Alertbox: Usability for Novel vs. Routine Tasks

Jakob Nielsen <[email protected]> Mon, 13 May 2013 16:30:01 +0000
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Repetitive actions on websites often work well, but when users try somethi=
ng new,
they frequently fail.

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for May 13:
  * Usability for Novel vs. Routine Tasks
  > http://www.nngroup.com/articles/novel-vs-routine-tasks/

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			<a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=f4fc488344&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #505050;">Summary:</span><br>
			Repetitive actions on websites often work well, but when users try something new, they frequently fail.</a></p>
		<p style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0; font-size:120%; line-height:140%;">
			<a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=4d8671925b&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;">Jakob Nielsen&#39;s Alertbox for May 13: </a><a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=be8409ad0f&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color:#0033aa;"><strong>Usability for Novel vs. Routine Tasks</strong></span></a></p>
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