Newsletter issue #72 - 1st March 2010
This issue
Welcome to the March 2010 edition of the Webcredible newsletter!
In this issue:
- Feature article: 10 unexpected online user behaviours to look out for
- Blog highlights in February
- New articles in February
- Useful program: CSS Compressor
- Top link: Ecommerce accessibility report 2010
Enjoy!
Feature article: 10 unexpected online user behaviours to look out for
When designing a website, there are key user behaviours that should be taken into account. Our feature article this month highlights 10 of the more interesting and less well-known user behaviours that regularly occur in usability testing.
Blog highlights in February
Our most popular blog posts this month include:
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SeeSaw launches new online TV service
SeeSaw has just launched its TV service bringing together recent and archive TV programmes from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five. It bought its technology from Project Kangaroo, which was joint venture by the same broadcasters that the Competition Commission blocked. Now that this service has finally arrived will it succeed...
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Apple iPad - the ultimate commuting gadget?
Over the last week after the Apple iPad was announced, I decided to conduct some totally unscientific but very informative ethnographic research project: I walked the full length of the train on my way to and from work, and looked at what sort of electronic devices other commuters were using and, more crucially, what they were using them for...
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Phasing out IE6 support - A late present for developers
The debate has been going on over the last year or so about the continual support for Internet Explorer 6 – Should it stop or shouldn't it. Finally this weekend, Google announced that it will begin to phase out support for IE6 as it identified the browser as vulnerable in the recent cyber attacks on Google in China. So it seems we have these attacks to thank for this...
Our other blog posts were:
- Monthly user experience finds
- Engaging audiences through social media
- Ecommerce accessibility 2010 - report released
- International training
- Head of user experience job vacancy
- Marketing manager job vacancy
- Guest blog - Things can only get worse
- What's happening at Webcredible
New articles in February
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10 useful tools to develop, monitor, evaluate or debug web pages
When it comes to developing websites and pages we could all use a little help now and then when it comes down to the real detail. Fortunately there's a wide variety of tools on offer to developers that can be of use when it comes to developing, monitoring, evaluating and debugging web pages. Here are 10 of the most useful to you.
Useful program: CSS Compressor
Looking for a way to increase the loading speed of your web pages and save bandwidth? CSS Compressor from CSS Drive is a free tool which enables you to compress your CSS code to achieve this. No download is required, instead you simply insert the CSS from your web page into the text-box provided, choose your compression mode and comments handling settings, and click the compress button.
Top link: Ecommerce accessibility report 2010
Webcredible's latest white paper is an update on the highly popular ecommerce accessibility reports of 2007 and 2009. It evaluates the accessibility of the UK's leading high street retailers' websites, based on 20 real world accessibility guidelines (not merely box ticking). The report is free to download!
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