Newsletter issue #68 - 2nd November 2009
This issue
Welcome to the November 2009 edition of the Webcredible newsletter!
In this issue:
- Feature article: Designing for B2B and enterprise applications
- Blog highlights in October
- New articles in October
- Useful program: Aptana Studio
- Top link: Ecommerce Usability Report 2009
Enjoy!
Feature article: Designing forB2B and enterprise applications
It's not uncommon to hear people complaining about the poor user experience of some B2B and enterprise applications. Often, such applications are hastily put together by an internal team in response to an urgent business need. In other cases, employees have to use a disparate array of applications sourced from multiple suppliers and lacking any commonality in design. These top tips will help you in designing enterprise applications that offer a better user experience and increase productivity.
Blog highlights in October
Our most popular blog posts this month include:
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Shortlisted for prize, yet remarkably unusable
I noticed recently that Kentish Town Health Centre, which is my local health centre, was shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize 2009, and I have to confess to a secret satisfaction that it didn't win. The entrance is an airy foyer rising the full three floors of the building...
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Guest blog - A degree in form filling please!
In my first blog post, I discussed what a kerfuffle all the paperwork leading up to university was for me. After accepting my place, applying for halls, student loans and a disabled students' allowance, I actually thought I would be free from forms for a little bit but, alas, they just keep coming...
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Do you need high-street advice to buy online?
"Step into middle England's best loved department store, stroll through haberdashery to the audio visual department where an awfully well brought-up young man will bend over backwards to find the right TV for you - then go to dixons.co.uk and buy it." The text above, one of a recent series...
Our other blog posts were:
- Royal Mail will suffer from lack of innovation, not strikes
- SEO and PPC training courses
- Guest blog - Opening a bank account
- Ecommerce Expo and ecommerce usability
- Webcredible on YouTube and Flickr
- Mobile in the multi-channel experience - IMRG event
- UCL Interaction Centre John Long Prize
- Guest blog - Passwords and swearwords
- What's happening at Webcredible
New articles in October
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Six mistakes to avoid in mobile usability
Looking to reach your customers through the mobile, but not sure of the best way to go about it? This article looks at some of the most common mistakes that people make when giving their business a mobile presence.
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6-step process for planning a user test
Preparing for usability testing requires a surprisingly large amount of planning. Here are the 6 key steps you should go through to get ready.
Useful program: Aptana Studio
Looking for a web application Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop web apps quickly and easily? Aptana Studio is a web app IDE offering support for AJAX, authoring tools for HTML, JavaScript and CSS, and many community-developed plugins. Simply download the program and begin developing web applications.
Top link: Ecommerce Usability Report 2009
Webcredible's latest white paper is an update on the highly popular ecommerce usability reports of 2006, 2007 and 2008. It evaluates 20 of the top UK high street retailers against 20 best practice usability guidelines. The report is free to download!
Usability lab & focus group facilities hire
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Training courses
Come on one of our training courses and become a web guru! Our 18 courses are run across 5 training streams:
- Usability & accessibility courses
- Website optimisation courses
- Online copywriting courses
- Web development courses
- Online marketing courses
Training courses are held every 2 weeks in London and are fantastic - small class sizes, highly interactive and taught by experts.
