Patterns of Information Sharing Among Inner and Outer Social Circles
Justin W. Owens, A. D. Shaikh, & B. S. Chaparro Summary. With the proliferation of social networking applications, sharing information online has become more common for information that users...
View ArticleAre Users Blind to Text Advertisements?
Justin W. Owens Summary. This study examined whether the phenomena of banner blindness also applies to text advertisements. Twenty-five participants completed search tasks on a mock travel website....
View ArticleGoogle Chromebook in an Academic Environment: Yea or Nay?
M. C. Phelps & J. W. Owens Summary. This article looks at the effectiveness of the Google Chromebook from the perspective of five individuals from various academic backgrounds. Chromebook is an...
View ArticleFacebook Sharing and Caring
By Justin W. Owens Summary. In the last issue of Usability News (13.1), we explored information (link) sharing among social groups. The current study expands on these results by examining how...
View ArticleAre Two Monitors Better than One?
By J. W. Owens, J. Teves, B. Nguyen, A. Smith, & M. C. Phelps Summary. Previous studies have found that using multiple monitors increases productivity, but there are also documented drawbacks to...
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