the way user interacts with an artifact and the reaction and/or behavior to the environment
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Name or data on this error alert phenomenon?
This is just a curiosity on my part, but I'm wondering if there's a name or studies for what I'm going to describe.
I've noticed in many UX scenarios, not just computer related, that when there's an ...
2
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2answers
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Why when you click an app in the Google Chrome, the app icon become larger not smaller?
When you click something you expect the size of that object or thing become smaller. But in Google Chrome when you click on an app, the icon of that app becomes larger.
I'd like to know why Google ...
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10answers
2k views
What is the best way to inspire users to choose strong password?
Most of the users use weak passwords. They may use weak passwords even for services where they store sensitive information. I think it's because they don't believe that their password may be ...
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5answers
1k views
How should we prepare users for a site overhaul?
We've taken over a legacy web application that has been running without anything changed for the past 4 years.
We are currently re-writing the application because the original source code has severe ...
10
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4answers
303 views
Is a web form that sends an email bad UX versus native email client?
I am developing a web-browser-based contact form for our public web site. The form allows a user to enter their email address and compose a message. Upon submission an email is generated and sent to ...
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2answers
359 views
What's better for invitation emails: a temporary password or a one-time login url?
Our web app allows our customers to invite their collaborators into their account. They can submit the new user's email address, and our app sends the new user an email inviting them to login. Once ...
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2answers
154 views
Should registration email for a website greet with “Congratulation”? [closed]
I have created a new account.At the start up. I received a Congratulation email saying. You are now part of this site. Doesn't it look strange?
Mail Format:
Congratulations!Thanks for registering ...
4
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2answers
118 views
Does the size of an input influence its value?
I've recently started using BackBlaze as my backup service and I noticed something interesting on their restore sign-in page. The password input is slightly longer than their email input.
Since ...
2
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2answers
67 views
Which is better option Create/Save for Activity and Circle? [closed]
I want to create an Activity as well as Circle for networking. Which button will be suitable 'Create' or 'Save'.
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6answers
221 views
Which is better option 'School', 'College' or any other?
I have used the school field name for both school and college on my website, but I think 'School' and 'College' have different meanings. Can anyone suggest a more appropriate option?
4
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5answers
393 views
Maximum set of stairs users are willing to climb before needing an elevator
I know this question has many variables related to ones own ambition / physical condition, but I'm wondering if you were to have a multi story building, what would be the maximum set of stairs a user ...
2
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4answers
101 views
Which is the better option Share or Post button? [closed]
On my website I am using the 'Share' button to post a comment, document, or to have a poll.
I'm confused either to use 'Share' or 'Post'.
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3answers
108 views
Providing multiple paths/flows for the same Action
We are developing a complex platform with heavy functionality, and I am having a dilemma, concerning whether or not to add a button for the same functionality one-step earlier in the User Flow.
As ...
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8answers
1k views
Do people actually use tooltips?
I know I use them, and my peers use them, but how much does the average user actual use tooltips to figure out functionality?
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1answer
60 views
Deleting dependent records from a table/list
It would be great to have ideas around how to approach below scenario.
User wants to delete a Item "X" from a table A. But item "X" is being referenced by multiple items from Table B , Table C and ...
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6answers
1k views
activation email message optimization
I've got a site (e.g FooBar) and 1 out of 2 users registering never activate their account (via clicking on an email link) so I'm trying to improve this.
The flow is pretty standard:
user lands on ...
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0answers
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Should a registration page have large number of fields? [duplicate]
People have to invest time and effort to register.The fields consists of Username, First Name, Last Name, email, Address, Contact, Date Of Birth, Gender, City, State, Country, Password, Position, ...
2
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3answers
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What the best way to make the users rank a page?
I have music portal where I need to make the users to rank pages.
Type of pages:
Playlist
Artist
I need the user to:
View rank.
Vote up or down.
The ranking must be a up / down vote system.
I ...
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2answers
419 views
Is it OK to nest clickable items?
I've noticed this on the SE network, and realised that when a clickable link is nested in a clickable item, users (me at any rate) tend to forget that the item is clickable. It took me a while to ...
5
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3answers
205 views
Should an admin decide what users can do, or should he decide what not to do?
Which one is better option for an admin from a usability point of view?
Suppose if a system is supposed to authorize a user to have access (and different type of access like read only or read write) ...
4
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4answers
170 views
Vote Up/Down and adding to favourites
I have a big dilemma. I'm creating an application in which users can do almost the same thing that on Instagram (in 'Photo view' terms, they can just Comment a photo or add it to favourites using a ...
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1answer
39 views
Auto opening applications on OS load [closed]
Something really irks me about Spotify. When you install their application, they chose to have the application auto open when you first load your operating system. It's an opt out scenario, where ...
7
votes
3answers
481 views
How to better name modal buttons “Cancel Request” (submit), “Cancel” (cancel)? [duplicate]
One modal-box asks the user wether they want to really cancel the request. Now there are two buttons (submit) and (cancel), but how to best name them? All other modals use text like "proceed" (submit) ...
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2answers
302 views
Enterprise Social User Interview Questions?
I am in the process of creating a questionnaire for user interviews for a HUGE Enterprise Social Initiative where the end product is going to be an Intranet/ESocial application.I am trying to get some ...
0
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1answer
67 views
Records mouse activity and suggest topics of interest? [closed]
Is there any way to collect users mouse activity in browser?
I need this information, so as I can suggest some topics which user might be interested in.
I am planning to gather some information over ...
6
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3answers
268 views
Does having a visually distinct header help the user get comfortable with the website?
