Store Finders and Locators

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for September 15 is now online at:
  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/location-finders.html

Summary:
Finding addresses and location information on company websites has gotten
dramatically easier, but users increasingly turn to search engines first
for this task.
	
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User Experience 2008 conference

  > Chicago, November 2-7
  > Amsterdam, November 16-21

In-depth training:
  > 31 full-day tutorials

Keynote presentations:
  > Don Norman: Sociable Design
  > Chris Nodder: Usability for Evil

Full program:
  > http://www.nngroup.com/events

DEADLINE to save 10% on Chicago registration: next Friday, Sept. 26

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RESEARCH UPDATE 2008

One of the seminars at the User Experience conference is a bit unusual,
and we've gotten many questions about it, so let me try to explain.

The "Research Update 2008" day can be summarized as follows:
"We read the academic literature, so you don't have to."

We're currently making our way through about a thousand research papers
published within the last year, to select the rare handful with the most
practical applications. We won't cover ways of making a virtual reality
browser or a T-shirt that glows in different colors depending on the
wearer's mood, as much as such research does represent potential new
thinking in user interfaces.

Research Update focuses on the research results you need to know to stay
in the forefront of the profession, because they change the way you think
about practical design projects: new usability methods, deep insights into
user behavior on the Internet, and UI innovations that actually improve
websites or applications.

  > http://www.nngroup.com/events/tutorials/research_update.html

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COPENHAGEN SEMINARS

Visiting Denmark to present some of our best-selling seminars:

  > http://www.intrateam.dk/Default.aspx?ID=3562

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GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Now is a good time to review the 8 steps to preparing a site for the
holiday shopping season, because there's still time to take some of the
recommended actions:

  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040906.html