Re: Flash, Glitz, Images Off

by Jeff Foust <jfoust(at)MIT.EDU>

Date:	Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:25:35 -0400
To:	hwg-theory(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	genesisnetwork
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>>Studies by Sun Microsystms Jakob Nielson indicate that gratuitous use of
>>technology(Cool?) tends to turn off a large portion of the population.
>
>Again, I beg to differ. Who was Sun's audience? A bunch of engineers?

Actually, Jakob Nielsen is a well-known "usability engineer" employed by
Sun who has extensively studied how people use the Web.  His examples
go far beyond Sun's Web sites.  See http://www.useit.com/ to read
a collection of his columns and papers.


Jeff Foust
jfoust(at)mit.edu
http://reudi.mit.edu/

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