[Sigia-l] Will she be fired?

[James Melzer]

Typing an new or untested URL into Google also provides a great deal
of error correction too. It's perfectly rational. If you type it in
correctly, great - off you go. If you type it in incorrectly, Google
provides likely domains and ads to put you on the right path. Try
typing in lbean.com rather than llbean.com - Google's solution is far
more usable and useful than your domain name server's.

~ James

On 3/10/07, Davezilla <davezilla at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/9/07, Skot Nelson <skot at penguinstorm.com> wrote:
>
> > Hmm...well. Maybe. But actually, I'd be fully prepared to be proven
> > wrong and wouldn't have too much trouble believing it if someone said
> > "I've done user research and it shows that..."
>
> To that end, I've performed numerous usability tests for over seven
> years. Folks typing URLs into Google is far more common than you'd
> think.
>
> My theory is this behavior stems from a general lack of training on
> browsers. We self train and it's farily easy to master a browser in a
> short period of time. If a solution works (such as typing URLs into
> Google), we keep doing it, even if it's not the most efficient method.
>
> I've pointed out to several people that this method, "isn't actually
> how you find websites" and am met with mild resistance. "Well, it
> works for me and this is how I do it."  Who am I to argue?
>
> --
> Color me gone,
> Dave Linabury (Davezilla)
> <http://davezilla.com>
>
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