xBlog: The visual thinking weblog
28th November 2000

Surf like a Bushman

“Hunt down that elusive page, take aim with your mouse and click… Rachel Chalmers explains why Web designers could soon be asking anthropologists for advice.”

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28th November 2000

Forget passwords, what about pictures?

“Researchers say visual memory is far more powerful than the ability to recall precise sequences of symbols. We’re drowning in passwords, and our brains are rebelling. Most of us have one of two strategies for remembering all these new strings of letters and numbers: use the exact same password across the board, or keep written reminders of the various secret phrases. Either way, the entire purpose of passwords — security — is undermined.”

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28th November 2000

ITG Newsletter: Internetworking

“This is the newsletter of the ITG (Internet Technical Group). It is a place to publish web usability research, opinions, reviews and a wide variety of other items of interest to ITG members. In keeping with the spirit of the ITG, Internetworking will be free of charge and will be available only on the Web.”

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28th November 2000

Macromedia: Flash Usability

“Create the ultimate user experience with Macromedia Flash. Macromedia is working closely with the design and development community, and usability experts to provide suggestions we think will help you create highly engaging user-focused sites. Our goal is to empower the community to keep redefining what the Web can be and build cutting-edge sites that provide the best user experience.”

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28th November 2000

Forget passwords, what about pictures?

“Researchers say visual memory is far more powerful than the ability to recall precise sequences of symbols. We’re drowning in passwords, and our brains are rebelling. Most of us have one of two strategies for remembering all these new strings of letters and numbers: use the exact same password across the board, or keep written reminders of the various secret phrases. Either way, the entire purpose of passwords — security — is undermined.”

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28th November 2000

Understanding Link Depth Origination

“There are some major flaws with using search engines to find the links pointing to your sites, and link popularity worries are also causing some marketers to submit pages that don’t belong to them to the engines. Here’s an overview of some of the key issues surrounding link origination and some advice for making the most of your linking pursuits.”

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28th November 2000

Macromedia: Flash Usability

“Create the ultimate user experience with Macromedia Flash. Macromedia is working closely with the design and development community, and usability experts to provide suggestions we think will help you create highly engaging user-focused sites. Our goal is to empower the community to keep redefining what the Web can be and build cutting-edge sites that provide the best user experience.”

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28th November 2000

Intellectual Property Law Web Server

The patents.com ‘Intellectual Property Law Web Server’ contains a large amount of intellectual property information. But hey! This is not legal advice! They’ll keep reminding you of that because they are lawyers, of course.

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