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Usability Findings in Ecommerce sma )Mar 1, 2016 166 ecommerce , scrolling , pagination , buttons Usability Testing of Icons nng )Feb 7, 2016 165 icons , images , testing “Learn More” Links: You Can Do Better nng )Dec 13, 2015 164 links , microcontent Simplicity Wins Over Abundance of Choice nng )Nov 22, 2015 163 simplicity , product-management Ensure High Contrast for Text Over Images nng )Oct 18, 2015 162 contrast , colors , images , accessibility Hello, My Name Is <Error> ali )Sep 8, 2015 161 naming , conventions , forms , errors Preventing User Errors: Avoiding Conscious Mistakes nng )Sep 7, 2015 160 errors Delivering Responsibly sco /btc )Aug 31, 2015 159 videos , performance , accessibility , sustainability Low-Contrast Text Is Not the Answer nng )Jun 7, 2015 158 contrast , colors , accessibility Reframing Accessibility for the Web ali )Feb 3, 2015 157 accessibility Breaking Web Design Conventions = Breaking the User Experience nng )Jul 20, 2014 156 design , conventions , user-experience Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful nng )May 11, 2014 155 forms , placeholders Writing Hyperlinks: Salient, Descriptive, Start With Keyword nng )Mar 9, 2014 154 links , microcontent , writing On Links and Accessibility j9t )Mar 6, 2014 153 links , accessibility Usability Testing for Mobile Is Easy nng )Feb 9, 2014 152 mobile , testing When to Use “target="_blank"” chr /css )Jan 15, 2014 151 links 3 Guidelines for Search Engine “No Results” Pages nng )Jan 5, 2014 150 guidelines , search How to Run a Usability Test With Users Who Are on Your Site Now nng )Dec 8, 2013 149 how-tos , testing When the UI Is Too Fast nng )Jul 8, 2013 148 performance Improving Usability With Extra Navigation Keys sib )Jun 26, 2013 147 keyboard-navigation , javascript Defensive Design Mar 6, 2013 146 books , user-experience , errors , design Improving Your Website Usability Tests sma )Jan 8, 2013 145 testing , optimization Usability of Browsers Error Messages kar )Oct 26, 2012 144 browsers , errors , content Usable Yet Useless: Why Every Business Needs Product Discovery ali )Aug 28, 2012 143 user-experience , economics , product-management SEO and Usability nng )Aug 13, 2012 142 seo Beyond Usability Testing ali )Jul 31, 2012 141 testing Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” sma )Jun 20, 2012 140 links , microcontent , seo Why We Shouldn’t Make Separate Mobile Websites bru /sma )Apr 20, 2012 139 mobile , responsive-design , strategies Why Should You Care About Website Usability? Jan 25, 2012 138 consistency , simplicity , content , whitespace , html , quality On Web Apps and Their Keyboard Shortcuts lea )Nov 17, 2011 137 web-apps , keyboard-shortcuts An Extensive Guide to Web Form Usability sma )Nov 8, 2011 136 guides , forms , examples Organizing Mobile ali )Oct 18, 2011 135 mobile , content , navigation On URL Readability lea )Aug 30, 2011 134 urls Print Style Sheets and URLs j9t )Jun 14, 2011 133 print , css Defining Good Design jas )Jun 8, 2011 132 design , aesthetics 3 Usability Testing Habits to Make Apr 21, 2011 131 testing Optimizing a Screen for Mobile Use nng )Mar 28, 2011 130 mobile , optimization Testing Content ali )Dec 14, 2010 129 content , testing Readability: The Optimal Line Length Nov 1, 2010 128 readability , typography Disabling JavaScript: Asking the Wrong Question Oct 16, 2010 127 javascript , support Alphabetical Sorting Must (Mostly) Die nng )Oct 4, 2010 126 sorting Website Response Times nng )Jun 21, 2010 125 performance , user-experience , metrics How to Improve Usability With Fitts’ and Hick’s Laws Mar 22, 2010 124 how-tos , principles , optimization , design Anybody Can Do Usability nng )Dec 21, 2009 123 De-Clutter the Web With the Readability Bookmarklet cra )Oct 30, 2009 122 bookmarklets , readability The Myth of Usability Testing rhj /ali )Oct 20, 2009 121 myths , testing Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Sorry About the Slashes cra )Oct 14, 2009 120 web , urls The Trouble With Lightbox (and Its Variants) jch )Oct 12, 2009 119 lightbox Inline Validation in Web Forms ali )Sep 1, 2009 118 forms , validation , errors Stop Password Masking nng )Jun 23, 2009 117 passwords Informative and Usable Footers in Web Design sma )Jun 17, 2009 116 