College Students on the Web

Students are multitaskers who move through websites rapidly, often missing
the item they come to find. They're enraptured by social media but reserve
it for private conversations and thus visit company sites from search
engines.
	
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for December 15:
  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/students.html

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Usability Week 2011 conference

  * New York City: February 7-11
  * Hong Kong: February 28-March 4
  * Melbourne: March 7-11
  * London: April 3-8

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

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HOLIDAY GIFTS TO SUBSCRIBERS

I have two holiday gifts for you this year to thank you for being a loyal
subscriber to the Alertbox email newsletter and for your support over the
years.

The reason to offer two different reports is that they cover rather
specialized topics, so each one will probably only appeal to half the
subscribers.

Gift 1: User experience guidelines for social media postings:
  > http://www.nngroup.com/reports/streams

Gift 2: Intranet Design Annual 2007:
  > http://www.nngroup.com/reports/intranet/2007

(Yes, these intranets are a few years old, but since they are
*award-winning* designs, most companies can still benefit from learning
from these case studies.)

I hope you have a great holiday season. Stay warm (or cool, if you're in
the southern hemisphere).

Jakob

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WASHINGTON DC CONFERENCE TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

We are still putting the finishing touches on Usability Week
Washington DC, so I don't have the program for you yet.

But save the dates: April 25-29, 2011.

We will post the program and open registration before the end of the year so that you can register in 2010 if you have funds left in this year's budget. Please check the site in a few days:

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