readwriteweb.com — n Jakob Nielsen's latest book, Prioritizing Web Usability, the usability guru presents his latest discoveries on how to design usable web sites. His meticulous research is based on lab experiments, with thousands of users of diverse backgrounds.
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colin7151Apr 6, 2007
check out <a class="user" href="http://blog.corunet.com/english/the-definitive-heatmap">http://blog.corunet.com/english/the-definitive-heatmap</a> for a free software package that dose the same thing with no limitations
munitApr 6, 2007
I enjoyed the write-up and signed up myself. Should be some useful info attained
cresswgaApr 6, 2007
Well I just added the code to one of my sites to track a few pages but I found that under IE the cookie gets blocked with Medium High security settings. Firefox doesnt seem to care though.
wranlonApr 6, 2007
"Does that take into account browser window size, font size, screen resolution or liquid layout adjustments?"The particular report you referenced adjusts for window size and document size. Since this report isn't showing interaction events, then font size and document flow adjustments aren't considered. Other reports that do show interactions do adjust for element size. Font size isn't considered, only the parent element dimensions and location. Elements are identified by given id or name, or by an assigned identifier, so as to show how they flow within the document. Unfortunately, this approach is very esoteric without a screenshot or other form of content mapping (eg: <a class="user" href="http://www.imnmotion.com/reference/2006/02/20/scopeIt.html">http://www.imnmotion.com/reference/2006/02/20/scopeIt.html</a> )
subtlegradientApr 6, 2007
The cookie is only used to track unique visitors. The only difference is that users without the cookie will count as a new visitor each time they visit instead of just a new visit for an existing visitor.Everything else like Heatmap and visit count and everything work exactly the same either way
erpscooterApr 7, 2007
I disagree with a few of his usability teachings, but what really makes me hate him is how some people put him on a pedestal as if he's the foremost authority. Most of what he states is either common sense, outdated technique, or unfounded personal opinion.
pottypotsworthAug 10, 2007
You can get what you need from Google Analytics, the site overlay feature will show what you need to know about clicks from certain areas of your site. If you really want to know about how users interact with your site then do some FREE usability testing. Just tell everyone you know to test your site, you will have the best analytics about usability you could ever hope for.