Archive for the ‘Google Labs’ tag
See how they browse
I spotted this on Twitter and thought it was worth sharing.
Google were worried that 10% of people (using small browser windows) were missing content on the right-hand edge of one of their web pages, so they did some analysis of several weeks of visitors’ browser sizes, and created this:
It’s a huge generalisation, but interesting to note that for (e.g.) L&LR’s public home page on the Lincoln corporate website…
- 99% of visitors can see our opening paragraph without scrolling
- 98% can search the catalogue and see links to opening hours & contact details without scrolling
- 90%-95% can watch our YouTube video and see our news-blog headlines without scrolling
Try it yourself on any web page.
