May 26, 2013

Jakob Nielsen Discusses Mobile Web Site Guidelines

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Here’s the latest Alertbox newsletter article written by web usability guru Jakob Nielsen. It’s titled, “Mobile Site vs. Full Site.” From the Post: Based on usability testing of hundreds of sites, the main guidelines for mobile-optimized websites are clear: Build a separate mobile-optimized site (or mobile site) if you can afford it. When people access [...]

Kindle Fire Offers ‘Disappointingly Poor’ Experience; 'Miserable' Magazines

Laura Hazard Owen at paidContent.org writes about Jakob Nielsen’s usability report about the Kindle Fire. As the headline indicates, Nielsen says the Fire has a lot of problems. The article also points out that Nielsen’s report doesn’t take into account technical issues that some users have with the device. From the Article: Will the projected [...]