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Incompetent Research Skills Curb Users' Problem Solving (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
* Don't assume that advanced search will help your website; you might build such features, but people will use them only in exceptional cases.* Spend the vast majority of your resources on improving r... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/search-skills.html
Tags: search, usability, research, seo, google, via:packrati.us, nielsen, skills, web, behavior Saved by: admin at 12 Apr 2011
* Don't assume that advanced search will help your website; you might build such features, but people will use them only in exceptional cases.* Spend the vast majority of your resources on improving r... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/search-skills.html
Tags: search, usability, research, seo, google, via:packrati.us, nielsen, skills, web, behavior Saved by: admin at 12 Apr 2011
Optimizing a Screen for Mobile Use (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
A single mobile screen with almost no features still required 10 design changes to meet usability guidelines for mobile websites. During our recent Asia-Pacific tour, we took the opportunity to cond... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-redesign.html
Tags: mobile, usability, design, ux, apps, gui, nielsen, redesign, via:packrati.us, webdesign Saved by: admin at 29 Mar 2011
A single mobile screen with almost no features still required 10 design changes to meet usability guidelines for mobile websites. During our recent Asia-Pacific tour, we took the opportunity to cond... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-redesign.html
Tags: mobile, usability, design, ux, apps, gui, nielsen, redesign, via:packrati.us, webdesign Saved by: admin at 29 Mar 2011
Mobile Content Is Twice as Difficult (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
It's more painful to use the Web on mobile phones than on desktop computers for many reasons: * Slower downloads * No physical keyboard for data entry * No mouse for selection; no mouse b... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-content-comprehension.html
Tags: mobile, usability, ux, content, web, nielsen, analysis, readability, via:packrati.us, mlearning Saved by: admin at 01 Mar 2011
It's more painful to use the Web on mobile phones than on desktop computers for many reasons: * Slower downloads * No physical keyboard for data entry * No mouse for selection; no mouse b... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-content-comprehension.html
Tags: mobile, usability, ux, content, web, nielsen, analysis, readability, via:packrati.us, mlearning Saved by: admin at 01 Mar 2011
Mega-Menus Gone Wrong (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Big 2-D drop-downs can facilitate site navigation — if they're properly designed. - Use Mega-Features for Meaningful Choices: Mega-menus offer at least two huge benefits: they let you 1) structure ... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mega-menus-wrong.html
Tags: usability, navigation, design, webdesign, menu, dropdown, mega, nielsen, ux, via:packrati.us Saved by: admin at 17 Nov 2010
Big 2-D drop-downs can facilitate site navigation — if they're properly designed. - Use Mega-Features for Meaningful Choices: Mega-menus offer at least two huge benefits: they let you 1) structure ... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mega-menus-wrong.html
Tags: usability, navigation, design, webdesign, menu, dropdown, mega, nielsen, ux, via:packrati.us Saved by: admin at 17 Nov 2010
What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity | Nielsen Wire
Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8 percent just a year ago (43 percent increase) according to new research released today from The... Read more
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/what-americans-do-online-social-media-and-games-dominate-activity/
Tags: socialmedia, statistics, research, online, socialnetworking, nielsen, social, games, stats, media Saved by: admin at 04 Aug 2010
Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8 percent just a year ago (43 percent increase) according to new research released today from The... Read more
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/what-americans-do-online-social-media-and-games-dominate-activity/
Tags: socialmedia, statistics, research, online, socialnetworking, nielsen, social, games, stats, media Saved by: admin at 04 Aug 2010
Interviewing Users (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
What users say and what they do are different — a point I've made countless times. I even wrote a column entitled "First Rule of Usability? Don't Listen to Users" that's as relevant today as it was ... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/interviews.html
Tags: usability, research, ux, interview, jakobnielsen, interviews, testing, nielsen, methodology, alertbox Saved by: admin at 27 Jul 2010
What users say and what they do are different — a point I've made countless times. I even wrote a column entitled "First Rule of Usability? Don't Listen to Users" that's as relevant today as it was ... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/interviews.html
Tags: usability, research, ux, interview, jakobnielsen, interviews, testing, nielsen, methodology, alertbox Saved by: admin at 27 Jul 2010
iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
"Swiping for the next article is derived from a strong print metaphor in many content apps. In fact, this metaphor is so strong that you can't even tap a headline on the "cover" page to jump to the co... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html
Tags: ipad, usability, apple, ux, interface, design, jakobnielsen, nielsen, ui, mobile Saved by: admin at 11 May 2010
"Swiping for the next article is derived from a strong print metaphor in many content apps. In fact, this metaphor is so strong that you can't even tap a headline on the "cover" page to jump to the co... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html
Tags: ipad, usability, apple, ux, interface, design, jakobnielsen, nielsen, ui, mobile Saved by: admin at 11 May 2010
Scrolling and Attention (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Guideline/Ru;e of Thumb: Web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page fold. Although users do scroll, they allocate only 20% of their attention below the fold. the material... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/scrolling-attention.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, fold, scrolling, eyetracking, design, ux, attention, statistics, nielsen Saved by: admin at 23 Mar 2010
Guideline/Ru;e of Thumb: Web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page fold. Although users do scroll, they allocate only 20% of their attention below the fold. the material... Read more
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/scrolling-attention.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, fold, scrolling, eyetracking, design, ux, attention, statistics, nielsen Saved by: admin at 23 Mar 2010
Led by Facebook, Twitter, Global Time Spent on Social Media Sites up 82% Year over Year | Nielsen Wire
According to The Nielsen Company, global* consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last y... Read more
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/global/led-by-facebook-twitter-global-time-spent-on-social-media-sites-up-82-year-over-year/
Tags: socialmedia, twitter, facebook, statistics, stats, socialnetworking, media, nielsen, social, newmedia Saved by: admin at 25 Jan 2010
According to The Nielsen Company, global* consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last y... Read more
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/global/led-by-facebook-twitter-global-time-spent-on-social-media-sites-up-82-year-over-year/
Tags: socialmedia, twitter, facebook, statistics, stats, socialnetworking, media, nielsen, social, newmedia Saved by: admin at 25 Jan 2010
Short-Term Memory and Web Usability (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Summary: The human brain is not optimized for the abstract thinking and data memorization that that websites often demand. Many usability guidelines are dictated by cognitive limitations.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/short-term-memory.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, memory, psychology, nielsen, cognitive, design, ux, cognition, hci Saved by: admin at 08 Dec 2009
Summary: The human brain is not optimized for the abstract thinking and data memorization that that websites often demand. Many usability guidelines are dictated by cognitive limitations.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/short-term-memory.html
Tags: usability, webdesign, memory, psychology, nielsen, cognitive, design, ux, cognition, hci Saved by: admin at 08 Dec 2009