Re: [WebPub] From the WebPub Blog: YouTube¹s Usability Testing

[Monique Yeaton]

A good article on usability testing can also be found here:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/usability-testing-demystified/


Monique

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On Oct 6, 2009, at 11:48 AM, David J Conlon wrote:

> Developing a seamless web experience is one of the most challenging  
> parts of
> website design and development. Not only does a website have to be
> attractive to end-users, but the interface must be intuitive for the  
> users
> to find what they need or to discover what you, as a content  
> provider, want
> them to discover.
>
> This key question of ³What Goes Where?² is the focus of usability  
> testing.
> YouTube offered insight to their extensive usability process in the  
> redesign
> of their ³Watch² page (the page you see when viewing an actual video).
> Youtube¹s user research revealed some important findings about the  
> desires
> of their target audience.
> More information on YouTube¹s Usability Testing is available on  
> their blog
> here:
> http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/10/inside-user-research-at-youtube.h
> tml
>
> MIT is lucky to have Usability services available to the community  
> for free,
> and this is a great asset for both existing websites as well as new
> websites. The members of the MIT Usability Group are colleagues  
> aiming to
> foster usability practices within the Information Technology  
> community at
> MIT. The team is composed of human factors professionals, usability  
> experts,
> accessibility specialists, information architects, and user interface
> designers. Definitely a great asset to the MIT Community!
>
>
> More information on MIT¹s Usability Group can be found here:
> http://ist.mit.edu/services/consulting/usability
>
>
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