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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>E-consultancy - Accessibility - News and Blog</title><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic-34/accessibility.xml</link><description>E-consultancy: Accessibility - News and Blog</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 E-consultancy.com</copyright><generator>E-consultancy.com</generator><image><url>http://www.e-consultancy.com/images/feed-thumbnail.jpg</url><title>E-consultancy Internet Marketing News</title><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/</link></image><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_20/retail.html">Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_45/shopping.html">Shopping</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_46/search.html">Search</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_64/design.html">Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_next_1/next.html">Next</category><title>10 things Next.co.uk can do better online</title><author>Graham Charlton &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>No matter how successful an e-commerce site is, there are often ways in which a site can be improved to maintain its appeal to customers and maximise conversions.</b>
</p><p>We have looked at <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365290/10-things-m-s-can-do-better-online.html" target="_self">M&amp;S</a>, <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365198/ten-things-amazon-can-do-better-online.html" target="_self">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365252/10-things-tesco-can-do-better-online.html" target="_self">Tesco</a> already, now we take a look at Next to see what improvements could be made to their website... </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365378/10-things-next-co-uk-can-do-better-online.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365378/10-things-next-co-uk-can-do-better-online.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 10:03:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365378/10-things-next-co-uk-can-do-better-online.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_1/google.html">Google</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_18/public-sector.html">Public Sector</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_46/search.html">Search</category><title>Government websites criticised for lack of usability</title><author>Graham Charlton &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>A new study has been critical of the quality and accessibility of UK government websites.</b>
</p><p>The <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubacc/143/143.pdf" target="_self">report (pdf)</a>, by the Public Accounts Committee, finds that the public sector has some work to do on the usability of its websites - which it says have barely improved since 2001. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365544/government-websites-criticised-for-lack-of-usability.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365544/government-websites-criticised-for-lack-of-usability.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 07:34:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365544/government-websites-criticised-for-lack-of-usability.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_6/social-media.html">Social Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_11/consumer-goods.html">Consumer Goods</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_20/retail.html">Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_45/shopping.html">Shopping</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_61/rich-media.html">Rich Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_personalisation_1/personalisation.html">personalisation</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_nike_1/nike.html">Nike</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_chris-shimojima_1/chris-shimojima.html">Chris Shimojima</category><title>Q&amp;A: Nike's digital boss Chris Shimojima</title><author>Richard Maven &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Chris Shimojima was brought in to steer the online business of Nike in 2006 – a position in which he oversees the direct-to-consumer digital sales of Nike and its sister brands, such as Converse and Hurley.</b>
</p><p>He recently spoke at <a href="http://www.channeladvisor.com/catalyst" target="_self">ChannelAdvisor’s Catalyst event</a> about how the company was generating business online through its Nike+ community and Nike iD, its system that allows shoppers to create customised trainers online and in store.</p><p>After his speech, we asked Chris a few questions about <a href="http://www.nikebiz.com/media/pr/2006/10/24_ecommerce.html" target="_self">Nike’s e-commerce strategy</a>, internal structure and future social media plans. And why its website is <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365366/nike-to-kick-the-flash-habit.html" target="_self">100% Flash</a>.</p><p align="center">
	<a href="www.nike.com" target="_blank">
		<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2391516109_031463b326_o.jpg" border="0" alt="Nike iD site">
		</img>
	</a>
</p><p> </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365383/q-a-nike-s-digital-boss-chris-shimojima.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365383/q-a-nike-s-digital-boss-chris-shimojima.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:06:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365383/q-a-nike-s-digital-boss-chris-shimojima.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_43/blogs-and-blogging.html">Blogs and Blogging</category><title>How can you help promote RSS Awareness Day?</title><author>Patrick Altoft &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>The number of people using the web is increasing every day, but the adoption rate of RSS as a technology is still way down at 5%.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365415/how-can-you-help-promote-rss-awareness-day.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365415/how-can-you-help-promote-rss-awareness-day.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:00:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365415/how-can-you-help-promote-rss-awareness-day.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_8/content-management.html">Content Management</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_16/financial-services.html">Financial Services</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_59/software.html">Software</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_pdfs_1/pdfs.html">PDFs</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_american-express_1/american-express.html">American Express</category><title>Amex woes highlight common PDF accessibility problem</title><author>Chris Rourke &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Recent reported accessibility problems with American Express' web statements exemplify a common challenge for financial service websites and those reliant on PDFs.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365382/amex-woes-highlight-common-pdf-accessibility-problem.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365382/amex-woes-highlight-common-pdf-accessibility-problem.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:30:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365382/amex-woes-highlight-common-pdf-accessibility-problem.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_35/communities.html">Communities</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_20/retail.html">Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_34/ebay.html">eBay</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_45/shopping.html">Shopping</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><title>TameBay's Chris Dawson on eBay UK</title><author>Richard Maven &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Chris Dawson is the co-founder of eBay-related blog <a href="http://www.tamebay.com" target="_self">TameBay</a> and a consultant on how to sell via online marketplaces.</b>
