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Aggregation over RSS makes it easy for people to collaborate in ad hoc ways. So what’s the role of groups (forums, online networks, bulletin boards)? Do they even have one? Simon Berry of Ruralnet raises this question when he asks, “Are tags the new groups?” A provocative question. (Hat-tip Megan)

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A screen reader is a software program that reads the contents of the screen aloud to a user. How do people use them? What does this mean for good web design? This is a summary of research observing users of screen readers carried out at the United States National Cancer Institute.

Screen-reader users scan with their […]

In Designing the User Interface Ben Shneiderman offers eight golden rules of interface design.

Strive for consistency
Enable frequent users to use shortcuts
Offer informative feedback
Let the user know when they have completed a task
Offer simple error handling
Permit easy undo
Provide a sense of user-control
Reduce short-term memory load

Most users don’t care about the structure of your website. They are highly goal-directed and follow a simple stategy:

Does this page have what I’m looking for? Yes: stop. No: Does this page have a link to what I’m looking for? Yes: follow that link. No: click the “back” button.

This is repeated until the user reaches […]

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