usability, Website Navigation

The Kindle 2 and Usability - Not There Yet1 comment

bythefirelight wrote 4 months ago: Jakob Nielsen at UseIt.com has devoted his last two newsletters to reviewing the usability of the Ki … more →

Tags: Books, Link, useit.com, kindle 2

90-9-1 or 75-15-10?2 comments

Paul wrote 4 months ago: I have blogged before, on ExtranetEvolution.com, about characteristics of communities – see Bu … more →

Tags: AEC, Networks, Construction, Social Media, Communities, harvard, adam singer, participation inequality

Jakob Nielsen's Top Ten Blogger Mistakes

enzofsilva wrote 4 months ago: Jakob Nielsen is well-known in the field of usability. All his articles are actually very current in … more →

Tags: eLearning 2.0, Blog, Design, Jakob, nielse, Usability, Weblog, ui, Jakob_Nielsen

Mobile Usabilty - a view from Jakob Nielsen

jasondaponte wrote 4 months ago: Jakob Nielsen has just released a new take on mobile usability based on testing he’s conducted … more →

Tags: Content, Mobile, Mobile Content, Usability

Module 3 - Writing for the Web

Tim Kenington wrote 6 months ago: Web users don’t read, at least not in the same way as if reading a book or newspaper. Accordin … more →

Tags: NET11 - Internet Comm., NET11, Web, writing, Seth Godin, Usability

How People View the Web

Broken Remote wrote 6 months ago: I found this interesting study on the web about what people look at on web sites. The results indica … more →

Tags: Web, Eyetracking, Web development

Website Critique: The Nigerian Guardian website

chinaka wrote 7 months ago: The Guardian (Nigeria) website First impression: The designer and the editor do not understand wha … more →

Tags: chinaka, Nigeria, nigerian guardian, Website Layout, Website Navigation, writing for web

Website Critique: 9 KUSA

Andrew Otto wrote 7 months ago: First Impressions 9KUSA’s site is cluttered and confusing when I compare it to CNN.com KUSA, … more →

Tags: Andrew Otto, Website, 9 KUSA, Denver, cnn.com, citzeNews, Website Navigation, Writing for the Web, Website First Impressions


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