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"an
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"Hand-picked Internet news for web developers. . ."
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"...exchange
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"...a
Weblog on online content and everything that entails." (Joe
Clark) |
| Observations |
"News
& observations about high-quality user experiences." (Kristoffer
Bohmann) |
| peterme
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usability
and information architecture blog (Peter Merholz) |
| TaskZ |
"Executive resource for user-centered design"
(Charles L. Mauro) |
| Tomalak's
Realm |
"Daily
Links to Strategic Web Design News" (Lawrence Lee) |
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"Essays on web design interaction usability experience architecture etc."
(Scott Berkun) |
| useit.com
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"usable
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"your
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"Visual
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Hot Web Sites
Usability
WebWord.com the
voice of Internet usability and human factors
Usable Web: Guide to Web usability
resources a robust collection of usability resources
useit.com Jakob Nielsen's popular
usability site (see his Alertbox)
CIO.COM's
usability research center nice collection of usability resources
GVU's WWW User Surveys useful for
understanding Internet users, and more
Web Pages That Suck a zany and
off-the-wall Web design site (see the book)
Web Review's articles on usability
Microsoft Usability Home Page
Site Usability Evaluation
explains how you can test your users using heuristic evaluations
Usability and
the Future of the Web an interesting Netscape DevEdge editorial
Factors and
Principles Affecting the Usability of Four E-commerce Sites
Content Articles and Content Ezines
The Scent of Information
an article about how users utilize and navigate your site's content
Writing for the Web
(column from Nielsen's Alertbox)
Microcontent: How to Write Headlines,
Page Titles, and Subject Lines (another great column from Nielsen's
Alertbox)
Contentious a Web zine for editors and writers
of material for online media
Inkspot writing resources (mainly for print, but
still applicable) - including, articles and interviews
E-WRITE "training
writers for the cyberage" (also includes good information about online writing)
Web Marketing and Site Promotion
Marketing
Terms.com -- e-marketing terminology explained
(excellent, no-hype information)
Marketing North America
Resource Directory -- 400 previewed links, includes searchable directory
Secrets To Making Money On
The Information Super-Highway (the next best!)
CyberAtlas excellent Web marketing
reference information
Promotion World learn how to promote and
advertise your site
Preparing for the launch of your
site a publicity primer
General Web and Interface Design
The HCI Bibliography
a truly excellent directory of Human-Computer Interaction publications and resources
W3C HTML Validation Service
HTML Writer's Guild (AWARE Center) accessible web
authoring resources and education center
All Things Web a very nice collection of
usability and webmastering information
Ten Design-less Rules for
Successful Web Design a bit wordy, but good otherwise
Seven
Deadly Sins of Information Design
Interface Hall of Shame nice collection
of examples of common interface design mistakes
Building a Better
Interface good builder.com article
Five Most Serious Web Design
Errors good article, but the page tends to load slowly
WEB techniques and Web Review sister online magazines about developing
for the Internet
Relevant Professional Organizations
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (HFES)
Usability Professionals Association
ACM SIGCHI for people who design, evaluate, and
implement, computing systems for humans
The Ergonomics Society of the United Kingdom
IEEE Computer Society
Miscellaneous Human Factors Directories
Human-Computer
Interaction Resources on the Net an excellent HCI resource maintained by Mikael
Ericsson
Biomechanics World Wide
all about, you guessed it, Biomechanics
Ergonomics & Computer
Injury: FAQs
Miscellaneous
BigNoseBird
-- tons of great free stuff: CGI scripts, how-to's, and more!
Cool Homepages.com
interesting site focused on well-designed (cool) homepages
QWK.net offer various Web
services and Web hosting (these folks are very friendly)
WebKnowHow.net an easy-to-use Web site development
directory
HostReview.com search for Web hosts according to
price and features
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
programs educational programs HCI (160 K)
A Brief History of Human
Computer Interaction Technology
Bad Human Factors Designs everyday things that
have design flaws
BUBL Journals search through online
computer and information technology periodicals
Unified Web Site
Accessibility Guidelines get the scoop on Web site accessibility
Resources in Computer
Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering (from Carnegie Mellon University)
Webgrrls Unite! for women interested in the
Internet
Danny Goodman's Site He is THE JavaScript guru; read the interview!
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