Actually Mike, according to a recent Jakob Neilsen study, Jakob Neilsen is right 100% of the time. ;)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Brown Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 3:28 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Confusing the users... In Page Links Herrod, Lisa wrote: > This is really interesting article in that it contradicts findings of a > recent study we completed just 2 weeks ago. > > We recently conducted user testing on a site with 22 participants, which is > a significant sample (often we test with 8 to 12). > > The demographic was 18 skilled workers and 4 employers of skilled workers. > Balance of gender, spread of age and technical ability (novice to expert). > > > We received very positive feedback from the users about in-page links, so > much so that it was reported as a positive attribute of the site. In fact, > about 25% commented that they liked these links, without being asked. > You usability people, always with the testing! You don't know there's a 99% chance Jakob is always right? :) Mike ****************************************************** 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 ******************************************************
