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• Bryan Eisenberg interview, sneak peek of SES Chicago

  
  PPC-Advice.com — Authority: 110
  I finally managed to hook another big one in the online marketing industry, none other than Bryan Eisenberg. However, if I were a fisherman I’d be somewhat disappointed and throw him back... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Measure Twice, Cut Once

  
  Mike McCready — Authority: 116
  This old adage is so true when working with wood or other materials that require measuring and cutting.  The premise is that it is far less costly to spend an extra few minutes double-checking your measurements then to make the wrong cut and waste your material. This also so very true with web design. It is far less ...
  1 week ago

• Readability in Web Design

  
  Social & Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 152
  Readability is a very important quality for any website. In order for the content and text of the site to have an impact on visitors, they must first be able to read it without trouble. Reading from a screen can be challenging in many situations, so this is not as small of an issue as it may seem.
  2 weeks ago

• Basic Principles of Readability for Websites

  
  Gwizz IT — Authority: 152
  Having a website is only effective if the content of the site is easily readable for visitors. Otherwise, even great content will not be able to do its job. While this may sound very basic, readability is a major issue that a high percentage of websites struggle with. Reading from a screen can be difficult, so ...
  2 weeks ago

• Improve Site Usability Easily without the High Cost

  
  The Publicists Assistant — Authority: 441
  Site usability is one aspect small and medium web retailers are overlooking when measuring ROI or return on investment. One of the reasons for this is the wrong notion that landing page optimization is costly, and for the big players out there. Contrary to this is the fact that there are a lot of free online ...
  2 weeks ago

• User Vision Focuses on Sustainability

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  World Usability Day 2009 will involve companies looking to improve design to make it more sustainable.  One such company is User Vision which aims to use World Usability Day as a means to improve its own design.  The goal of the day is to boost the public’s awareness of the importance of designing simple and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Test ‘Til You Drop: Three More Days Of Q4 Bug Battling!

  
  Software Testing Blog — Authority: 419
  With only three days left in our week-long Q4 E-tailer Bug Battle , 350+ bugs have already been reported by nearly 100 testers from around the globe. While testers may not be experiencing the all-too-familiar “shop ’til you drop” phenomenon, there’s been no shortage of crowds, enthusiasm or effort during this ...
  3 weeks ago

• Inexpensive ways to target problem areas

  
  Column Two — Authority: 494
  Todd Elliott has written an article on remote usability techniques . To quote: Until fairly recently, when designers wanted to test an idea or design, they sought out an outside usability agency or, rented a room, some expensive equipment and recruited users to come into an artificial environment to participate in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Readability in Web Design

  
  www.IT-Everyday.com — Authority: 154
  One of the most important characteristics of any website or online material is it’s readability. In order for the content to be effective and to do its job, people must be able to easily read it. It sounds simple, but with the amount of distractions that are online and the difficulty that some people have with ...
  3 weeks ago

• Usabilla Travel Site Test: Underdogs beat Expedia in usability showdown

  
  Konigi — Authority: 122
  Usabilla was ran usability tests to compare the usability of four travel sites and has posted the results. Their analysis concludes that Expedia gets defeated by its competitors Hotwire, Priceline, and Travelocity on basic usability tasks. Expedia performed the worst in a usability showdown between the four major ...
  3 weeks ago

• Easy Usability Testing with UserTesting.com

  
  Marketing Technology Blog — Authority: 536
  An important, but unfortunately too-often overlooked, aspect of web design is usability. Most experienced web designers understand the basic concepts and principles of usability, but the more complex a website, the more important usability testing becomes. E-commerce websites are especially important to test because ...
  4 weeks ago

• Intuition HQ – Test Your Design’s Usability

  
  Rev2.org — Authority: 125
  Collaboration and design modeling sites aren’t anything new.  Since websites began, the need to involve the client in the site design and workflow has been a part of the professional design and development process.  Solutions for this range from very expensive and robust to free and useless. IntuitionHQ.com is ...
  4 weeks ago

• New Accessibility Developments – Giving Voice to the Web

  
  AniktoBlog — Authority: 405
  Last week saw the emergence of three intriguing technologies in the areas of website vocalization and Web 2.0 usage among people with disabilities. IBM Social Accessibility Project Users who are blind rely on screen reading software to interpret text-based data from Web pages, but sites that aren’t coded correctly ...
  4 weeks ago

• Some testing is better than none

  
  Column Two — Authority: 494
  Ideally, all intranet design projects should adopt a design approach which consults with users throughout the process, from identifying needs to input and evaluation of structure and design. This is not always possible. Time and cost limitations occasionally result in corners being cut with testing often being the ...
  4 weeks ago

• the speed of the mobile web, part 1: user perception

  
  Little Springs Design — Authority: 107
  Last week, Gomez published "Why the Mobile Web is Disappointing End-Users,” which you can read online at Scribd . In summary, huge numbers of users are reporting problems with the mobile web, with download time the number one problem. While this seems simple, it really isnt. Consider my ongoing experience on my ...
  4 weeks ago

• Lessons Learned from Project Managers - "Focus on the User"

  
  Viaspire - Define.Innovate.Maximize. — Authority: 116
  BNET talks to project heads from GM, Nokia, Mehtod and Facebook to find out what they consider "lessons learned" from working on high-stakes projects. What I loved about each response was that the "user" was an influential factor in each take-away. The perfect enemy is the enemy of the deadline. "When you’re ...
  5 weeks ago

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