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Web sites features and functionality continue to grow making it important to carefully consider and display only the most relevant feedback to your users. I came across this example when trying to find a service to update my status on various social networks. To realize the problem and the solution, you must understand how your application [...]

The urge to insert the phrase “click here” or “more” is somewhat common among content contributors when creating links on a page. Non-descriptive link text makes your site difficult to scan and causes accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO) issues. Replacing the phrase click here with a meaningful word or phrase (which makes sense out [...]

A common goal of usability and user-centered design is making the desired action as clear as possible. The first thing you’ll notice about the webcast player page (below) is the Download Player/ System Requirements stand out nearly as much as the desired action (viewing the webcast). Before: To solve this: I moved the download player links below the System [...]