First 2 Words = A Signal for the Scanning Eye

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for April 6 is now online at:
  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/nanocontent.html

Summary:
Testing how well people understand a link's first 11 characters shows
whether sites write for users, who typically scan rather than read lists
of items.
	
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Usability Week 2009 conference

  > Washington DC, April 5-10 
  > London, May 17-22 
  > San Francisco, June 22-27 
  > Sydney, July 27-August 1

In-depth training:
  > 3-day camp on Usability in Practice

Specialized topics:
  > 14 in-depth tutorials

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

LONDON DEADLINE to save 10%: this Friday, April 10

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SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE HOTEL: book before May 15

Our SF hotel, the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, has lowered its room rate
for conference attendees who book before May 15.
The rate used to be $205 per night; it's now $179.

If you have already booked your room through the conference registration
site, you will automatically get the new rate.

  > http://www.nngroup.com/events/san_francisco/location_info.html