“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“As the author of 1989’s Information Anxiety proves again, ‘information architecture’ still has a long way to go… The following is adapted from Richard Saul Wurman’s Information Anxiety 2, to be published in November by Macmillan. The book is a follow-up to Wurman’s Information Anxiety , published in 1989, in which Wurman analyzed how individuals and consumers should best sort through the deluge of data they face in the Information Age.”

“An overview and evaluation of a number of web scripting tools, including Mason, PHP, ASP/VBScript, ASP/Perl, Cold Fusion, Embperl, JSP, Lasso and Zope. The goal of this document is to provide a basic guide to developers who are trying to decide what scripting solution they should use.”

“Create Flash your momma can see.” A short presentation (with examples) by Juxt Interactive’s Creative Director Todd Purgason.

“As the author of 1989’s Information Anxiety proves again, ‘information architecture’ still has a long way to go… The following is adapted from Richard Saul Wurman’s Information Anxiety 2, to be published in November by Macmillan. The book is a follow-up to Wurman’s Information Anxiety , published in 1989, in which Wurman analyzed how individuals and consumers should best sort through the deluge of data they face in the Information Age.”

“Many users go to Web sites seeking specific information — and are eager to leave as soon as they find it. This means designers may have trouble steering users to material they’re not actually looking for, even if the users would find the information valuable. This article draws on the experience that we at User Interface Engineering had in trying to solve this problem with the developers of Netscape’s DevEdge Online site.”

“You can apply for and use an International Standard Serial Number for your Weblog. Your blog will then officially exist in the worldwide standardized encyclopedia of periodicals. Weblogs meet the definition of ’serial’ (periodical) under the so-called Anglo-American cataloguing rules…”

“Summary: Discusses how prototyping your user interface can help prevent costly mistakes and miscalculations. Even the brightest people make mistakes. This is especially true for teams of people. Somehow, as a project moves forward, small assumptions and well-intentioned but poor decisions accumulate, turning hours of work into a lousy user experience. The smart teams eliminate their mistakes before they ship by using a technique called UI prototyping. Combined with usability studies, prototypes keep teams headed in the right direction.”

“Think broadband will blaze a trail to a more exciting, multimedia Web? Think again… There are plenty of good ways for Web designers to use broadband. But cramming flashy videos and whizzy animations down a user’s DSL line isn’t one of them.”

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