When looking at the form, you may hesistate for a second, because it’s not immediately obvious what information to enter in each field.
From our research studies, we’ve learned that even the slightest moment of hesitation when completing a form can significantly hurt the form’s response rate (that is, the number of people who complete the form).
Forms are just a means to an end. Users should be able to complete forms quickly and without confusion. The following two tips show how using white space effectively will help reduce users’ response time and the effort spent to determine what information is...
After a small section giving recommendations for the process of constructing usable interfaces, the standard defines requirements for menu and command oriented systems. It defines standard function key assignments (F1=help, etc.) and a standard terminology (for example, "personal code" is to be
In the case of the mistaken missile alert, some news outlets have provided examples of the interface involved. The same system screen is used to deliver several different types of emergency alerts to the public including amber alerts, road closures, and high-surf warnings. There are 9 unique
The simplest way to solve the problem of acquiring precise values is to use an input-text box where users can type an exact value for that parameter. However, while this solution offers precision, it does not allow users to efficiently explore the range of values offered by that parameter. If you
JS-Kit Score: Turn Your Site into a Localized Digg
Of course, because this is the only page on ReadWriteWeb that is running a Score widget, it won’t have any data on which content is the highest rated site wide. But the ease of installation is what really catches the eye. JS-Kit is building a suite of tools for web publishers that are modular
Evolving from Decentralization to Centralization – Back to a Decentralized Future
It is believed that farming immigrants replaced foragers and increased food production, resulting in higher population density per unit of land, hence increased development of towns and cities. Adding to this idea is Paul Bairoch’s book titled Cities and Economic Development. He argues that
Cybersecurity in IoT: Achieving Digital Security in an Age of Surveillance
Moreover, according to Deloitte, IBM and Samsung have put together a proof of concept using the Ethereum blockchain to improve the technical capabilities of IoT and to enhance its security. Their product has secured financing from Verizon Ventures, the investment division of Verizon
The Layer-Cake Pattern of Scanning Content on the Web
People don’t usually read every word on a webpage, in an app, or even in an article or text passage. Instead, they often scan — because their experience with many websites has taught them that scanning can deliver almost the same value (that is, amount of information) with significant less
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Touch Targets on Touchscreens
For example, the David Yurman jewelry website included small circular swatches under each product photo on product-listing pages, to indicate alternate colors available for each. Clicking each swatch would update the product photo on the page, so users could preview the color without navigating to
Mobile Microsessions
Widgets are compressed views of the app that usually present a single piece of data that represents the state of the app. They are ideal for tracking frequently changing information (such as weather) and are typically accessed from the phone’s homescreen (on iOS, from the Search screen), if the
Store Finders and Locators
Websites play a major role in helping customers find their way to company locations, including branches, stores, offices, dealers, and other outlets such as ATMs, package-dropoff points, or facilities that accept returned goods for ecommerce sites. Whenever customers need to do business at a
10 Usability Heuristics Applied to Video Games
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) is a battle-royale game, or, in laymen’s terms, a large-scale player–versus–player shooter game that ends when one winner (team or individual) is the last one left “alive.” PUBG contains dozens of weapons that players can pick up and use throughout
Designing for Different Types of E-Commerce Shoppers
A main complaint of one-time shoppers is site registration. The vast majority of shoppers in our study complained about the laborious process of registration and checkout. But one-time shoppers were particularly annoyed by required registration, since they were doubtful that they would ever return
WP Engine Named A Best Place to Work in Technology for 2019 .
When it comes to facilitating a truly enjoyable and productive workplace, it takes more than just the promise of perks and ping pong. Employees want their workplaces to reflect what they value and expect out of the company they work for: trustworthiness, morality, and the opportunity to grow both in
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WordPress for Good: Relieving Fatigue .
In this segment, we highlight Untire, an application that helps cancer patients and survivors reduce cancer-related fatigue (CRF) symptoms and regain life. CRF is a common side-effect of cancer and related treatments; patients describe it as a paralyzing level of fatigue that leaves patients
Customer Updates to WordPress 5.0
The process of disabling the 5.0 editor should not be a hassle. In the coming days, we will be rolling out an admin notice that will display on the Dashboard page* of your site(s). This notice will have information about adopting the new editor and will provide buttons to install/activate the
Why Personas Fail
The truth is; Yes, they do already know a ton about customers, so it’s sometimes hard to justify doing research on a body of people you have been working with for years. In these situations, it is beneficial to think of personas and present them as an alignment tool rather than a research
Using Swipe to Trigger Contextual Actions
A complicating factor is that not all applications support this gesture, which slows down users’ learning. When encountering new apps or revisiting infrequently used apps, users will have difficulty to predict if they can use contextual swipe. For example, the Key Ring app for iPhone (an app
Narrative Biases: When Storytelling HURTS User Experience
It’s easy to overlook sample size and instead look for a story that provides some reasonable explanation for why events happened. But a few instances should not be presumed to represent meaningful behavior patterns, unless there is specific contextual information to the contrary. (For example
Security Teams Need to Be Prepared With an Incident Response Plan
A true security incident refers to something that could negatively impact information security objectives like confidentiality, integrity, or availability. When something in the system triggers an alert or looks unusual, security teams need to have a protocol in place to diagnose, act on, and
In Mark Zuckerberg We Trust? The State and Future of Facebook, User Data, Cambridge Analytica, Fake News, Elections, Russia and You
Facebook also made a startling announcement. After thorough review, the company believes that Cambridge Analytica may have collected information on as many as 87 million people. 81.6% of these users resided in the United Sates with the rest of the affected users scattered across the Philippines
AI-Based Framework for Agile Project Management
Artificial Intelligence has transformed how every business functions and software development is not exempted from it. Machine learning has helped to accelerate the traditional software development lifecycle as artificial intelligence redefines how developers build products. Usually, software
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability
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A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues
For Startups, a SaaS Solution is an HR Killer App
Any of the above solutions would make an excellent addition to a startup’s HR arsenal. They all act as force-multipliers, allowing fewer HR staff to stay on top of endless floods of job applicants, and see to the voracious talent needs of a growing business. They all accomplish that without
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Scaling User Interfaces: An Information-Processing Approach
Websites that are specifically designed for mobile start from a different assumption. They do take into account the limited channel capacity and make assumptions about what the users may be interested in. They deliver to the channel: they presume that, since content that’s buried too deeply into
Page Parking: Millennials' Multi-Tab Mania
Growth in the number of browser tabs over time during one usability-testing task. The currently active tabs are shown in blue. Red represents tabs that have been closed by the user; those tabs were thus no longer present in the browser’s tab bar. In total, the study participant employed 12
Banner Blindness: The Original Eyetracking Research, 10-year research overview
For example, unskilled researchers often ask users to simply look at a page, rather than have them encounter it as part of a task flow. Users naturally look at things differently depending on the context. For example, if you want to know how users look at the elements of a form, you can't just
