John has just posted an interesting piece about this... http://westciv.typepad.com/standards/2004/11/another_way_of_.html
Overall though - I avoid them at all costs. When we recently rejigged www.toyota.com.au - the #2 thing that came out of usability research was the hatred users have for the prevelance of pop-ups on the site. -------------------------------------------------- Ben Webster Conversant Studios www.conversantstudios.com.au On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:37:58 -0500, Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Novitski wrote: > > > At 11:11 AM 12/6/04, Felix Miata wrote: > > > >Fresh meat: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20041206.html > > > Yes, but only 605 respondents?! Yikes, that's a small sample. Nielsen's > > I bet you'd never find a random sample that size that proves the > converse. > > > results, satisfying as they are to one allergic to commercialism, would > > carry more weight if the sample size were significantly greater. Perhaps > > someone blessed with a memory for statistical math can confirm how large a > > website-viewing population can be significantly sampled by just 605 > > respondents. > > Sometimes a REALLY small sample is sufficient. Check out Jakob's > apparent satisfaction with as little as 3-5: > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20010204.html > > > -- > "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the > Father except through me." John 14:6 NIV > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 > > Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/ > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
