User experience and the media: the three­-click rule on newspaper websites for smartphones

Introduction: access to online information is carried out throughout smartphones, so is basic that newspapers websites for these devices are designed from a user experience perspective. This work aims at determining the number of clicks that users are willing to do in order to get the content they a...

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Autores: Jiménez Iglesias, Lucía, Aguilar Paredes, Carlos, Sánchez, Lydia, Pérez-Montoro, Mario
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/121349
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121349
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Diaris electrònics
Telèfons intel·ligents
Usabilitat
Electronic newspapers
Smartphones
Usability
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Resumo:Introduction: access to online information is carried out throughout smartphones, so is basic that newspapers websites for these devices are designed from a user experience perspective. This work aims at determining the number of clicks that users are willing to do in order to get the content they are looking for. Methodology: User tests are carried out to observe users' performance and reactions while navigating these websites. The methodological approach is a concurrent design based on triangulation and it includes the collection of quantitative and qualitative data. Results: The number of clicks is not related to failure but it is associated with the perception of difficulty. Discussion and Conclusions: It is advisable for newspapers' mobile websites to include a search engine which allows users to access information straightaway.