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An excuse five years ago to spend more time with each other evolved into a money-making hobby for a mother and daughter combo – and a revenue supply for a not-commonly known support organization.Growing up in Dell Rapids, Maren Fischer and her mother Deb Henriksen's relationship was always on solid ground and the two truly enjoyed each other's company.As she grew, going to college and eventually marrying and having children, Fischer said they found it ever more difficult to find time for each other."We were looking for a project to do together, and needed an outlet," said Fischer, a 1998 graduate of Dell Rapids High School. "We weren't having any time for just the two of us."The duo discussed various themes and past times, and finally settled on custom jewelry making. Using beads, stones and pearls, they began impressing their friends with their creations.Now – five years later – Fischer and Henriksen have established D & M Designs, designing and manufacturing more than a thousand necklaces and bracelets. D & M Designs products are sold at shops like Memories On Main and Jabberwock, online and at craft fairs.Having achieved their goal of spending more time with each other, Henriksen said she and her daughter – both educators by day – have grown to take a lot of pride in the craft that brought them even closer."Our biggest thing is to make the jewelry well," Henriksen said. "We really are kind of finicky."They also credit their ability to create custom jewelry as a big part of their success.Special events like weddings, proms and other ceremonies are a bit of a specialty for D & M Designs, Fischer said. Often time, Henriksen or Fischer will view a dress or piece of clothing before drawing up a spec for the customer."It's high quality, custom-made jewelry," Fischer said.Although they have an extensive inventory for display sales in stores and at craft fairs, Henriksen still finds herself trying to give the customer exactly what they're looking for."Sometimes (my mother) will be sitting in the back of the booth putting one together," Fischer said. Giving back Last year, Fischer gave birth to her third child, Harper. Harper was diagnosed with laryngomalacia, a condition brought on by soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx. The upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation and causes blockage in the airway."She would turn blue," Henriksen said of her granddaughter.At three months, Harper had a surgery to help with the troubles she was having with feeding and breathing, as well as the blue spells.When the family had nothing but questions, the organization Coping with Laryngomalacia supported the family through education, Fischer said.Feeling fortunate for the direction offered during the families trying times, Henriksen and Fischer brained stormed about returning the support."Because this organization is so good, I really wanted to do something for them," Fischer said.Now, D & M Design's Jewelry has dedicated a portion of its proceeds from pearl sales to the organization through when purchases are made through their Facebook page Harper's Pearls."If this goes well, hopefully we can start to do this for other organizations," Fischer said.
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The Coffey siblings are having a rough year. Martha is thirty and working at J. Crew after a spectacular career flameout; Claire has broken up with her fiancé and locked herself in her New York apartment until her bank account looks as grim as her mood; and the baby of the family, Max, is dating a knockout classmate named Cleo and keeping a very big, very life-altering secret. The only solution—for all of them—is to move back home.
But things aren't so easy the second time around, for them or for their mother, Weezy. Martha and Claire have regressed to fighting over the shared bathroom, Weezy can't quite bring herself to stop planning Claire's thwarted wedding, and Max and Cleo are exchanging secretive whispers in the basement. Jennifer Close's funny and tender follow-up to her bestselling debut novel is a story about the ways in which we never really grow up, and the people we turn to when things go drastically wrong: family.
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1. What do the descriptions of Claire's relationships with Doug [pp. 7–10], her friends [p. 5–6], and her boss [p. 11] establish about her? Are her reactions to the broken engagement and her financial situation typical? To what extent is her situation the result of own her choices?
2. Martha is initially presented through her perceptions and assessments both of herself and of the people with whom she interacts [p. 21–37]. What particular observations undermine or belie Martha's general sense of self-satisfaction and self-approval?
3. "Why," the author says about Weezy, "did everyone act like it was so wrong of her to want her children to be happy and healthy and successful and settled?" [p. 47] What role do the notions of a child's failure, success, and personal happiness play in the way we evaluate ourselves (or others) as parents?
4. What is the significance of Weezy's secret meetings with wedding-service providers after Claire's engagement is called off? What needs does the admittedly embarrassing activity fulfill for her?
