Category Archives: metrics

Infamous for 15 Minutes

My skepticism of customer surveys is an extension of my skepticism of traditional usability studies – both are out of context and not at all customer-centric. Today, customers are far more likely to talk about their experiences with a company on their blog, facebook, twitter, campfire, yelp, amazon, etc – especially those that want their [...]

Improve your site’s rankings: build crappier interfaces!

Nielsen/NetRatings has just decided that page views aren’t the key indicator of a sites popularity anymore and that, instead, time spent on the site is what now matters. I guess this makes sense coming from the mindset of TV ratings, and it certainly has some merits, but also some huge drawbacks. People might hang out [...]