We had an interesting but "un-resolved" discussion recently within the team regarding header design (logo + navigation links etc) for a web application. I would like to know if having a dark or ...
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vote
3answers
60 views
loading new view from which direction ? L2R or R2L?
I've been developing mobile apps using sencha touch for quite a time now. In that, whenever a new view is to be loaded, default animation direction is from Right-to-Left. This can be seen in android ...
6
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5answers
200 views
Is right-click still an important gesture to hold on to?
With more and more people using mobile devices (or devices which doesn't have right click gesture), its getting tough to indicate that there is an activity that involves right click on desktop ...
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3answers
242 views
What is a proper verb tense to use for a Web App?
I’m creating a web app for services like CRM, Helpdesk, etc, and I’m wondering what might be the best verb tense to use to address users… Why?
There will be a lot of tooltips, help guides, ...
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5answers
1k views
Is database too technical a term for user?
Are these terms 'Database', 'Record', 'Table', 'Field', 'Row', and 'Column' too technical (or even relevant) for a normal online banking application user, especially when talking to a customer service ...
5
votes
2answers
430 views
How do people react to domain names without a logical meaning, such as wadja?
I would like to know how people initially react to web sites whose domain name does not have a vocabulary/dictionary meaning, such as wadja and other strange names I can not think now.
Let's say ...
12
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4answers
392 views
A/B Testing Technique
My friend and I were having a discussion about different ways of A/B testing. His technique was to make a single small change (e.g. changing the colour of a button) and then perform A/B Testing to see ...
7
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5answers
147 views
Alternatives to showing file size in a download?
I think I've seen somewhere that only showing the size of a file for download is not particularly useful for some users (in particular those less technical users). I guess the argument for this would ...
8
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2answers
175 views
how can you improve the appearance of security
What are the different ways to make users (especially paranoid one's like me) feel safe about the security aspect of the site?
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6answers
392 views
Is it better to put the action in the href or in an onclick event?
From usability point of view:
In most of website we can see a link which do an action such as "Delete" link which deletes a record for example, "Add Comment", "Vote Up", ....
Is it better to put the ...
6
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7answers
716 views
Solutions for dealing with really bad user entering wrong data?
This question I'm going to break into two parts, the back story, and the real question.
The Back Story
I work for a consulting firm, and we've developed a piece of software that allows a company to ...
4
votes
2answers
129 views
What's the best way to navigate from between two screens in an App?
What's the best way to navigate from between two screens in an App?
I'm writing an app which essentially consists of 2 screens of content, each displaying different type of news. I'm having a really ...
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vote
2answers
118 views
How does the perception of website data being insecure affect usability?
If the user perceives that data entered into a website is insecure (if it is perceived that it can be hacked, stolen or tampered with), how is the usability of the site affected?
This question is in ...
3
votes
1answer
48 views
Using a column based layout for text content
Text typically falls into a single column on the majority of websites - the user reading down the page. The only scroll motion therefore is downward.
I've been experimenting recently with the CSS3 ...
2
votes
1answer
61 views
Can providing articles on security improve the perception users have of the security of a website?
I also know many who turns off scripting (JavaScript) from running on their system and won't open any website without HTTPS or any security protocol. Whenever I read about Facebook updating its ...
1
vote
1answer
57 views
Studies showing positive user reaction when viewing on that the product is made in a country that they consider to have high manufacturing standards?
Is it favorable, if so how, for a manufacturer to mention that the product is made in a country that is considered to have high standards of manufacturing?
For example, Volkswagen commercials makes ...
21
votes
1answer
394 views
Are activity alerts effective? example: 5 people are viewing this hotel right now
For example, Expedia (and other hotel sites) have alerts that come and go that say things such as, "17 people have booked this hotel this week." Is there any documentation out there concerning this ...
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4answers
328 views
What are the pros and cons of skeuomorphic design in payment transactions?
The check out or payment process in an application is critical and has to perform smoothly to make the inexperienced users feel that they fill in forms correct. I’ve seen numerous of examples where ...
2
votes
3answers
102 views
Present a map of the company locations to establishes trust amongst first time visitors?
In the sample user journey, say that a user encounters a product such as high price commercial equipment.
Before contacting the company, the user might want to know more about the company. More ...
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vote
1answer
76 views
What are pleasant ways to move the user through a technical support request, if they are not very tech savvy?
Say a user has a request for service on equipment.
The person that will handle this might likely be someone who is either not familiar with the technology or even how to use the equipment. For ...
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vote
1answer
142 views
What are good ways to map out the sequence of user interactions on a page?
In other words, you know the typical sequence for a user based on previous interviews. You would want the next interaction to be easy to find and be a logical next step.
So what are examples or ...
8
votes
1answer
116 views
Do people use “auto search this page” more than manual visual scan?
There are often discussions about how many links on the page is too many or how much information is too much in general. I am curious to know if there is any studies related to how often and when ...
3
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3answers
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Do users make use of “expand to read more” feature?
I am building a posts feed aggregator, where when a user wants to visit/read a post he is interested in, clicks on the title and the original post opens in a new tab. My post previews contain Title, ...
0
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1answer
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Is it good to post other links of same topic in Facebook page for a blog or website? [closed]
I have a facebook page for my blog. Now I want to share my bookmarked links in the page apart from blog but related to the same topic. Is it good approach? I saw some facebook pages share other ...
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4answers
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Does number of screens affect usability of a specific software?
Does it matter to the user if the application has 70-80 screens as
long as all the functionality are provided?
Does it depend on the platform, e.g. Handheld devices vs Desktop ?
Is there a limit on ...