5. Is Will the more realistic parent? In what ways does he embody the traditional attributes of a husband and father? How does the relationship between husband and wife shape their attitudes about the children? Discuss, for example, the import of the author's statement about Weezy: "Of course she worried about them. That was what mothers did, wasn't it? Will had the luxury of knowing that she was taking care of the worrying and so he didn't have to." [p. 52]
6. "Elizabeth was different from other mothers—Cleo knew that from the time she was about four." [p. 55] Is Elizabeth a "bad mother"? Are there aspects of her parenting style you find acceptable and even admirable? How has her approach affected Cleo and her relationships with other people?
7. Why does Claire get involved with Fran? What impact do her memories of high school have on her behavior? Do Claire and Fran have similar motivations for embarking on an affair? Is their relationship understandable, or does it show a lack of judgment and maturity?
8. In discussing Claire with her therapist, Martha maintains "things come pretty easily for her" [p. 171]. What does this demonstrate about the way Martha chooses to present not only her sister but also herself? In what ways does Martha exploit and manipulate the personality traits and quirks the Coffeys ascribed to each child when they were growing up?
9. Is it common for families to assign roles to each person (i.e., the smart one, the sensitive one, the irresponsible one)? Why is it difficult for adults to escape these labels? Which character in the novel do you think the title refers to?
10. Cleo muses, "[Max's] whole life, people had been doing things for him, telling him how cute and funny he was . . ." [p. 67]. How has Max's position as the youngest child—and only son—in the family shaped the way he sees the world? What aspects of his personality help him cope with Cleo's pregnancy and its repercussions? Is he in some ways better prepared for parenthood than Cleo is?
11. What kind of mother do you think Cleo will be? Will she take after Elizabeth, or will Weezy become her model? Will she and Max stay together?
12. Discuss the concepts of independence and dependency within a family. How do Martha, Claire, and Max reflect or challenge your definitions? How do Cleo and Elizabeth fit into your understanding of the expectations of support and compassion among family members?
13. Weezy notes that there is an "epidemic" of children moving back home with their parents [p. 101]. Do you agree that both generations have accepted and even welcomed this trend? What are the practical, psychological, and cultural implications for both parents and adult children?
14. From Max and Cleo's life at college, to Martha's behavior at her jobs, to family interactions at the beach and at various gatherings, the author vividly portrays the small moments of daily life. Discuss the particular images, comic touches, and domestic and familial details that resonate with you and capture universal experiences and feelings.


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Nice. A big fan of Hexen back in the day.
If you're under a rock, I'm in a cave. I haven't read slashdot in months.
Wow kind of extremely late on Raven behalf (but thankyou for getting round to it Raven) - heres the info courtesy of Doomworld:
"In a surprise email from Raven Software employee James Monroe, James "Quasar" Haley of Team Eternity has been notified that the source code for Heretic and Hexen has been re-released under the GNU General Public License, and is now available from Sourceforge.
Having the code relicensed required a community effort spanning almost a decade. At its height, this included an online petition, an open letter, snail mail campaigns, e-mail, an international action item on GNU.org, insider efforts by Chris Rhinehart of Human Head Studios and Doom's own John Romero, and other activities carried on individually by countless community members.
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The dump is here on sourcforge http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=238655.
EDIT: Crap I didn't realise this news was slashdotted a couple of days ago - yes i am living under a rock
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Nice. A big fan of Hexen back in the day.
If you're under a rock, I'm in a cave. I haven't read slashdot in months.
According to the sourceforge date, the source code was released last thursday, so how come only now everywhere on the web it's being reported as a news flash? Nonetheless it's good news. I love Heretic/Hexen.
Source gpl'd, as in 'anyone is now free to come up with a Linux client of their own'?
Yes, though you could mostly do this anyhow with the license that was on that- we had clients using this same source base; they were just under a much more restrictive license from Raven. Having said this, the content's still decidedly Raven's and whomever has publication rights. You can't spread it around liberally, much like you can't distribute around Freespace 2, even though the engine's on a restricted, but open sourced, license...
I think Activision has the publishing rights, since they own Raven, and the selling rights too.
