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Web Users Judge Sites Instantly

Posted by Zonk on from the quick-learners dept.

Ant writes "This Nature.com news article reports that potential readers can make snap decisions in just 50 milliseconds: 'Like the look of our website? Whatever the answer, the chances are you made your mind up within the first twentieth of a second. A study by researchers in Canada has shown that the snap decisions Internet users make about the quality of a web page have a lasting impact on their opinions...'"

6 of 223 comments (clear)

  1. That's Crap by Cobralisk · · Score: 5, Funny

    This article is obviously rubbish

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  2. "Like the look of our website?" by strobexii · · Score: 5, Funny

    It hasn't stopped us from visiting Slashdot. Over and over and over again...

  3. Funny... by versiondub · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought playboy.com was drivel when I was a young lad...but over the course of about 5 years, that all changed.

  4. In other news: by humungusfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Man judges book by cover"

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  5. Re:Wrong word choice by foandd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Excellent... now look up "pedant."

  6. yeah right... by Striver · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you are trying to tell us you just read playboy.com for the mirror files...

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