design , navigation , link-lists How to Customise Your 404 Page May 13, 2009 115 error-pages , customization , user-experience , examples Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers sma )May 5, 2009 114 user-conversion , optimization , economics Better Usability in 5 Minutes lea )Apr 10, 2009 113 buttons , transitions , tables Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well nng )Mar 23, 2009 112 navigation , simplicity , accessibility The Elements of Social Architecture cwo /ali )Mar 3, 2009 111 information-architecture , information-design Write for Reuse nng )Mar 2, 2009 110 writing , content Site Map Usability nng )Aug 12, 2008 109 sitemaps , information-architecture , navigation , studies , research Web Design: 10 Additional Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jun 5, 2008 108 design , research , conventions , best-practices “OK”–“Cancel” or “Cancel”–“OK”? nng )May 27, 2008 107 buttons Andy Budd on Usability, Design, and the Death of CSS and )May 21, 2008 106 interviews , design , css Zebra Striping: Does It Really Help? ali )May 6, 2008 105 tables , forms Sign Up Forms Must Die ali )May 5, 2008 104 forms 25 Years in Usability nng )Apr 21, 2008 103 retrospectives , history Company Name First in Microcontent? Sometimes! nng )Mar 3, 2008 102 microcontent , writing , seo 10 Principles of Effective Web Design vit /sma )Jan 31, 2008 101 principles , design , performance , simplicity , whitespace , conventions , testing Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous… nng )Dec 17, 2007 100 web , web-2.0 , ajax , complexity , monetization 7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users j9t )Sep 10, 2007 99 user-experience 20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users j9t /sma )Sep 10, 2007 98 user-experience Primary and Secondary Actions in Web Forms Aug 27, 2007 97 forms , buttons , concepts Write Articles, Not Blog Postings nng )Jul 9, 2007 96 writing , blogging , content Change vs. Stability in Web Usability Guidelines nng )Jun 11, 2007 95 best-practices , history Command Links nng )May 14, 2007 94 navigation , links , buttons Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful nng )Apr 10, 2007 93 navigation , breadcrumbs , design-patterns Usability Tips for Bloggers Apr 10, 2007 92 tips-and-tricks , blogging Usability Heuristics for Web Development Teams Jan 21, 2007 91 heuristics Security vs. Usability nza )Jan 19, 2007 90 security Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know j9t )Jan 13, 2007 89 design , research , conventions , best-practices Usability Conventions: Basics and Examples j9t )Dec 8, 2006 88 fundamentals , conventions , examples Usability for Developers Nov 29, 2006 87 hci Productivity and Screen Size nng )Oct 23, 2006 86 productivity Interview With Jakob Nielsen Jul 19, 2006 85 interviews , ajax , user-conversion , testing , monetization , scrolling Label Placement in Forms uxm )Jul 12, 2006 84 forms , labels AJAX Delete Confirmation Mar 23, 2006 83 forms , buttons , ajax , php Web 3.0 zel /ali )Jan 17, 2006 82 web , web-3.0 , javascript Usability and Accessibility in 2006 Jan 4, 2006 81 accessibility , standards , wcag , legal , outlooks The Value of Graphic Design jus )Jan 3, 2006 80 design Accessibility Is Not Enough nng )Nov 21, 2005 79 accessibility CAPTCHA Are Not a Security Measure Nov 5, 2005 78 captcha , accessibility Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes nng )Oct 17, 2005 77 blogging , mistakes Open New Windows for PDF and Other Non-Web Documents nng )Aug 29, 2005 76 links , pdf Putting A/B Testing in Its Place nng )Aug 15, 2005 75 a-b-testing , optimization Usability Improvements Using the DOM mis )Aug 9, 2005 74 dom , javascript , links Scrolling and Scrollbars nng )Jul 11, 2005 73 scrolling , design Handling Usability Concerns Such as the Back Button, and Bookmarking dal /aja )Mar 14, 2005 72 rich-internet-apps , ajax , javascript From an Alt Point of View the )Nov 25, 2004 71 accessibility , legal , alt-text , images The End of Usability Culture dig )Nov 10, 2004 70 design , culture Please Make Me Think! Are High-Tech Usability Priorities Backwards? Oct 10, 2004 69 design Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons nng )Sep 27, 2004 68 forms , comparisons , guidelines More Usable Forms—Controlling