Comments on: Jakob Nielsen AlertBox: Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a News, commentary, tools and tips about business blogging and the world of corporate blogs Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Owen K. http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a#comment-1531 Owen K. Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:10:11 +0000 http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a.html#comment-1531 In the latest journal of Internet Research, Volume 15 Number 2 2005, pp. 220-240, two Spanish professors have compiled this list of top annoyances. I find 2,8 and 9 on numerous blogs: 1. Download delay: The researchers state that "despite technological improvements to increase the speed of internet" download delay remains a problem. 2. Dealing with (online) advertising. 3. Long process, poor usability: When the design or structure of a site slows a user down. 4. Waiting for the product to be delivered: When getting products delivered takes time. 5. Waiting for reply to enquiry: Responses to requests email queries take too long. 6. Dealing with junk mail. 7. Pre-process problem: When a website is either down or over-capacity. 8. In-process problem: When a user encounters timeouts, dead links and other failures within a site. 9. Time spent searching. 10. Registering for access. 11. Recuperating password. 12. Part of process offline: When a user has to deal with offline bodies (i.e. go to a bank for a password) before completing online transactions. 13. Waiting for confirmation. 14. Installing software to continue. In the latest journal of Internet Research, Volume 15 Number 2 2005, pp. 220-240, two Spanish professors have compiled this list of top annoyances. I find 2,8 and 9 on numerous blogs:

1. Download delay: The researchers state that “despite technological improvements to increase the speed of internet” download delay remains a problem.

2. Dealing with (online) advertising.

3. Long process, poor usability: When the design or structure of a site slows a user down.

4. Waiting for the product to be delivered: When getting products delivered takes time.

5. Waiting for reply to enquiry: Responses to requests email queries take too long.

6. Dealing with junk mail.

7. Pre-process problem: When a website is either down or over-capacity.

8. In-process problem: When a user encounters timeouts, dead links and other failures within a site.

9. Time spent searching.

10. Registering for access.

11. Recuperating password.

12. Part of process offline: When a user has to deal with offline bodies (i.e. go to a bank for a password) before completing online transactions.

13. Waiting for confirmation.

14. Installing software to continue.

]]> By: Sue Pelletier http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a#comment-1530 Sue Pelletier Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a.html#comment-1530 Good list, except for #8. Maybe it's just me, but even for a blog specifically about a certain topic, I like it when the blogger goes off-topic now and then. Some that stay strictly one-note can get a little stagnant, IMHO, for reader and blogger alike. Good list, except for #8. Maybe it’s just me, but even for a blog specifically about a certain topic, I like it when the blogger goes off-topic now and then. Some that stay strictly one-note can get a little stagnant, IMHO, for reader and blogger alike.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a#comment-1529 Rich Brooks Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:29:47 +0000 http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2005/10/jakob_nielsen_a.html#comment-1529 I actually found this list more helpful than Nielsen's Top Ten <b>Web Site</b> Mistakes, which I found <a href="http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2005/10/10_web_mistakes.html" rel="nofollow">missed the mark or went overboard on a number of items</a>. For his take on blogs I especially like the idea of Classic Hits and having your own domain name. However, I always prefer Nielsen's advice in small doses. Blogging and Web design is like iambic pentameter: it gets more interesting when you start breaking the rules. I actually found this list more helpful than Nielsen’s Top Ten Web Site Mistakes, which I found missed the mark or went overboard on a number of items.

For his take on blogs I especially like the idea of Classic Hits and having your own domain name.

However, I always prefer Nielsen’s advice in small doses. Blogging and Web design is like iambic pentameter: it gets more interesting when you start breaking the rules.

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