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The Yankees will honor former manager Joe Torre prior to Saturday afternoon's contest with the White Sox, presenting him with a plaque in Monument Park and retiring his No. 6 jersey to honor his 12 seasons piloting the club.
"He meant a lot to us as players and his leadership," said current manager Joe Girardi. "Enjoyed playing for him. Enjoyed working for him as his bench coach. And obviously learned a lot along the way."
"Whether a guy was playing or not playing, he had the ability to go in and calm the waters of sorts to get guys focused on the right stuff," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Torre. "Not too many people can do that."
Torre led each of his teams to the playoffs, but right now, Girardi is hoping his 2014 squad can remain relevant in the playoff race, three games back of the second American League Wild Card spot after Friday's walk-off win. The urgency to ignite a tepid August offense was obvious before Thursday's victory over the Astros, when position players held a meeting to spark their lackluster attack.
"I've said all along, these guys have worked hard and they're trying to figure it out," said Girardi. "They're going to do whatever it takes to try to get better and try to be more productive. I am all for that."
On Saturday, the Yankees will rely on Hiroki Kuroda to continue a nice streak of starting pitching, hoping for a strong follow-up to his best start of the month against the Rays when he allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings.
Kuroda hasn't exceeded 100 pitches in his last three starts, and the Yankees are still cautious with the 39-year-old as the season winds down. Last season, he finished August and September with a 1-7 record and a 5.41 ERA.
"We have a month and a few days to go, so we know where the finish line is at this point," said Kuroda. "All I have to do is make sure I give everything and hopefully that last outing will be a good start."
He'll face righty Scott Carroll, who is coming off a blemished victory against the Blue Jays on Sunday, allowing five runs on eight hits and walking three. The rookie has had a frustrating August, allowing 16 earned runs over his three starts.
When Carroll takes the mound, he'll aim to end Chicago's six-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium and help the White Sox climb out of a season-high 10 games below .500.
Yankees: Beltran swings in prelude to return
Carlos Beltran resumed swinging the bat on Friday as the Yankees hope to have him available for their lineup as soon as Saturday.
"He hit toss and off the tee and he said he felt good," said manager Joe Girardi. "We're hoping that he's a player for us [Saturday]."
Beltran had a cortisone injection in his troublesome right elbow on Wednesday, his third cortisone shot of the year. This is likely a last-ditch effort to keep Beltran active; he has said that the elbow has a bone spur that will require surgery after the season.
White Sox: Prospect Sanchez recalled
Carlos Sanchez is getting an opportunity to be the White Sox primary second baseman. The White Sox recalled Sanchez, the club's No. 10 prospect, from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday to replace Gordon Beckham, who was traded to the Angels on Thursday.
"This is an opportunity for him that a lot of guys would be excited about," Ventura said. "I know he is and we'll see what happens from here on out. For a guy who has had a pretty impressive Minor League stretch, you give him the opportunity to let him go play. He has a lot of tools that are Major League ready."
Sanchez was hitting .293 with 19 doubles, 57 RBIs and 16 stolen bases at Triple-A while spending time at second base (64 games), shortstop (44) and third base (two).
He made his Major League debut with the White Sox on July 13, during a brief stint this season, but went 0-for-5 in a start at shortstop. On Friday, he went 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Worth noting
• Yankees pitchers have tossed nine shutouts in 2014, one shy of their total from 2013.
• Jose Abreu hit a three-run home run in the first inning Friday night for his 33rd of the season, while recording his 93rd RBI. He's hitting .370 with seven RBIs in his last seven games.
