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2003 Articles and Media Coverage
Eve
movement tracking technology exposes poor web design (PDF file size
252k)
Silicon.com, 24-12-03
Businesses are still failing to get the most out of websites with clunky
navigation online advertising placement, according to research based on
new eye-movement technology that measures where surfers look on web
pages.
Net loss (PDF file
size 333k)
The Times: The Eye 13-12-03
The Internet should be accessible for all, says Guy Clapperton.
Move online ads around for
effectivness, says study (PDF file size 65k)
Brand Republic, 12-12-04
Online advertisements could be more effective if they did not appear in
the same position on each web page, new research has suggested.
Accessible to
everyone (PDF file size 4,215k)
www.netmag.co.uk, 12-03
Is your web site breaking the law? Why should you make it accessible?
What changes do you need to make?
Web designers
need to look at science of advertising (PDF file size 255k)
Net4nowt, 24-11-2003
Research by The Usability Company and Eyetracker has shown that
advertising in unlikely places on a web site are more effective...
Good website design
isn't just about visuals (PDF file size 131k)
New Media Age 06-11-03
Tobias Misera, head of Information Architecture, The Usability Company.
eGovernment
Challenge dwarfs all Technical Considerations (PDF file size 60k)
Usability News, 12-09-03
Catriona Campbell of The Usability Company and Matt Hopgood of Sapient
shared a platform at the AIGA Experience Design meeting on eGovernment
in London last week. Between them they revealed a many-headed,
slow-working but highly committed approach in Government to meeting
deadlines of 2005 for online services.
Web access will improve
in time (PDF file size 392k)
Marketing Week, 11-09-03
I enjoyed Robert Dwek's article on the issue of Web Accessibility for
the disabled (MW August 28). The issues he focused on are important, but
also complicated. Because of this there are some misconceptions that
Marketing Week readers should be aware of.
New
Media Age Appointments - Joanne Hung (PDF file size 916k)
New Media Age, 04-09-03
Work to
rule (PDF file size 2,767k)
Creativity, 09-03
Guru Jakob Nielsens stringent guidelines on web design may work in
theory but do they work in practice?
Computing
for all (PDF file size 115k)
PC Advisor, 09-03
Sometimes the constant demands of technology can cause a range of
stresses and strains. Rosemary Haworth looks at ways to put yourself
back in charge of your desktop and ensure the relationship with your PC
remains a healthy one.
The
complete guide to Web graphics (PDF file size 7,193k)
.Net, 09-03
Why do some sites work and others suck? In many cases, it's because of
bad design.
Web Design (PDF file size 1,406k)
Internet and Technology, 09-03
The issue of website accessibility has once again come to the fore with
the RNIB's recent announcement that it will support a number of
individuals in legal cases against groups for failing to provide sites
usable for those with sight problems.
Software
developers clash over Web accessibility role (PDF file size 373k)
New Media Age, 07-08-03
Software firms are divided over the role they should play in Web
accessibility, which is leading to confusion about the future of Web
design.
Pushing for access
(PDF file size 113k)
Kablenet.com, 06-8-03
Plans to improve the UK's public sector websites will need more money,
says an industry expert
Cash
hurdles for official websites (PDF file size 110k)
BBC Online, 05-08-03
Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Government plans to make official
websites accessible by anyone could be hit by a cash shortfall.
Successful site design for
online casinos (PDF file size 84k)
iGaming Business, 08-2003
Site design is key for attracting signups, converting those signups to
downloads and converting those downloads into deposits.
New
Media Age Appointments - Carl Kim (PDF file size 943k)
New Media Age, 31-07-03
Government
websites address disability access law (PDF file size 482k)
Silicon.com, 28-07-03
But lack of funding will make it difficult to meet targets, warns
expert...
New Media Age
Appointments - Tobias Misera (PDF file size 482k)
New Media Age, 26-06-03
RNIB criticises e-voting sites
(PDF file size
IT Week, 12-05-03
Despite the Government's enthusiasm for online democracy, the Royal
National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) has revealed that many people
were unable to take part in recent local government e-voting trials.
Let your users determine
design (PDF file size 1081k)
Internet Works, 01-05-03
The 2002 Annual Christmas retail survey from Deloitte and Touche
discovered that almost one in two UK consumers would be...
Usability Company appoints a marketing manager (PDF file
size 128k)
Precision Marketing,
25-04-03
The Usability Company, a provider of business-focused consultancy work,
has appointed Funmi Tomisin to the role of marketing manager.
Intranets:
depots for 'limited value information (PDF file size 88k)
HR Gateway Editorial, 24-04-03
Bad design and management of organisations' Intranet sites could be
costing up to £1,000 per employee. Raid IT and start measuring the
impact, HR were advised today.
Trap new business in your web (PDF file 591k)
Guardian
Business Solutions,
24-04-03
Most small businesses have a website these days and their quality is
swiftly improving. But...
