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Jakob's column on Web usabilityFormal Usability
Reports vs. Quick Findings (April 25)
Formal reports are the most
common way of documenting usability studies, but informal reports are
faster to produce and are often a better choice.
Medical Usability
(April 11)
Evangelizing
Usability (March 28)
Low-Literacy Users
(March 14)
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Intranet usability> Intranet design annual
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Return on investment for usability (ROI)
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E-commerce: 207 design guidelines
Age groups: Children, Teens, Seniors
Corporate sites: "About Us", PR, IR areas
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Film
Paper prototyping: how-to video (32 minute DVD)Books
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of SimplicityHomepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed
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WIRED What Websites Do to Turn On Teens
USA Today Study shows some teens not as Web-savvy as parents
BBC A decade of good website design
Wall Street Journal Websites for elderly users (access requires paid subscription)
New York Times User Friendly? Don't Bet on It
Las Vegas Review-Journal Net guru clocks speed, relates tale of the type and Shrinking office, widening universe
CNN Searching for answers on the Web
Builder.Au Developer Spotlight: Jakob Nielsen
Ecommerce-Guide Attract and Keep Customers: Site Design Tips to Improve Your Sales
New Scientist Polite computers win users' hearts and minds
Sydney Morning Herald RSS Feeding frenzy
ZDNet UK Two UK intranets make global top 10
Line56 The Best Government Intranets
Sydney Morning Herald The key to email: a two-second grab
CIO Insight Time for a Redesign
ZDNet In search of better search results
PC World Web-User Satisfaction on the Upswing
Seattle Times Timely, focused online newsletter a valuable relationship builder
BBC The web is getting easier to use
New York Times A 'FAV' Button? Interface Guru Is Not Amused
MediaPost Researcher Confirms Email Marketing Fear
BBC Web guru fights info pollution
Intranet Journal Building the Perfect Beast
Publish The future of Web publishing
CNN Do investor-relations Web sites work?
Digital Web Magazine An interview with Dr. Jakob Nielsen, usability expert
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