garyp
09-08-2004, 09:47 PM
When It Comes to Homepages, It is Polite to Stare
Source: The Poynter Institute
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=69884
Place this in your interesting folder.
It's not exactly search related but it might be of interest to those you who do page design or work with designers.
The study tracked the eye movements of 46 people as they looked at mock-ups of news pages.
Eyetrack researchers showed 46 people a variety of mock news websites and followed their eyes as they moved along the pages. Here's what the research found.
The full text is also online and free at:
http://www.poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004/index.htm
Source: The Poynter Institute
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=69884
Place this in your interesting folder.
It's not exactly search related but it might be of interest to those you who do page design or work with designers.
The study tracked the eye movements of 46 people as they looked at mock-ups of news pages.
Eyetrack researchers showed 46 people a variety of mock news websites and followed their eyes as they moved along the pages. Here's what the research found.
The full text is also online and free at:
http://www.poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004/index.htm