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Female Iowa dog fleas work up a good egg lay within two days of a good blood feast. Interestingly, the common dog flea may actually wind up being a cat flea. It's embarrassing, but it needed to be said. Dog fleas Iowa, it is said, are more common in the finer halls of Europe, while cat fleas are more common to the colonies, ergo, America. The best news about the Iowa dog flea, is that one female can be the progenitor of exactly one million dog flea babies in 9 months. That's exactly 3 months short of one year. In contrast, you'd be far better off to have one Godzilla than one dog flea, for Godzilla has only reproduced once in known history, asexually producing one Godzooky. The dog flea, on the other hand is busy taking over the world a trillion dog fleas at a time! What Does Iowa Dog Flea Poop Have To Do With Bowser?If you are facing a lazy day, why not look for dog flea feces. They are easier to find than you might suspect. Roll ol Bowser over, and while promising him a good belly scratch, proceed with a good light to go on your dog flea poop hunt. The feces look like dirt. Actually, it may really be dirt, because Bowser loves a good dirt bath...but then again, it may not. Should you find some little dirt looking grains, then gather up as many as you can, and rub them between your fingers. If you're fingers turn red, then you've struck pay dirt! That red stuff is Bowser blood. Maybe even some of your own blood, if you and Bowser like to share! Dog Flea Eggs Not As Good As the ones they serve at the local dinerAfter mama flea lays her precious cargo of dog flea eggs, she hops off to make some more. In the meantime, the dog flea eggs sort of split up. Some remain on ol Towser, while others drop off to hang out in his bedding or in the deepest darkest recesses of your carpet. After a time, they toss their egg shell and spin a cocoon. Here they can laze about for up to a year if they have to. The bad news is that long after the comet destroys all of mankind, the dog flea egg will still be in he carpet, snug as a bug in a rug. The good news is that without mankind, Towser will starve, and within a year the dog flea will also pass. But, if mankind does survive, and thus, faithful Towser, so will the dog flea egg, all but impervious to all the flea sprays and bug bombs that we can throw at it. We may get some...but others lurk ready to spring their bouncy cargo upon us. Delivering the coup de grace to the unsightly Iowa dog flea...Ok, you've got an Iowa dog flea. So how to kill the little bugger and (if it's a she) her one trillion grandchildren? Let's check the list:
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Perhaps it's the pristine location, the classic beauty, or the history that has evolved here. Or maybe it's the fact that one cultivates a sense of contentment throughout every season at Stowe. Now, with the advent of Stowe Mountain Lodge, this unique New England ski town in Vermont reaffirms its place as a renowned destination for discerning world travelers.
For over a century Stowe has attracted the world's most discerning travelers, who have cherished the beauty of the area's covered bridges, sparkling lakes, rambling woodlands and majestic peaks. Having opened in June 2008, Stowe Mountain Lodge sets a new standard of luxury and aesthetics for the East Coast's most magnificent resort. Built in the new "Vermont-Alpine" style, Stowe Mountain Lodge offers a truly luxurious setting, while still paying respect to the Vermont traditions of utilizing local artisan products and embracing the tranquility of nature.
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The G.I. Joe team returns to fight evil in an American way. Led by Duke (Channing Tatum) and Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), the Joes must once again confront the evil that is COBRA. Always ready for a fight the Joes get cut out at the knees before the battle begins. Dark forces are swaying The White House and a political powder keg in Islamabad turn the world against the team.
Roadblock must pick up the pieces and continue the fight alongside Flint (D.J. Corona) and Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki). In need of guidance and an extra gun hand they search for the one and original "Joe" played by Bruce Willis.
Through much destruction, fighting and fun Ninja battles the Joes return to stand up to COBRA and the evil it has planted worldwide.
So let's begin the review of this Hasbro movie with a side of plot. Is it better than the first film, yes. That isn't saying much though. Much more stylized and better shot, this film tries to forget the past only to be drug down again by a poor plot and weak character arcs. Dwayne Johnson does his best to drag this film out of a meandering rut. Bruce Willis gives his regular action performance, but shows no real love for the character. And while I think director John M. Chu had some great ideas, they are few and far between leaving us with the feeling that everyone got a say in this production.
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Cruzsalud: Health Care for Low-Sectors, Spanish Version
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Cruzsalud was a medium-sized company, founded in November 2004. The company's business model was based on the concept pre-paid health care, by means of which low-income subscribers obtain a set of health services in exchange for a fixed monthly payment, with prices ranging from 9 to 40 thousand bolivars (US$ 4.00 to 18.60) per month. Once operations were under way, Cruzsalud had to face several management problems linked to expected sales and subscriber fee collection mechanisms. Moreover, Cruzsalud faced a dilemma related to its business model. The Law for Workplace Prevention, Conditions, and Environment, which was passed in July 2005, forced companies, regardless of size, to provide workplace health and safety services. In response to that mandate, and the determination shown by authorities to comply with it, business demand for health services spiraled. This opportunity, together with the difficulties faced in reaching the required volume of customers, led the shareholders to wonder whether Cruzsalud should continue to focus on the low-income sector, as managers proposed, or move towards the market for employee health plans.
