How we read online. - By Michael Agger - Slate Magazine
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Saved by 69 people (-19 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-06-14
- Prodik on 2009-08-30 - Tags no_tag
- Cawilkin on 2009-07-30 - Tags no_tag
- R4ph4el on 2009-05-05 - Tags reading , Slate , writing , usability , web , Design , blogging , webdesign , Nielsen
- Jurijmlotman on 2009-04-08 - Tags screenreading , screenliteracy , digital_literacy , skyreading , deli
- Samgliksman on 2009-04-07 - Tags reading , writing , web , blogging , webdesign
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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I suppose ludic readers would be the little sloths hiding in the jungle while everyone else is out rampaging around for fresh meat.
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You're probably going to read this.
It's a short paragraph at the top of the page. It's surrounded by white space. It's in small type.
To really get your attention, I should write like this:
- Bulleted list
- Occasional use of bold to prevent skimming
- Short sentence fragments
- Explanatory subheads
- No puns
- Did I mention lists?
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On the Internet, we hunt for facts. In earlier days, when switching between sites was time-consuming, we tended to stay in one place and dig. Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent."
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Now we assess a site quickly, looking for an "information scent." We move on if there doesn't seem to be any food around.
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Bye. Have fun on Facebook.
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The studies are not definitive, however, given all the factors that can affect online reading, such as scrolling, font size, user expertise, etc. Nielsen holds that on-screen reading is 25 percent slower than reading on paper.
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Avoid MySpace.
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on 2009-01-23 by cartierm