Comments on: Statstastic! Jakob loves his stats

By: Ben Moorhouse

Ben Moorhouse — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:46:09 +0000

He he sorry, just had to notice the comical value of the first post (no offence at all Ross).
“…if I can say 77% of users are not even going to scroll through this page it is pretty hard to argue.”
Yes, because 77% of users wont even see what you have to say, never mind reply!
As I said though, no offence meant to Ross at all, just made me chuckle and I thought I would share.

By: webuser

webuser — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 03:05:32 +0000

Yeah. Jakob Nielson is pompous and condescending 100% of the time. I can't believe how much he promotes himself.

By: Mark UK

Mark UK — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:21:26 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I found Nielsen's older book quite useful (Designing Web Usability) so may pick this up too. My main critisism of "Designing Web Usability" was that it was ironically laid out very badly and not a very user-friendly read at all (e.g. comments about an image on a following page, not next to the image where it would make sense). I hope they've corrected that.

By: Christian Ready

Christian Ready — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:37:33 +0000

It's funny you should bring this up as I'm reading the very same book at this time as well. I share your feelings about the book. No doubt, Neilsen knows his stuff but he does kind of come off a bit supercilious.

By: Sholom Sandalow

Sholom Sandalow — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:24:59 +0000

Sounds like a good source of information. The more science we can point to, the easier it will be to sell the importance of good web design.

By: Ross Johnson

Ross Johnson — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:07:07 +0000

Definitley plan on picking it up… I just finished “Don’t make me think!” and would like to read more. Statistics I find are extremely helpful in backing up design elements to clients. Many clients I come across think that all users are like them, and if I can say 77% of users are not even going to scroll through this page it is pretty hard to argue.
Which reminds me of a time where I debated with a client who claimed people use e-mail over calling via phone because it’s “supposed” to be quicker…
Simply typing in the first field takes longer than dailing a number…