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First Impressions Count in Website Design

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the looking-good dept.

Andy King writes "Web designers have as little as 50 milliseconds to capture the interest of potential customers, according a new report by researchers at Carleton University. Through the halo effect, first impressions can influence subsequent judgments of website credibility and buying decisions."

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  1. Trupe! by VC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could tell in less than 50 milliseconds as well....

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    1. Re:Trupe! by eurleif · · Score: 2, Funny

      Trupe? Don't you mean tripe?

    2. Re:Trupe! by falzer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Those who forget Slashdot posts are doomed to repeat them.

    3. Re:Trupe! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, they sure do support their trupes!

    4. Re:Trupe! by SolitaryMan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Those who forget Slashdot posts are doomed to repeat them.

      Those who remember are doomed to watch them repeating.

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  2. my first impressions tell me by Saven+Marek · · Score: 5, Funny

    my first impressions tell me this is not just a DUPE but a TRIPE!

  3. Triple? by Life700MB · · Score: 3, Funny


    In other news, Slashdot readers needed 50 miliseconds to realize that this is the third time this very same history is posted.


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  4. First Impressions Count... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... But on slashdot you get to have a second and even a third chance to get it right!

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  5. stop by Romancer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop it.

    bad repeat, bad!

    look at what you've done, now go outside. Get.

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  6. dear god, make it stop by Hellad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't complain about dupes, but this is ridiculous. I have to wonder if this is a sick joke. A third time? I don't even pay and I feel like demanding my money back...

  7. CmdrTaco by m00nun1t · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm expecting CmdrTaco to post a dupe of one of his "letters to slashdot" soon.

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    1. Re:CmdrTaco by iworm · · Score: 4, Funny

      Don't you mean his "Letter's too Slishdot"?

    2. Re:CmdrTaco by BJH · · Score: 2, Funny

      Easy mistake to make, I guess...

    3. Re:CmdrTaco by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny

      If it's a dupe, it would be "Letters Two Slashdot"

  8. Can't tell. by mondoterrifico · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man i've been reading Slashdot for 4 years now, and I still can't tell its shit.
    :)

  9. The solution by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just 50ms to make an impression is very short, so Slashdot just does the logical thing; they're giving it 150ms!

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  10. Third's a charm by Ardeocalidus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good for us with AD- Wait, what's that? Ah, crap.

  11. Are we the victims of some kind of joke? by loic_2003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, do you think this is some Andy Kaufman prank where many members of the public are the victim and the only people who find the joke funny are the moderators? It's just getting silly now.

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  12. What i tell you three times is true. by smithberry · · Score: 2, Funny
    As Lewis Carroll said in The Hunting of the Snark
    What i tell you three times is true.
    so, must be true then.
    See for example
    http://www.literature.org/authors/carroll-lewis/th e-hunting-of-the-snark/chapter-01.html
    Off topic, but by now no one cares.
  13. Re:Ah my god by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hah. Do what I do, resubmit every dupe you see. Eventually I'll get an article posted that way...

  14. Thought this was a joke, till I realised... by john-da-luthrun · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it only takes Slashdot editors 50 milliseconds to forget each story they post.

  15. Then... by quenting · · Score: 3, Funny
    Web designers have as little as 50 milliseconds to capture the interest of potential customers
    ...50 ms later, they can re-post and have some extra 50ms, then, 50 ms later, they can re-post and have some extra 50ms. So overall, it should be 150ms.
  16. Re:Breaking the cipher, replying on-topic! by chengmi · · Score: 2, Funny

    For all we know, this "on-topic" comment is a dupe, too.

  17. *click*...so put your little hand in mine... by PontifexPrimus · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...there ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb...

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  18. Ric Romero Says: by Potor · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you make a webpage, remember that people will judge them quickly.

  19. Overheard in Slashdot editors' office by VampireByte · · Score: 5, Funny

    CowboyNeal: Hey, so it's really cold out there today, huh?

    CmdrTaco: So how much do we owe you for the pizza?

    Pizza Delivery Guy: FOR THE THIRD TIME, YES IT'S COLD OUT THERE, AND YOU OWE ME $15.95!!!

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  20. Re:Cheap attempt to get a link from /. by 1u3hr · · Score: 4, Funny
    Appears that the submitter is simply trying to boost his own website up.

    You think "websiteoptimization.com" might be a commercial site?

  21. Can Anyone Help Me? by Hosiah · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can anyone tell me how long my web page has to capture the interest of a visitor? I've been searching everywhere for this data but cannot seem to track it down.

    1. Re:Can Anyone Help Me? by Gleng · · Score: 4, Funny

      I had a quick search and found a few articles you may be interested in:

      First Impressions Count in Website Design
      Web Users Judge Sites in the Blink of an Eye
      Web Users Judge Sites Instantly

      Hope that helps.

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  22. Re:Ah my god by 1u3hr · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think the most realistic explanation is that they, like most of us, aren't 100% attentive at all times. They're human, they've got other shit to do.

    Like their jobs -- wait

  23. So it's the STORY that's a Dupe? by theJML · · Score: 3, Funny

    We all know the story is a dupe... what's funny is the fact that the story was only up three times, the number of duplicate comments telling everyone that the story is a dupe has to be over 50+ by now.

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    Besides, in Soviet Russia, the Webpage Only Takes 50ms to Judge You!

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