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Subject:Web Site Usability Report From:"Jared M. Spool" <jspool -at- UIE -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 21 Jun 1997 12:19:15 -0500
User Interface Engineering announces "Web Site Usability: A
Designer's Guide", our 155-page report on web site usability. Over
the last few months, we've observed over 50 users struggle with nine
popular web sites. This report describes what we've found.
I would be happy to email you Chapter 1, which summarizes the study
and it's implications on web site design. Here's an outline of the
chapter you will receive:
WEB SITE USABILITY: A DESIGNER'S GUIDE
Chapter 1: Web Site Usability: The Big Picture
Chapter Contents:
What Is "Usability" on the Web?
The Sites We Tested
"Scavenger Hunt" Tests
The Results
The Rankings
Room for Improvement
Beyond the Rankings
The Major Implications
Implication 1: Graphic Design Neither Helps Nor Hurts
Implication 2: Text Links Are Vital
Implication 3: Navigation and Content Are Inseparable
Implication 4: Information Retrieval Is Different than Surfing
Implication 5: Web Sites Aren't Like Software
To receive this chapter and more information on the report, all you
need to do is send mail to WEB -at- UIE -dot- COM with the words SEND CHAP-1 in
the subject field.
Or you can visit our web site at http://www.uie.com to get more
information on the report.
Jared
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Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering mailto:jspool -at- uie -dot- com 800 Turnpike Street, Suite 101
(800) 588-9855 North Andover, MA 01845
fax: (508) 975-5353 USA http://www.uie.com
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