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Usability Makes the Web Click

Jakob Nielsen helped Sun Microsystems work the Web. Now he's on a mission to make the Web work for everybody.READ»

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Perverse Verbosity

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox yesterday warns professional communicators against the dangers of information pollution. To whit: "The more you say, the more people tune out your message." 'Nuff said.READ»

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(Dis)Ease of Use

In his June Online Insights column, Michael Tchong addresses the need for more drag-and-drop technology. Arguing that most technology -- hardware and software -- is purposefully designed to be difficult to use, he suggests that our ...READ»

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5 Fatal Flaws of Web Design

Helpful insight from interface guru Jakob Nielsen.READ»

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AOL, You've Got Problems!

Web-usability expert Jakob Nielsen redesigns AOL.com.READ»

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Languishing Language

Mike and Bill's comments about clarity of communication and the need for streamlined writing reminds me of chapters 5 and 9 in Bill's book, which deal with writing shorter emails -- and giving leaders less information. Jakob Nielsen ...READ»

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My Favorite Bookmarks: Marcy Lerner

Picks from the content director of Vault.com.READ»

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Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death

A few years ago, experts thought a new pricing model would sweep the Internet in which users would gladly pay a few cents a page for the content that they liked. It was a costly misjudgment.READ»

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It's a Web, Web, Web, Web World

The Web reinvents many of the basics of business life: where you get your news, how you search for information, what it takes to communicate. Here's our crash course in how to Web-ify yourself.READ»

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Clued In? Sign On!

The interconnection of hundreds of millions of people via the Web doesn't represent just another sales channel or merely another opportunity to do the same work faster. It offers the potential to reframe some fundamental questions about business.READ»

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Go to the Head of the Class!

Thanks to the Web, you can learn what you want -- when you want to learn it. From programming in a new language to talking the language of Wall Street, here's your online-curriculum guide.READ»

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Design Rules

Unit of OneREAD»