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W3C - Style Guide for Online Hypertext W3C - Style Guide for Online Hypertext- Defines common terms and outlines good design principles. ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard ACM Queue: Why Writing Your Own Search Engine is Hard- Anna Patterson explains the problems of search engine design in practical terms in this lengthy article. DNS as a Search Engine: A Quantitative Evaluation DNS as a Search Engine: A Quantitative Evaluation- Ben Edelman evaluates DNS, Google, and RealNames for their respective accuracies in providing correct and relevant content. Rese… BBC: Search Wars - Which is the Best? BBC: Search Wars - Which is the Best?- As Microsoft enters the internet search engine market, the BBC compare five of the main providers: Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves and A9. Efficient, Automatic Web Resource Harvesting Efficient, Automatic Web Resource Harvesting- Research paper which offers a solution for increased indexing efficiency. Commercial Alert Files Complaint Against Search Engines for Deceptive Ads Commercial Alert Files Complaint Against Search Engines for Deceptive Ads- A complaint filed with the United States Federal Trade Commission by Ralph Nader's Commercial Alert serv… Indexing the Internet Indexing the Internet- An essay by John Hubbard analyzing the question of what is the best way to index the Internet, with references. Java Trout Java Trout- Offers access, photocopying, fax service, beverages and snacks. Features coupons, news, events, menu and map. Located in Iron River. Mocha Moment Cyber Cafe Mocha Moment Cyber Cafe- Offers ethernet jacks and one computer. Features menu and map. Located in Janesville. CNET.com - Study: Design lacking in e-tail sites CNET.com - Study: Design lacking in e-tail sites- The design of some of the leading online stores is mediocre at best, but, according to a new study, it is improving. Principia Hypertextica: Introduction Principia Hypertextica: Introduction- A mathematics educator's view of web design. Encourages speed, accessibility, validity, and navigability. Discusses difficulties of math type… Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)- Sites are getting better at using minimalist design, maintaining archives, and offering services. However, these ad… Alertbox Alertbox- Jakob Nielsen's bi-weekly column on current issues in Web usability, focusing on simple and minimalist design based on real user needs. Java Software Human Interface Java Software Human Interface- Essential information about human interface design and usability for applications and applets written in the Java programming language. Rosenfeld, Lou: Yahoo! is Dead. Long Live Yahoo! Rosenfeld, Lou: Yahoo! is Dead. Long Live Yahoo!- Discussion on the inevitable collapse of Yahoo directory due to its size and complexity. He Predicts mini-yahoo sites within corp… Morville, Peter: Virtual Documents: The Challenges of Chunking Morville, Peter: Virtual Documents: The Challenges of Chunking- Advice for determining a level of granularity in breaking up documents for online viewing. Rosenfeld, Lou: Is Less Really More? Rosenfeld, Lou: Is Less Really More?- When it comes to the usability factor of tables of contents, is less really more? The Scent of Information The Scent of Information- The reason why so many people lose their way on the Web, according to usability expert Jared Spool, is because they lose the scent of the information the… Morville, Peter: Building a Synonymous Search Index Morville, Peter: Building a Synonymous Search Index- Help users find the documents they're looking for by incorporating a 'thesaurus-like' hierarchy for your site. Spool, Jared: Web Graphic Design Is Not What You Think, A Usability Perspective Spool, Jared: Web Graphic Design Is Not What You Think, A Usability Perspective- "The number one activity on the Web is information retrieval." In part of his tutorial, Spool expl… Spool, Jared: Hard Evidence from Research Spool, Jared: Hard Evidence from Research- Spool uncovers the lessons his research has taught him about how best to design a site so that users don't end up thwarted Nielsen Norman Group Nielsen Norman Group- Jakob Nielsen shares his thoughts on usability. IBM DeveloperWorks: Web Architecture IBM DeveloperWorks: Web Architecture- Offering tools needed to understand usability and accessibility issues. Includes materials that can help you create user-centered application… alt tags - Muddling Through alt tags - Muddling Through- Web site designers should think hard about how to keep users from muddling around on their sites. "Users muddle when it isn’t clear what they are supp… Universal Usability Universal Usability- Includes an online version of the book "Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers" by Sarah Horton, along with links to other useful … Norman, Don: Human Centred Design Norman, Don: Human Centred Design- Don Norman discusses the approach to usability when building his own website. This includes links to related content by Jakob Nielsen. Adobe - Flash : Usability Adobe - Flash : Usability- Usability tips, examples, test case, quotes, related articles and a Flash forum for site developers. Jeffrey Veen: The Usability of Subscribing to Feeds Jeffrey Veen: The Usability of Subscribing to Feeds- RSS feeds are surprisingly difficult for the average user to use. Tognazzini, Bruce: First Principles Tognazzini, Bruce: First Principles- Bruce Tognazzini discusses basic prinicples of usability for both traditional applications and web services. Schroeder, Will: Testing Web Sites with Eye-Tracking Schroeder, Will: Testing Web Sites with Eye-Tracking- Describes an experiment carried out to monitor the eye movements of visitors to a prototype web site.