WordPress users:
If you enjoy some of the features of WordPress.com, but want to self-host, check out the new JetPack plugin for WordPress:
A great collection of features, designed to take the wordpress.com experience to your own site.
Have you tried it yet? How is it working for you?
Here’s a great article from the New York Times, looking at a recent study by usability expert Jakob Neilsen.
It’s a good reminder that use of generic photos/stock images may make the developer and the client feel good about the site, but may have little positive impact on the end user.
Key quote:
“big feel-good images that are purely decorative” are mostly ignored online, while stock photos or generic people are also intentionally disregarded. In contrast, when users know that a picture of a person is real they will engage with the image for extended periods of time.
I came across some fairly simple advice from Chris Brogan on making content sharable.
It’s pretty basic, but a good reminder to make sharability a priority:
(and look… it worked… I’m sharing it)
