Jakob Nielson: Misconceptions About Usability

Misconceptions About Usability (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

This piece of advice would have saved my previous employer some time for sure...

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Jacob Nielsen: Comedian and Information Pollution Opponent

Information Pollution (Alertbox)

I generally enjoy Jacob's Alertbox posts. I don't always agree with everything, but I do like the way he writes sometimes. This quote gave me a chuckle:

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Forrester: Usability of Many Sites is Bad and What Can Be Done

Forrester Brief - Web Sites Continue To Fail The Usability Test(free registration required)

Forrester analyzed over 450 sites using the same criteria and concluded most of them suck. Retail was best and telecom sites were the worst.

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Profiles in Un-usability: ThisisBroken.com

Good Experience: This Is Broken

OK, so "This is Broken" isn't necessarily about "online usability" as the category would have you believe.

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Jakob Nielsen Hates PDFs on the Web

Gateway Pages Prevent PDF Shock (Alertbox)

In his latest Alertbox Announcement, Jacob Nielsen continues a recent theme about the horrors of using PDF files on the web.

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Amazon Light Pushes the Envelope

Amazon.com has long been recognized as the leader in web site usability. Most of the books and articles you read reference their site as a model of usability.

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