Fascinating stuff. I'm stealing the link for my journal.
I love these studies of 'unconscious' behavior patterns, like web page reading. Reminds me a bit of retail store layout to maximize sales--when you enter a store, do you turn right or left, and where do you put the promo items, the regular items, and the clearance racks?
Now... if only they could do a study on web site navigation link styles! Pulldown menus, horizontal static menus, vertical spines with or without trees... there's just so many, and most are annoying!
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Date: 2004-09-08 12:43 pm (UTC)I love these studies of 'unconscious' behavior patterns, like web page reading. Reminds me a bit of retail store layout to maximize sales--when you enter a store, do you turn right or left, and where do you put the promo items, the regular items, and the clearance racks?
Now... if only they could do a study on web site navigation link styles! Pulldown menus, horizontal static menus, vertical spines with or without trees... there's just so many, and most are annoying!
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Date: 2004-09-08 01:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-08 01:20 pm (UTC)Cool stuff
Date: 2004-09-08 02:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-08 02:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-08 04:07 pm (UTC)I've taken part in a lot of experiments observing users, but generally from behind one-way glass, which doesn't let you track their eyeballs.
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Date: 2004-09-08 07:37 pm (UTC)