Site accessibility (PDF file size 942k)
New Media Age,
17-04-03
As well as maximising your visitors, making your site accessible to
those with disabilities is a legal necessity, says Jonathan Webdale.
Online
standard for blind users launched (PDF file size 129k)
Computer Weekly,
15-04-03
Online service providers wanting to ensure their websites are accessible
to blind users...
New Media People (PDF file size 501k)
New Media Age,
10-04-03
Lisa Halabi, Usability Specialist, The Usability Company
Usability Company and RNIB join over accessibility award (PDF file
size 433k)
New Media Age,
10-04-03
The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and The Usability
Company have come together to launch a fast-track scheme enabling...
Moves (PDF file size 398k)
New Media Age,
10-04-03
Funmi Tomisin has joined The Usability Company as Marketing Manager.
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DRC to test sites for accessibility (PDF file size 423k)
New Media Age,
03-04-03
The Disability Rights Commission is launching an investigation of Web
sites in a bid to raise the issues involved in creating sites which can be
used by everyone.
Usability testing leads to better ROI (PDF file size 367k)
New Media Age, 27-03-03
There's a question that crops up time and again whenever the commercial
benefits of Web site development are put under the spotlight: how to
accurately measure ROI...
Show me the money (PDF file size 5330k)
New Media Age,
13-03-03
With nearly 30 years' experience as an independant broker, how has Charcol
managed to take it's business online with such success...
The practice of analysis
(PDF file size 1734k)
Financial Marketing,
01-03-03
To make the most of web-based opportunities, financial companies need to
do more than simply record web-traffic...
Shelter (PDF file size 66k)
Revolution,
01-03-03
Shelter has picked The Usability Company to provide consulting on two of
it's sites...
Capita
upbeat despite further congestion charging glitches (PDF file size
497k)
FT.com: National News, 21-02-03
Drivers seeking to pay London's congestion charge yesterday again
suffered glitches...
TfL clears Web jams in time for Congestion Charge launch (PDF file
size 440k)
New Media Age,
20-02-03
As I write, it's almost the end of the first day of the Congestion Charge
in London, and things haven't quite turned out the way the critics were
expecting...
Congestion
charge zone (PDF file size 2401k)
FT,
14-02-03
Map showing the boundary and entry points to the congestion charge zone.
Why users cannot be
left to their own devices (PDF file size 1189k)
FT.com, 14-02-03
Even when new mobile handsets and networks have been thoroughly tested
to ensure they will work together...
Jams lock up
congestion website (PDF file size 919k)
BBC Online,
14-02-03
Traffic Jams of the data variety are locking up the website for
Londoners affected by the imminent congestion charge...
London Congestion
Charge (PDF file 798k)
FT.com, 14-02-03
Public confusion over the congestion charge is threatening chaos when
the scheme starts on Monday
Web sites face being shamed into complying with accessibility laws (PDF
file size 1096k)
New Media Age,
13-02-03
The Disability Rights Commission is planning to take action against
companies that don't comply with laws to make their Web sites accessible
to all.
Data jams lock up websites
(PDF file size 436k)
Daily Times (Pakistan),
13-02-03
Traffic jams of the data variety are locking up the website for Londoners
affected by the imminent congestion charge.
Government gets tough over Web accessibility (PDF file size 75k)
New Media Age,
06-02-03
The Government is preparing to launch the UK's first legal crackdown on
companies that fail to make their websites accessible to blind or
partially sighted users.
Build usability into your site to survive
(PDF file size 2531k)
Internet Works, 01-02-03
Many of us are familiar with the frustrations so often encountered on the
Web. Dead links, confusing icons, unfathomable navigation systems...
Letters (PDF file size 464k)
Marketing Business,
01-02-03
Readers sound off about ageism, disability, ethnography and marketers in
the board room.
More Usable: apples or oranges (PDF file size 978k)
New Media Age,
30-01-03
Marty Carroll, director of usability practice, The Usability Company.
Stick to rules (PDF file 693k)
Guardian Online,
23-01-03
Jakob Nielssen's article on web site accessibility is a must for all
designers and web managers.
LG Electronics (PDF file size 433k)
New Media Age,
16-01-03
LG Electronics, the consumer electronics manufacturer has appointed The
Usability Company to provide usability services and consulting.
My usability study is better than yours (PDF file size 725k)
The Register,
15-01-03
A row has broken out over claims that the Web sites of many of the UK's
top companies are 'wallowing in mediocrity'.
W3C usability standards put developers to the test (PDF file size
227k)
New Media Age,
09-01-03
Web developers are under renewed pressure to make Web sites accessible
following the acceptance by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
10 sure fire ways to improve sales
(PDF file size 3529k)
Internet Works,
01-01-03
We've persuaded leading e-commerce firms to reveal their unique secrets of
success.
Site tests (PDF file
size 750k)
PC Advisor, Spring 03
Creating a clear and friendly website is crucial if charities are to
encourage online donations, but many are falling short of the mark.
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