Saturday, June 30, 2007

10 Best Intranets of 2007

American Electric Power (AEP), United States
Comcast, United States
DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany
The Dow Chemical Company, United States
Infosys Technologies Limited, India
JPMorgan Chase & Co., United States
Microsoft Corporation, United States
National Geographic Society, United States
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), United Kingdom
Volvo Group, Sweden
Source:useit.com

Thursday, June 28, 2007

User Centered Design Methods

Card sorting:
Card sorting is a way to involve users in grouping information for a Web site.
Participants in a card sorting session are asked to organize the content from your Web site in a way that makes sense to them.

Benefits:
Card sorting helps you build the structure for your Web site, decide what to put on the home page, and label the home page categories. It also helps to organize information of a site that is easy to use for the users.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Usability

Usability is the quality of a user's experience when interacting with a product or system—whether a Web site, a software application, mobile technology, or any user-operated device.

In general, usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process.