A Study On Link Display And Their Effects On Reading

To Appear At WWW 2003

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Studies like these are not often so this paper is very interesting read.

The findings of the conducted studies imply that the standard appearance of link markers has seriously underestimated effects on the usability of Web pages. They can significantly reduce the readability of the text, and alternatives should be carefully considered for the design of future Web browsers.

"Comparing Link Marker Visualization Techniques -- Changes in Reading Behavior" [vsys-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de]

Author(s) Hartmut Obendorf, Harald Weinreich

To appear at the Proc. of 12th WWW 2003 Conference.

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Just read the whole thing, and found it rather interesting, sure worth a read.