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How Do People Evaluate a Web Site's Credibility?

theduck writes "Ever suspected (or feared) that web users are mostly mindless sheep evaluating your website more by the eye candy than your carefully crafted content? Well, it appears you were right. A study resulting from a collaboration between Consumer Webwatch and The Stanford Pervasive technology Lab reports that even though consumers say that they look for content first when evaluating the credibility of a website, they actually focus primarily on design look and information design/structure (i.e. ease of navigation). Of course, the study's methodology might have something to do with the results..."

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  1. If linked to from Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If linked to from the Slashdot editors, then it should be ok; of course that does not include goatse.cx.

  2. its spooky by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are working in notepad, then all of a sudden ghostzilla pops up, with goatse.cx!

    Ghostzilla, the spookiest thing since goatse.cx!

  3. Re:NO FLASH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Then I guess goatse.cx doesn't get your seal of approval. http://www.goatse.cx/contrib/goatsex.swf