Stand Up To Usability Experts

Overhype

from the get-rid-of-'em dept

Well, it’s about time. For every person that points to Jakob Nielsen as the God of online usability, there’s some website out there that’s doing just fine ignoring most everything he has to say. Here’s an article pointing out that Jakob might not always be exactly right (even if he is on target often enough) and people should figure out how to best present their own content based on knowing what they’re doing, and their audience – rather than relying on some general comments from a “usability expert”.