In this tech column for Gulf Coast Newspapers, I discuss something that's probably become a completely automatic process for you-- how to successfully navigate a webpage.
Barring poorly made or intentionally quirky websites, we experienced net denizens have a whole host of subconscious landmarks and inherent functionality that we look for when we visit a website. We don't even think (much) about how we got to the website and what we're going to do when we get there; we already know what we're looking for, and we scan areas for that information so quickly that it doesn't seem like we're really doing much of anything, unless we can't find something, and then we blame a hapless imaginary web designer.
This essay is for those among us who see all of the noise on the screen that more experienced web users tune out. Hopefully the clues and landmarks I suggest have helped a few web novices to get a little better at surfing.
Here it is: Navigating Web Pages
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