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Class discussion of this case is aimed at the following objectives: I. Examine the challenges faced by a company that conceives and develops a business model that allows it to attend to the needs of low-income sectors, and do so profitably. II. Understand the economics of LIS business models. III. Examine the role of the company, beyond shareholder value. How to create social value for customers and other actors without foregoing economic return on investment.
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Are You Putting the Home Button to Good Use?
I have a three-year-old daughter going through a struggle at the moment. It's time for her to give up the teddy bear that follows her wherever she goes. But we'll hear a little more about her later, including what she can teach us about providing a richer user experience.
There is something comforting about knowing how to escape from a situation; knowing how to start again and knowing how to return home. Recall the famous in-flight safety demonstration you get each time you board a plane. What's the most memorable line? "In case of emergency, your exits are here, here, and here." As much as we mock the repetitive instruction, deep down we appreciate that if anything goes wrong at least we know how to get out alive.
Bringing it back to UX, a key to giving the user confidence in navigation is to help them know how to get back to the homepage. It's similar to the back button but with superpowers. The homepage can be a safe haven and a place to regroup or explore, but let's not give it too much credit. Sometimes going back to the homepage isn't a comforting experience, it's through pure frustration or defeat that you can't figure out where you are or where you are going. Returning back home can be a last resort, similar to going on a 10-hour car journey, getting lost 9 hours in and then deciding to go home and start again.
In Steve Krug's excellent book Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability he writes: "Having a home button in sight at all times offers reassurance that no matter how lost I may get, I can always start over, like pressing a reset button or using a 'Get out of jail free' card."
It may be comforting to users that they can return home, but do we actually want them to?
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Search engine optimization has resulted in the homepage losing its place as the single entrance to a website and in many cases is being bypassed more and more each year.
Gerry McGovern sums this up perfectly in his article "The decline of the homepage," stating: "Many marketers and communicators think their homepage is a giant billboard or megaphone. They become obsessed with its redesign and with placing lots of happy talk and smiling faces on it. Your customers don't want to get to your homepage. At best, the homepage is merely a series of signposts that will help them head in the right direction."
Of course the homepage plays an important role in any website and should not be ignored, but an unbalanced promotion of returning home can work against you. Suppose the user has just filled out a form or signed up to a mailing list (therefore showing an interest in your services) and the most obvious route to them is to return home. You may even have added a new button to make it easier for them to do so. Is that really the best option?
How Many Ways Home?
Users have varying expectations of where to find the home button and what it will look like based on their level of web experience. That wasn't always the case, have a glance at these original pages of some top sites when they were launched. It is difficult to see any consistency between the routes home on these original sites.
Today there are several standard ways to return:
- Home button with text "Home" or an icon of a house
- Clickable logo
- Breadcrumb trail
Research shows that a clickable logo isn't yet a universally understood way of returning home even though it is widely used that way. Leaving out a dedicated home button in the navigation risks confusing many users, but that isn't stopping the practice from gaining popularity. A study was conducted in 2011 by ProMediaCorp who looked at the top 500 websites (defined by Alexa) to determine if there was a home button in the site navigation. The results showed that 37.4% had a dedicated link and 62.6% did not.
So if many of the top sites are leaving out the home button, is it working? Here are the names of eight popular websites. Your task is to recall the main way to get back to the homepage. Answers at the end of this article (no cheating):
- Apple
- eBay
- Facebook (when logged in)
- LinkedIn (when logged in)
- Twitter (when logged in)
- YouTube
- Wikipedia
For sites where the homepage is a key feature, such as social networks, which can include a personalized news feed or act as a central hub for user activity, there are clear markers to direct you home. Over the past couple of years Facebook has even made some changes to the tool tip when you hover over the logo, reflecting a change in user understanding of how to get back home.
