I see that my blog posts have become much shorter in the last few months. I'd like to blame the warmer weather but I know it's not an excuse.
I just came across some great reminders...If you are developing or think of developing and/or then launching a web app (a.k.a web applications), read about what to do once it's launched. Yes, launching is just the beginning...
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12 May 2010
18 January 2010
Video: Change Blindness
UX Magazine just posted an interesting article about an occurrence called "change blindness." The article includes videos of the experiments carried out that support the phenomenon.
The experiments are enlightening, mainly because it's amusing to see the scenarios unfolding. As a spectator seeing how evident the differences are, it's surprising how the subjects in the videos are oblivious to the changes. It would be interesting to see the full quantitative data from the experiments to see the percentages and variation by variable. The videos clearly reinforce that user behavior needs to be tested to validate expectation and minimize the difference between actual behavior and desired behavior. I would have expected more participants to notice. Then again the video is probably not be representative of the participant sample.
The end of the article states:
"What are we failing to capture when observing people using the products we design? We [as UX professionals] need to reserve space in our work for uncovering those things that we don't know we don't know, and make it an official part of the process."
This is quite obvious and a good reminder especially when rolling out new features that seem evident to those working closely on the project.
The experiments are enlightening, mainly because it's amusing to see the scenarios unfolding. As a spectator seeing how evident the differences are, it's surprising how the subjects in the videos are oblivious to the changes. It would be interesting to see the full quantitative data from the experiments to see the percentages and variation by variable. The videos clearly reinforce that user behavior needs to be tested to validate expectation and minimize the difference between actual behavior and desired behavior. I would have expected more participants to notice. Then again the video is probably not be representative of the participant sample.
The end of the article states:
"What are we failing to capture when observing people using the products we design? We [as UX professionals] need to reserve space in our work for uncovering those things that we don't know we don't know, and make it an official part of the process."
This is quite obvious and a good reminder especially when rolling out new features that seem evident to those working closely on the project.
06 November 2009
When Was a Web Page Last Updated?
Are you eager to know when a web page was last updated and don't see a last modified date anywhere on the page?
Here's an easy tip that will give you that much needed information. Type the following code into your browser's address bar: javascript:alert(document.lastModified)
After clicking on the "Enter" key, an alert box will appear telling you the exact date and time the page was last modified. Voila!
Here's an easy tip that will give you that much needed information. Type the following code into your browser's address bar: javascript:alert(document.lastModified)
After clicking on the "Enter" key, an alert box will appear telling you the exact date and time the page was last modified. Voila!
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