Scroll Position Sep 15, 2004 67 forms , scrolling , html , javascript , coldfusion The Need for Web Design Standards nng )Sep 13, 2004 66 design , conventions Fitts’s Law dav )Aug 19, 2004 65 principles , design Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms bri /ali )Aug 10, 2004 64 searching , php Question Time: Visited Links Jul 3, 2004 63 links , colors , link-lists Should Visited Links Get Distinctive Styling? Jun 16, 2004 62 links , css Put the “Friendly” Back in User-Friendly May 24, 2004 61 user-experience , content Learning to Let Go cod )May 19, 2004 60 accessibility Orient Visitors With “You Are Here” Button Styling May 12, 2004 59 navigation , buttons , css Change the Color of Visited Links nng )May 3, 2004 58 links , colors Enhancing Form Usability With Instructions and Validation Apr 28, 2004 57 forms , content , validation , errors How Well Can You Use the Web? Mar 29, 2004 56 web Opening Links in a New Window Mar 26, 2004 55 links An Open Letter to Jakob Nielsen Mar 16, 2004 54 design , interaction-design The Page Paradigm Feb 19, 2004 53 user-experience , navigation Web Design Beyond Usability Feb 19, 2004 52 design Accessibility and Usability ppk /dig )Feb 18, 2004 51 accessibility The Perfect 404 llo /ali )Jan 16, 2004 50 error-pages , javascript , http Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 nng )Dec 22, 2003 49 design , mistakes The Ten Most Violated Homepage Design Guidelines nng )Nov 10, 2003 48 guidelines , homepages , design Usability 101 nng )Aug 25, 2003 47 introductions , concepts Usability Professionals Must Disappear mar )Aug 8, 2003 46 user-experience , career Sites Still Have the Same Usability Problems Aug 4, 2003 45 design , search Usability Heuristics for Rich Internet Applications Jul 15, 2003 44 heuristics , rich-internet-apps Remote Online Usability Testing: Why, How, and When to Use It Jun 9, 2003 43 testing Forms, Usability, and the W3C DOM ppk /dig )May 30, 2003 42 forms , dom , javascript , html , dhtml Why Things Don’t Work May 22, 2003 41 testing , ibm , microsoft Alternative Interfaces for Accessibility nng )Apr 7, 2003 40 accessibility , design Are Guidelines Useless? cwo )Feb 26, 2003 39 design , testing Top Web Design Mistakes sim )Jan 4, 2003 38 mistakes , urls Top 10 Web Design Mistakes of 2002 nng )Dec 22, 2002 37 design , mistakes , retrospectives Flash and Web-Based Applications nng )Nov 25, 2002 36 flash , web-apps , comparisons “Click Here”: Needless Words Nov 17, 2002 35 microcontent Information Architecture Is Not Usability dig )Nov 5, 2002 34 information-architecture The Myth of User-Centered Information Architecture dig )Oct 23, 2002 33 information-architecture , myths Flash Usability Panel Review Oct 18, 2002 32 flash Making Flash Usable for Users With Disabilities nng )Oct 14, 2002 31 flash , accessibility All-Flash a Fast Track to Failure Sep 26, 2002 30 flash , accessibility , seo Let Users Control Font Size nng )Aug 18, 2002 29 typography , customization , readability Media: IBM Relates Perceived Usability to the Real Thing Aug 5, 2002 28 marketing , ibm Experts Offer Tips on Usability Jun 12, 2002 27 tips-and-tricks Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability nng )May 12, 2002 26 guidelines , homepages Top 10 Tips for Usable Flash Mar 28, 2002 25 flash , tips-and-tricks Deep Linking Is Good Linking nng )Mar 3, 2002 24 links , search Flash Usability mer /dig )Jan 22, 2002 23 accessibility , flash Site Map Usability, 1st Study nng )Jan 6, 2002 22 sitemaps Usability 101: Using Relative Font Sizes Dec 12, 2001 21 introductions , fonts , units , css , accessibility Beyond Accessibility: Treating Users With Disabilities as People nng )Nov 11, 2001 20 accessibility , dei Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models nng )Oct 28, 2001 19 quality , resilience , productivity How to Succeed With URLs ali )Oct 12, 2001 18 how-tos , urls , servers , apache , php Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Useful nng )Sep 16, 2001 17 mobile , wap First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users nng )Aug 5, 2001 16 principles , testing Criteria for Optimal Web Design (Designing for Usability) Jul 21, 2001 15 design , accessibility , frames , link-lists 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 