On the other hand, sites where the homepage is not the central hub of activity (such as eBay), the trend is to make the route home less prominent. One notable exception to this rule is Pinterest, in which the homepage is hugely important to the user but has no dedicated home button, only a clickable logo in the top center, and search in the top left.
Providing a Richer User Experience
Let's go back to my three-year-old daughter. The new rule in the house is that the teddy stays in the bedroom, always there if she wants to go and see it, but it isn't allowed to follow her around the house anymore as a constant companion. She initially found this difficult but it has introduced her to a new way of living and a richer experience. Some users will be in for a shock when they start to live life outside of the home button!
As UX designers, we have a responsibility to provide a rich user experience. By relying too much on sending the user back home, we limit the possibilities at every level and entry point of the site. Take a look at where you are driving your user base and decide if your user journeys rely too heavily on the homepage as the starting point. If you do not already know the behaviors and activities of your audience then consider using the Lean Startup approach and test your assumptions, then "pivot or persevere." Maybe it's time for a change.
If your audience is technically savvy, use it to your advantage. Make the navigation less cluttered, reduce the barrage of homepage routes, and instead enrich the user experience throughout. For those sites aimed at a less technically savvy audience, you may be forced to give up some real estate above the precious fold and provide an obvious way home, but you can still avoid this route becoming the be-all and end-all.
Let me know how you scored on the quiz and how you have chosen to employ the home button on your site. Share your viewpoint on whether the home button, whatever form it takes, should be active on the homepage itself. Apple and Google disagree. That's a great one for filling an awkward silence on a first date …
Answers to the quiz (correct at time of publication):
- Apple: clickable logo - top left in the primary navigation
- eBay: clickable logo, no separate home button
- Facebook: clickable logo and home button top right (when logged in)
- LinkedIn: clickable logo and home button top left (when logged in)
- Twitter: home button top left (when logged in)
- YouTube: clickable logo, no separate home button
- Google: clickable logo, home button bottom left
- Wikipedia: clickable logo, no separate home button
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@Jamie Let me give a little clarity to the ProMediaCorp research to see if it answers your question.
The study looked at "what percentage of the Web uses a home button in their navigation". They also go on to say "What constitutes a home button? The most obvious use is the actual text "Home". However, some sites use different text (Mashable uses "All", Huffington Post uses "Front Page"). We counted this as a home button as it is fulfilling the same purpose, taking up site navigation real estate and being redundant to the site title/logo."
So in this research a clickable logo would not count as a home button. It would have to be a dedicated button in the navigation.
An example of a "No" response is the Fox Sports website - there is a standard navigation bar but no dedicated home button. The only way to return home is to click on the logo.
An example of a "Yes" response is the ABC website - there is a standard navigation bar with a separate home button as the far left option. There is also clickable logo to return home.
Hopefully this makes the research a little clearer. I would like to see this repeated to see how much the results have changed.
(Also just to note that this research is not connected to the statement "Research shows that a clickable logo isn't yet a universally understood way of returning home". The ProMediaCorp research is linked to my statement "even though it is widely used that way". The research supporting the fact that clickable logos are not universally understood is explained below in my response to Erin.)
Hope this helps
@George 123 thanks for your comments. Yes I agree that on news websites the value of going home is slightly different, mostly because it is similar to social media in that the homepage can represent the feed of the most important information.
Many news websites are very effective at using the contextually relevant content as a way of keeping you in the site especially if you have no specific content you are looking for. Sections such as "Most read", "Most bizarre" or "Also in the news" (or even "Top Stories") enable you to navigate through the site without ever going back up to the homepage. I personally have fallen prey to this on many occasions!
You stated "Research shows that a clickable logo isn't yet a universally understood way of returning home even though it is widely used that way" but I'm not certain the research really asked the question properly.
The 2011 ProMediaCorp study is unclear (at least to me) as to whether the users reviewing sites included logos that linked to the home page. I selected 10 sites in the "No Home" column and each actually had a logo that linked to the home page. So does that mean the above results are what people think but not what the sites actually have?
