Infinite scroll ain’t so bad
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Some people think that infinite scroll is of bad taste. Here are the main reasons:
1. Users will lose the page length orientation – the browser scrollbar become useless. 2. There’s no ability to jump to the end of the list. 3. Your users will not be able to get back to the same in-page position in 1 click. 4. There’s no visible footer until your users come to the end of the list/content. 5. Slow Experience – You are using a lot of browser memory as the page scrolls down. 6. If you switch away from the page by following a link there’s no way of getting back to where you left off. 7. Lack of sense of completion- no closure for users. 8. There’s no SEO opportunities for content located below the first scroll. 9. You lose the ability to bookmark a dedicated point of interest. 10. Distraction – The fear of missing out on data or other options will deter your users from completing an action.
I think that a good compromise is hybrid infinite scrolling. As in you scroll, until a certain point where the website asks you to “click to load more”. This is the paradigm that we will be using for Columize.
It denies 1. since users will still have a strong sense of where they are.
It requires slightly more effort (but nothing extraordinarily unbearable) for 2.
It does not solve 3. but I don’t think it’s that big a matter.
It solves 4. and 5.
It solves 6. if you open in a new tab.
7. might actually be a good thing.
Agreed for 8.
9. depends on the type of service.
10. I think it’s actually the opposite (and it also depends on the service).
I made it my mission to discover the specific reasons for iOS battery drainage. This article is a product of my years of research and anecdotal evidence I gathered in the hundreds of Genius Bar appointments I took during my time as a Genius and iOS technician, as well as testing on my personal devices and the devices of my friends.
This is the definitive guide to increasing iPhone battery life. Read it and share it.
I made it my mission to discover the specific reasons for iOS battery drainage. This article is a product of my years of research and anecdotal evidence I gathered in the hundreds of Genius Bar appointments I took during my time as a Genius and iOS technician, as well as testing on my personal devices and the devices of my friends.
This is the definitive guide to increasing iPhone battery life. Read it and share it.
The irony of this increase in working hours is that it usually comes in service of extraordinarily bad ideas, the majority of which end in failure.
Go to sleep, people.
How Sleep Deprivation Drives The High Failure Rates of Tech Startups
The irony of this increase in working hours is that it usually comes in service of extraordinarily bad ideas, the majority of which end in failure.
Go to sleep, people.
How Sleep Deprivation Drives The High Failure Rates of Tech Startups
iOS7: Unskippable Cutscenes
(Warning: The following is an incredibly nitpicky article about design, but it’s written by a guy who believes that tiny details can drastically color people’s experiences with everyday objects. You’ve been warned.)
Every interaction in iOS7 is animated. When you unlock your device, the icons…
Good analysis, and I agree. Now you can turn off animations in Settings > General Accessibility > Reduce Motion. It’s better but less pretty.
iOS7: Unskippable Cutscenes
http://ashervollmer.tumblr.com/post/62173562108/ios7-unskippable-cutscenes
(Warning: The following is an incredibly nitpicky article about design, but it’s written by a guy who believes that tiny details can drastically color people’s experiences with everyday objects. You’ve been warned.)
Every interaction in iOS7 is animated. When you unlock your device, the icons…
Good analysis, and I agree. Now you can turn off animations in Settings > General Accessibility > Reduce Motion. It’s better but less pretty.
Re: Facebook's predicament
And the old design we tested didn’t work very well on a 10-inch Netbook. A single story might not even fit on the viewport. Not to mention, many people who access the website every day only use Facebook through their PC—no mobile phones or tablets. Scrolling by clicking or dragging the browser scrollbar is still commonly done because not everyone has trackpads or scroll wheels. If more scrolling is required because every story is taller, or navigation requires greater mouse movement because it’s further away, then the site becomes harder to use. These people may not be early adopters or use the same hardware we do, but the quality of their experience matters just as much.
Julie Zhuo, product designer at Facebook, replies to Dustin Curtis.
Re: Facebook’s predicament
And the old design we tested didn’t work very well on a 10-inch Netbook. A single story might not even fit on the viewport. Not to mention, many people who access the website every day only use Facebook through their PC—no mobile phones or tablets. Scrolling by clicking or dragging the browser scrollbar is still commonly done because not everyone has trackpads or scroll wheels. If more scrolling is required because every story is taller, or navigation requires greater mouse movement because it’s further away, then the site becomes harder to use. These people may not be early adopters or use the same hardware we do, but the quality of their experience matters just as much.
Julie Zhuo, product designer at Facebook, replies to Dustin Curtis.
Facebook’s predicament
We’re blind. It doesn’t matter what any individual person thinks about something new. Everything must be tested. It’s feature echolocation: we throw out an idea, and when the data comes back we look at the numbers. Whatever goes up, that’s what we do. We are slaves to the numbers. We don’t operate around innovation. We only optimize. We do what goes up
This is a what a Facebook employee said. Read on Dustin Curtis’ blog about a new News Feed design that was abandoned because it was too good. No, really.
The sound of a $45 million (Stradivarius) viola sounds like.
(by The New York Times)
The sound of a $45 million (Stradivarius) viola sounds like.
(by The New York Times)
The scant science behind anything that claims to boost your brainpower
The scant science behind anything that claims to boost your brainpower
Debunking the effectiveness of Lumosity and co.
The scant science behind anything that claims to boost your brainpower
Debunking the effectiveness of Lumosity and co.
Realtime Cyberwarfare
Kaspersky presents a globe of realtime cyber combat. Amusing.
We both beat 2048 on our first tries.
The makers of Threes reply to the rip-offs.
We both beat 2048 on our first tries.
The makers of Threes reply to the rip-offs.