When to Use “target="_blank"” chr /css )Jan 15, 2014 112 links 3 Guidelines for Search Engine “No Results” Pages nng )Jan 5, 2014 111 guidelines , search How to Run a Usability Test With Users Who Are on Your Site Now nng )Dec 8, 2013 110 how-tos , testing When the UI Is Too Fast nng )Jul 8, 2013 109 performance Improving Usability With Extra Navigation Keys sib )Jun 26, 2013 108 keyboard-navigation , javascript Defensive Design Mar 6, 2013 107 books , user-experience , errors , design Improving Your Website Usability Tests sma )Jan 8, 2013 106 testing , optimization Usability of Browsers Error Messages kar )Oct 26, 2012 105 browsers , errors , content Usable Yet Useless: Why Every Business Needs Product Discovery ali )Aug 28, 2012 104 user-experience , economics , product-management SEO and Usability nng )Aug 13, 2012 103 seo Beyond Usability Testing ali )Jul 31, 2012 102 testing Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” sma )Jun 20, 2012 101 links , microcontent , seo Why We Shouldn’t Make Separate Mobile Websites bru /sma )Apr 20, 2012 100 mobile , responsive-design , strategies Why Should You Care About Website Usability? Jan 25, 2012 99 consistency , simplicity , content , whitespace , html , quality On Web Apps and Their Keyboard Shortcuts lea )Nov 17, 2011 98 web-apps , keyboard-shortcuts An Extensive Guide to Web Form Usability sma )Nov 8, 2011 97 guides , forms , examples Organizing Mobile ali )Oct 18, 2011 96 mobile , content , navigation On URL Readability lea )Aug 30, 2011 95 urls Print Style Sheets and URLs j9t )Jun 14, 2011 94 print , css Defining Good Design jas )Jun 8, 2011 93 design 3 Usability Testing Habits to Make Apr 21, 2011 92 testing Optimizing a Screen for Mobile Use nng )Mar 28, 2011 91 mobile , optimization Testing Content ali )Dec 14, 2010 90 content , testing Readability: The Optimal Line Length Nov 1, 2010 89 readability , typography Alphabetical Sorting Must (Mostly) Die nng )Oct 4, 2010 88 sorting Website Response Times nng )Jun 21, 2010 87 performance , user-experience , metrics Anybody Can Do Usability nng )Dec 21, 2009 86 De-Clutter the Web With the Readability Bookmarklet cra )Oct 30, 2009 85 bookmarklets , readability The Myth of Usability Testing rhj /ali )Oct 20, 2009 84 myths , testing Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Sorry About the Slashes cra )Oct 14, 2009 83 web , urls The Trouble With Lightbox (and Its Variants) jch )Oct 12, 2009 82 lightbox Inline Validation in Web Forms ali )Sep 1, 2009 81 forms , validation , errors Stop Password Masking nng )Jun 23, 2009 80 passwords Informative and Usable Footers in Web Design sma )Jun 17, 2009 79 design , navigation , link-lists How to Customise Your 404 Page May 13, 2009 78 error-pages , customization , user-experience , examples Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers sma )May 5, 2009 77 user-conversion , optimization , economics Better Usability in 5 Minutes lea )Apr 10, 2009 76 buttons , transitions , tables Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well nng )Mar 23, 2009 75 navigation , simplicity , accessibility The Elements of Social Architecture cwo /ali )Mar 3, 2009 74 information-architecture , information-design Write for Reuse nng )Mar 2, 2009 73 writing , content Site Map Usability nng )Aug 12, 2008 72 sitemaps , information-architecture , navigation , studies , research Web Design: 10 Additional Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jun 5, 2008 71 design , research , conventions , best-practices “OK”–“Cancel” or “Cancel”–“OK”? nng )May 27, 2008 70 buttons Andy Budd on Usability, Design, and the Death of CSS and )May 21, 2008 69 interviews , design , css Zebra Striping: Does It Really Help? ali )May 6, 2008 68 tables , forms Sign Up Forms Must Die ali )May 5, 2008 67 forms 25 Years in Usability nng )Apr 21, 2008 66 retrospectives , history Company Name First in Microcontent? Sometimes! nng )Mar 3, 2008 65 microcontent , writing , seo 10 Principles of Effective Web Design vit /sma )Jan 31, 2008 64 principles , design , performance , simplicity , whitespace , conventions , testing Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous… nng )Dec 17, 2007 63 web , web-2.0 , ajax , complexity , monetization 20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users j9t /sma )Sep 10, 2007 62 user-experience 7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users j9t )Sep 10, 2007 61 user-experience Primary and Secondary Actions in Web Forms Aug 27, 2007 60 forms , buttons , concepts Write Articles, Not Blog Postings nng )Jul 9, 2007 59 writing , blogging , content Change vs. Stability in Web Usability Guidelines nng )Jun 11, 2007 58 best-practices , history Command Links nng )May 14, 2007 57 navigation , links , buttons Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful nng )Apr 10, 2007 56 navigation , breadcrumbs , design-patterns Usability Tips for Bloggers Apr 10, 2007 55 tips-and-tricks , blogging Usability Heuristics for Web Development Teams Jan 21, 2007 54 heuristics Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jan 13, 2007 53 design , research , conventions , best-practices Usability Conventions: Basics and Examples j9t )Dec 8, 2006 52 fundamentals , conventions , examples Usability for Developers Nov 29, 2006 51 hci Productivity and Screen Size nng )Oct 23, 2006 50 productivity Interview With Jakob Nielsen Jul 19, 2006 49 interviews , ajax , user-conversion , testing , monetization , scrolling AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 48 forms , buttons , ajax , php Web 3.0 zel /ali )Jan 17, 2006 47 web , web-3.0 , javascript Usability and Accessibility in 2006 Jan 4, 2006 46 accessibility , standards , wcag , legal , outlooks The Value of Graphic Design jus )Jan 3, 2006 45 design Accessibility Is Not Enough nng )Nov 21, 2005 44 accessibility CAPTCHA Are Not a Security Measure Nov 5, 2005 43 captcha , accessibility Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes nng )Oct 17, 2005 42 blogging , mistakes Open New Windows for PDF and Other Non-Web Documents nng )Aug 29, 2005 41 links , pdf Putting A/B Testing in Its Place nng )Aug 15, 2005 40 testing , optimization Usability Improvements Using the DOM mis )Aug 9, 2005 39 dom , javascript , links Scrolling and Scrollbars nng )Jul 11, 2005 38 scrolling , design From an Alt Point of View the )Nov 25, 2004 37 accessibility , legal , alt-text , images Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons nng )Sep 27, 2004 36 forms , comparisons , guidelines More Usable Forms—Controlling Scroll Position Sep 15, 2004 35 forms , scrolling , html , javascript , coldfusion The Need for Web Design Standards nng )Sep 13, 2004 34 design , conventions Fitts’s Law dav )Aug 19, 2004 33 principles , design Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 32 searching , php The Perfect 404 llo /ali )Jan 16, 2004 31 error-pages , javascript , http Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 nng )Dec 22, 2003 30 design , mistakes Usability 101 nng )Aug 25, 2003 29 introductions , concepts Alternative Interfaces for Accessibility nng )Apr 7, 2003 28 accessibility , design Top Web Design Mistakes sim )Jan 4, 2003 27 mistakes , urls Top 10 Web Design Mistakes of 2002 nng )Dec 22, 2002 26 design , mistakes , retrospectives Flash and Web-Based Applications nng )Nov 25, 2002 25 flash , web-apps , comparisons Making Flash Usable for Users With Disabilities nng )Oct 14, 2002 24 flash , accessibility Let Users Control Font Size nng )Aug 18, 2002 23 typography , customization , readability Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability nng )May 12, 2002 22 guidelines , homepages Deep Linking Is Good Linking nng )Mar 3, 2002 21 links , search Site Map Usability, 1st Study nng )Jan 6, 2002 20 sitemaps Beyond Accessibility: Treating Users With Disabilities as People nng )Nov 11, 2001 19 accessibility , dei Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models nng )Oct 28, 2001 18 quality , resilience , productivity How to Succeed With URLs ali )Oct 12, 2001 17 how-tos , urls , servers , apache , php Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Useful nng )Sep 16, 2001 16 mobile , wap First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users nng )Aug 5, 2001 15 principles , testing Usability Metrics nng )Jan 21, 2001 14 research , metrics , comparisons When Web Pages Don’t Work Aug 29, 2000 13 user-experience , navigation , performance , graceful-degradation , design , testing End of Web Design nng )Jul 23, 2000 12 design , content , interaction-design , information-architecture “Reset” and “Cancel” Buttons nng )Apr 16, 2000 11 buttons Choices spo )Apr 12, 2000 10 Why You Only Need to Test With 5 Users nng )Mar 19, 2000 9 testing , processes Is Navigation Useful? nng )Jan 9, 2000 8 navigation Ten Good Deeds in Web Design nng )Oct 3, 1999 7 design , best-practices , conventions Who Commits the “Top Ten Mistakes” of Web Design? nng )May 16, 1999 6 design , performance , mistakes Cost of User Testing a Website nng )May 2, 1998 5 testing , economics Using Link Titles to Help Users Predict Where They Are Going nng )Jan 11, 1998 4 links The Web in 1998: Some Predictions nng )Dec 31, 1997 3 outlooks , economics Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time) nng )Nov 30, 1996 2 html , frames , anti-patterns In Defense of Print nng )Jan 31, 1996 1 print 