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Jared SteinA poorly researched column that still manages to get close to the truth of web reading. Do people really believe Jakob Nielsen studies online reading behavior?
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Eye-tracking studies show that online readers tend to skip large blocks of text
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You're probably going to read this.
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It's a short paragraph at the top of the page. It's surrounded by white space. It's in small type.
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- Bulleted list
- Occasional use of bold to prevent skimming
- Short sentence fragments
- Explanatory subheads
- No puns
- Did I mention lists?
To really get your attention, I should write like this:
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Humans are informavores. On the Internet, we hunt for facts. In earlier days, when switching between sites was time-consuming, we tended to stay in one place and dig. Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent." We move on if there doesn't seem to be any food around.
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(Eye-tracking studies show that online readers tend to skip large blocks of text.)
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Nielsen's apt description of the online reader: "[U]sers are selfish, lazy, and ruthless." You, my dear user, pluck the low-hanging fruit. When you arrive on a page, you don't actually deign to read it. You scan. If you don't see what you need, you're gone.
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- One idea per paragraph
- Half the word count of "conventional writing"! (Ouch!)
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It's natural that people prefer short articles. As Nielsen states, motivated readers who want to know everything about a subject (i.e., parents trying to get their kid into a New York preschool) will read long treatises with semicolons, but the rest of us are snacking.
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Jonas OlofssonYou're probably going to read this.
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How do we read online?
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w do we read online?
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Sarah RuaneInteresting post showing how we read differently when we read online.
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pirkkaaunolaArtikkeli siitä, miten me luemme nettitekstejä, eli myös siitä, kuinka tekstejä tulisi kirjoittaa.
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Moby Dick has become a spa.
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On the Internet, we hunt for facts. In earlier days, when switching between sites was time-consuming, we tended to stay in one place and dig. Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent."
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Martin LindnerHumans are informavores. On the Internet, we hunt for facts. In earlier days, when switching between sites was time-consuming, we tended to stay in one place and dig. Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent." We move on if there do
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Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent." We move on if there doesn't seem to be any food around.
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The studies are not definitive, however, given all the factors that can affect online reading, such as scrolling, font size, user expertise, etc. Nielsen holds that on-screen reading is 25 percent slower than reading on paper.
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Cherice MontgomeryBrief article that shows (and tells) about online reading habits.
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Kay Cunningham"What about the physical process of reading on a screen? How does that compare to paper?"
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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Carlos Granier-PhelpsInterested article about writing for an online audience. What works and why.
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Thomas PleilSchöne Zusammenfassung der UsabilityForschung (von Nielsen) zu Online-Texten. Kann als Einstieg für ein Seminar "Schreiben für's Web" dienen
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Tuija Aaltomiten jengi lukee verkossa ja miten meidän verkkokirjoittajien pitäisi ottaa opiksi. Siteeraa Jakob Nielseniä ja on osin eri mieltä. Uusi termi: Ludic reading. Varoitus: useita uusia del-tägejä
lukeminen internet teksti kirjat kirjoittaminen verkkokirjoittaminen opas ohje
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- Bulleted list
- Occasional use of bold to prevent skimming
- Short sentence fragments
- Explanatory subheads
- No puns
- Did I mention lists?
You're probably going to read this.
It's a short paragraph at the top of the page. It's surrounded by white space. It's in small type.
To really get your attention, I should write like this:
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