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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. But if they don't have broadband... by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...you have a whole 50 seconds for them to take the page in as it loads.

    This article has been around so many times I have now thought of something to post against it.

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  2. Ok guys by tannhaus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This had to be on purpose. They're taking the piss with us. No one is that incompetent. They're having a joke at our expense, so just let it ride

  3. Re:This is NOT a Trupe! RTFA - Original Research by proggoddess · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Wouldn't the original article link normally be posted in a Slashback?

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