Abstract
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on World Wide Web, WWW'06 |
| Editors | H. Edmonds, K. Hawkey, M. Kellar, D. Turnbull |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | ACM Press |
| Pages | 133-142 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1-59593-323-9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 May 2006 |
| Event | 15th International World Wide Web Conference, WWW 2006 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 23 May 2006 → 26 May 2006 Conference number: 15 |
Publication series
| Name | |
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| Publisher | ACM Press |
| Number | 1636734 (P |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International World Wide Web Conference, WWW 2006 |
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| Abbreviated title | WWW |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 23/05/06 → 26/05/06 |
Keywords
- EWI-9159
- HMI-IE: Information Engineering
- IR-66895
- METIS-237941
- HMI-HF: Human Factors
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Off the Beaten tracks: Exploring Three Aspects of Web Navigation. / Weinreich, H.; Obendorf, H.; Herder, E.; Mayer, M.
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on World Wide Web, WWW'06. ed. / H. Edmonds; K. Hawkey; M. Kellar; D. Turnbull. New York : ACM Press, 2006. p. 133-142 10.1145/1135777.1135802.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - Off the Beaten tracks: Exploring Three Aspects of Web Navigation
AU - Weinreich, H.
AU - Obendorf, H.
AU - Herder, E.
AU - Mayer, M.
N1 - 10.1145/1135777.1135802
PY - 2006/5/23
Y1 - 2006/5/23
N2 - This paper presents results of a long-term client-side Web usage study, updating previous studies that range in age from five to ten years. We focus on three aspects of Web navigation: changes in the distribution of navigation actions, speed of navigation and within-page navigation. “Navigation actions��? corresponding to users’ individual page requests are discussed by type. We reconfirm links to be the most important navigation element, while backtracking has lost more than half of its previously reported share and form submission has become far more common. Changes of the Web and the browser interfaces are candidates for causing these changes. Analyzing the time users stayed on pages, we confirm Web navigation to be a rapidly interactive activity. A breakdown of page characteristics shows that users often do not take the time to read the available text or consider all links. The performance of the Web is analyzed and reassessed against the resulting requirements. Finally, habits of within-page navigation are presented. Although most selected hyperlinks are located in the top left corner of the screen, in nearly a quarter of all cases people choose links that require scrolling. We analyzed the available browser real estate to gain insights for the design of non-scrolling Web pages.
AB - This paper presents results of a long-term client-side Web usage study, updating previous studies that range in age from five to ten years. We focus on three aspects of Web navigation: changes in the distribution of navigation actions, speed of navigation and within-page navigation. “Navigation actions��? corresponding to users’ individual page requests are discussed by type. We reconfirm links to be the most important navigation element, while backtracking has lost more than half of its previously reported share and form submission has become far more common. Changes of the Web and the browser interfaces are candidates for causing these changes. Analyzing the time users stayed on pages, we confirm Web navigation to be a rapidly interactive activity. A breakdown of page characteristics shows that users often do not take the time to read the available text or consider all links. The performance of the Web is analyzed and reassessed against the resulting requirements. Finally, habits of within-page navigation are presented. Although most selected hyperlinks are located in the top left corner of the screen, in nearly a quarter of all cases people choose links that require scrolling. We analyzed the available browser real estate to gain insights for the design of non-scrolling Web pages.
KW - EWI-9159
KW - HMI-IE: Information Engineering
KW - IR-66895
KW - METIS-237941
KW - HMI-HF: Human Factors
U2 - 10.1145/1135777.1135802
DO - 10.1145/1135777.1135802
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 1-59593-323-9
SP - 133
EP - 142
BT - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on World Wide Web, WWW'06
A2 - Edmonds, H.
A2 - Hawkey, K.
A2 - Kellar, M.
A2 - Turnbull, D.
PB - ACM Press
CY - New York
ER -