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Jakob's bi-weekly column on Web usability

Flash and Web-Based Applications (November 25)
In usability tests of 46 Flash applications, we identified several basic issues related to Web-based functionality's ephemeral nature. Some findings restate old truths about GUIs; others reflect the Net's new status as nexus of the user experience.

Intranet Usability: The Trillion-Dollar Question (November 11)
Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions on Websites (October 28)
Making Flash Usable for Users With Disabilities (October 14)

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Reports

Intranet guidelines from testing 14 intranets
Intranet design annual: 2001 and 2002
Email Newsletters: 79 design guidelines
Flash Usability: 117 design guidelines
E-commerce usability: 207 design guidelines
Children and senior citizens: age-specific usability
Users with disabilities and Flash accessibility

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Books

Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed
Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity

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Consulting Services

Nielsen Norman Group offers usability reviews, keynote speeches, workshops and seminars, user testing (international and domestic)

About Jakob Nielsen

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News

New Seminars

Usability Week 2002
> Silicon Valley, Dec. 9-13

Brand-new tutorials with the results of our latest user research:
> Intranets
> Flash
> Email Newsletters

Usability Week gives you a second chance to catch popular tutorials that were sold out at our last conference:
> Usability Lifecycle
> Accessibility

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BBC Visit to Microsoft's usability lab and interview with Jakob Nielsen (streaming video)

PC Pro Interfacing with Jakob Nielsen

News.com Shoddy search prevents worker success

Digital Web Magazine An interview with Dr. Jakob Nielsen, usability expert

Informatics Don't be too clever, says web guru

SitePoint Interview - Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D.

Wall Street Journal Easy Now (about e-commerce; subscription required for access)

BBC E-mail makes surfers emotional

Wired Reality Check for Web Design

MacWorld New software helps in building of accessible Web sites

Internet.com No Longer A Lonely Planet

Sydney Morning Herald Design critical, says Web guru

ComputerWorld Australia Web site usability lags but improving

New Zealand Herald Glamour obscures basics of net use

Pixelsurgeon Splash screens must die

Dr. Dobb's Journal Macromedia Partners With Jakob Nielsen

News.com Design lacking in e-tail sites

News.com Flash critic to coach Macromedia

MacCentral Macromedia to improve Web usability

New York Times Seems Computers Baffle 10-Year-Olds, Too

Information Age Simplicity is priceless

CBS Family Matters

BBC Children get impatient on the net

.Net Jakob Nielsen told me to do it

BBC Keep the web simple, stupid

FORTUNE The Top Ten Minds in Small Business

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