However, the more salient point is how ProMediaCorp phrased the question. According the ProMediaCorp, "workers were asked to visit the websites and report back "yes" or "no" if a home button appears in the site's navigation."
The question is confusing and instead might have been better asked "Is there a way to return to the home page?" I think the former question implies that the Home button has to be either labeled home or part of the site's navigation (i.e. in a menu or appearing as a button labeled "home").
Looking at a site like kayak.com, where the logo is clearly a link, I might be tempted to answer "no" to the above question asked by ProMediaCorp since the logo doesn't necessarily feel like a "home" button.
I enjoyed your article Paul.
I think the "Value of Going Home" is quite different for news publishers like the Guardian and BBC because their homepage represents the editorial news agenda (commonly labeled Top Stories). This is the most important news across the world right now - the 10 headlines readers should be across if nothing else. Because this collection of content isn't promoted as a complete set very prominently anywhere else on their websites / apps their homepages offer a unique and pertinent content offering. This is not to say this content shouldn't be offered as onward journeys on all entry points such as articles, but it isn't showcased very well at the moment. Instead contextually relevant content is given preference, so users can follow a topic thread - e.g. Read Boston bombings articles and then look at pictures.
My feeling is that every landing page should act as a 'mini home' on News websites, more so than other genres because of this user need and behaviour. What do you think? Thanks.
@Erin, in the early stages of researching the ideas in this article, I hoped to find studies showing the exact percentage of users who are familiar with clickable logos.
Instead what I found were case studies showing that there is definitely still a gap, even though we do not know exactly how big it is. The phrase I use in the article is that clickable logos are not "universally understood" though as you rightly point out, it may be the case that the percentage of users unfamiliar with this concept (such as those highlighted by Suzie below) is not a significant figure. However it could be much larger than expected.
You can see an example of this type of study in the blog post below by the team at Normal Modes. In their own tests last year there is still a user base which has not adopted this understanding.
@Stacia it's a great question and will be good to hear from others their experience with "double homepage" links.
I have seen this done in a variety of ways and will share some examples with you in due course. It might be worth you briefly explaining the type of content on the public site as this will certainly be a factor as to whether it is valuable to a user once they are logged in.
@Srk glad you liked the article and good luck with your new website, You can search for uxmag articles which mention e-commerce by pasting the following URL:
Great comments and questions, I will start at the bottom!
@Suzie Mitchell, thanks for your input regarding the 50+ audience, I enjoyed reading your article on this subject a few weeks ago. I have a couple of questions for you which I am interested in, as your point is very valid.
1. Why exactly do you think this group of users are not familiar with knowing the logo is a home button?
2. Do you have any research based on the work you do that is applicable to Erin's question?
It's a bit ironic that site that educates us (pretty well btw) about UX requires us to click "read more" link when reading your content via rss-feeds. Its a minor inconvenience and I know why but still it's annoying especially for mobile-users.
Otherwise thanks for a great piece of reading
I have no disagreement here, the older the user the more the home button seems to be used. That being said, I find it's use often to be incredibly odd. A lot of time the stats I see have people clicking on the home button while on the home page. Which is just strange.
Hi Paul,
I see the research you cite for what percentage of sites in Alexa's top 500 from 2011 actually include a home link.
But I didn't see a citation for the research that users don't understand how to get home without a home link. Since many of the most highly trafficked sites on the web haven't offered a home button for years, I'd be surprised if a significant number of users are unable to find their way back.
Can you share sources on that? I want to dig a little deeper.
Nice article. I'm glad you added the "when logged in" bit for Facebook, etc. I'm in a situation right now where the site I'm working on essentially has two very different home pages: one public, one authenticated. Some new blood believes we should always link to the public home, but the old guard believes we should keep the status quo and link to whatever home page is true for your authenticated status. I'm somewhere in between. I can see it both ways.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this kind of double home page, or just what you think of that situation. Maybe we should remove the home links all together? Thanks!
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Thank you for your observations. As a consultant who specializes in Boomers and Seniors I can tell you the Home button is essential. These cohorts have NOT adopted to knowing the logo is the Home button. So if the 50+ audience is a designers target, I strongly recommend using the words Home or the house icon.