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"The latest report from web usability guru Jakob Nielsen is about iPad usability. It's the second such report from Nielsen Norman Group and it features in-depth analysis about how people are using iPads. As is usual with Nielsen reports, it also lustily lists all the design flaws that his users found - such as touchable areas that are too small, low discoverability and "swipe ambiguity.""

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Mindy McAdams puts together an Amazon "bookstore" of online design resources.

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A service that lets users see a preview of web sites that you have linked to in your web site. found via Steve Outing

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Flash design object that allows deep linking - a major peeve of mine when it comes to websites that are designed solely in Flash (TM).

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Jakob Nielsen updates his list of web design mistakes for 2006. I'm guilty of number 9. Most of the others I agree with - as a user, that is.

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A great article that walks you through the steps to understand how people use your web site. If you haven't tested your student media site, this would be a good exercise. (via Mindy McAdams)

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"Between April 29 and May 1, 2008 fifteen undergraduate journalism and mass communication students were brought in for the eyetracking session." - okay, this is the huge flaw in this study. As a media exec, I wouldn't care what undergrad journalism studen

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Meranda Watling explains a common annoyance about reading on the web. I prefer some kind of application where the page doesn't reload every time you go to the next section. It's especially annoying with photo galleries.

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