Usability First (@usabilityfirst)

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@ruby_ho You bet!
RT @IC_Conference: @dereklolson on how usability testing adds much-needed intelligence to mobile content apps http://bit.ly/fZMQG3 #ICC11
Amen! RT @IATV: "Killing the Cancel Button on Forms for Good" http://bit.ly/d8fTJE (uxmovement.com)
Usability Tip of the Day: Proofread your content! Learn the rules of standard written English. Typos matter. Understand apostrophe usage.
Usability Tip of the Day: Don't use graphics for text that matters--especially in forms.
Usability Tip of the Day: In eCommerce, call your shopping cart a shopping cart. #usability #tips
Usability tip of the day: link to emailed articles from your 404 page. Line breaks in emailed URLs are a common source of 404 errors.
Usability tip of the day: Users drive websites and mobile apps at 80 mph. Important actions should have big, obvious controllers.
@the_uxperience Good point!
Usability tip of the day: Don't set access keys, as they may override a user's custom settings. #accessibility #usability #tips
RT @forakerdesign: We're hiring! Ruby on Rails Apprentice http://bit.ly/9Ppzyz #whippersnappers #jobs #rails
@the_uxperience In a frequently-used app, this would be a different story. Thanks!
@the_uxperience Yup, user testing. People often look at their keyboard, not the screen. It creates more work since they have to back up.
In forms users will likely use only once (e.g. shopping carts), don't auto-advance cursor to next field. #usability #tip of the day
[usability tip of the day] If pre-submit form validations prevent valid data entry, don't use them. #googleanalytics #daterangeselector
[usability tip of the day] Error messages and the like should NOT be "in brand," they should look out of place so they get noticed.
[jobs] User Experience Architect, London, UK. http://bit.ly/dcHFHD
[usability tip of the day] Avoid gratuitous animation in apps and websites! #usability #tip
[usability tip of the day] Provide a plain-text version of all emails, especially mass-emails.
[usability tip of the day] Make icons or thumbnail images clickable if they appear next to linked text

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