</p><p>We asked him a few things about how eBay is developing as an e-commerce channel for businesses in the UK. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365373/tamebay-s-chris-dawson-on-ebay-uk.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365373/tamebay-s-chris-dawson-on-ebay-uk.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:28:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365373/tamebay-s-chris-dawson-on-ebay-uk.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_30/search-engine-marketing.html">Search Engine Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_1/google.html">Google</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_46/search.html">Search</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_google-penalty_1/google-penalty.html">Google penalty</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_kwik-fit_1/kwik-fit.html">Kwik Fit</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_gocompare_1/gocompare.html">Gocompare</category><title>Q&amp;A: icrossing's Nilhan Jayasinghe on Google penalties</title><author>Graham Charlton &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>A number of well known UK brands have been penalised recently by Google for boosting their rankings through paid links and reviews.</b>
</p><p>This happened to Moneysupermarket.com <a href="http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/moneysupermarket-banned-by-google-for-spamming/0045" target="_self">last year</a>, more recently to <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365066/gocompare-feels-effects-of-google-penalty.html" target="_self">Gocompare</a>, and just last week <a href="http://www.insiders-view.co.uk/kwik-fit-insurance-banned-by-google/00100" target="_self">Kwik-Fit's car insurance offering was relegated from page 2</a> to the relative obscurity of page 5 of the search engine. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365191/q-a-icrossing-s-nilhan-jayasinghe-on-google-penalties.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365191/q-a-icrossing-s-nilhan-jayasinghe-on-google-penalties.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:45:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365191/q-a-icrossing-s-nilhan-jayasinghe-on-google-penalties.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_30/search-engine-marketing.html">Search Engine Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_51/mobile.html">Mobile</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_64/design.html">Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_search-engine-optimisation_1/search-engine-optimisation.html">Search engine optimisation</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_flash-design_1/flash-design.html">Flash design</category><title>Swatch's Valentine competition isn't too Flash</title><author>Ciaran Norris &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Using print advertising to drive traffic to online properties is a great example of integrated marketing. </b>
</p><p>Except when the consumers can't access the site.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365034/swatch-s-valentine-competition-isn-t-too-flash.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365034/swatch-s-valentine-competition-isn-t-too-flash.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:00:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365034/swatch-s-valentine-competition-isn-t-too-flash.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_30/search-engine-marketing.html">Search Engine Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_1/google.html">Google</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_51/mobile.html">Mobile</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_mobile-internet_1/mobile-internet.html">Mobile Internet</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_qr-codes_1/qr-codes.html">QR Codes</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_mobile-search_1/mobile-search.html">Mobile Search</category><title>Has the tipping point arrived for the mobile web? Are you ready?</title><author>Ciaran Norris &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Commentators have been predicting the explosion of the mobile web for years now, but a couple of factors suggest that this year they may be right.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365020/has-the-tipping-point-arrived-for-the-mobile-web-are-you-ready.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365020/has-the-tipping-point-arrived-for-the-mobile-web-are-you-ready.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:27:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365020/has-the-tipping-point-arrived-for-the-mobile-web-are-you-ready.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_20/web-project-management.html">Web Project Management</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_33/apple.html">Apple</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_50/gadgets.html">Gadgets</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_64/design.html">Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_bruce-tognazzini_1/bruce-tognazzini.html">Bruce Tognazzini</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_tog_1/tog.html">Tog</category><title>Q&amp;A: Bruce Tognazzini on human-computer interaction</title><author>Richard Maven &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>
		<a href="http://www.asktog.com" target="_self">
			<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/1830348870_fcb43605a5_t.jpg" border="0" align="right">
			</img> Bruce Tognazzini</a> was Apple's 66th employee, developing the company's first usability guidelines and founding its Human Interface team.</b>
</p><p>Almost thirty years later, he's a principal at <a href="http://www.nngroup.com" target="_self">Nielsen Norman Group</a> and still making his feelings known when companies commit design errors.</p><p>Here, 'Tog' gives us a variety of thoughts on interface design, freedom, the future of computing, the iPhone's place in world history and why he travels around in a <a href="http://www.asktog.com/misc/countryCoach.html" target="_self">400 sq ft motorhome</a> while towing a 4x4 and two Segways.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364445/q-a-bruce-tognazzini-on-human--computer-interaction.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364445/q-a-bruce-tognazzini-on-human--computer-interaction.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:11:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364445/q-a-bruce-tognazzini-on-human--computer-interaction.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_9/web-design.html">Web Design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_20/retail.html">Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_44/video.html">Video</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_ecommerce_1/ecommerce.html">Ecommerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_universal-search_1/universal-search.html">Universal Search</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_photography_1/photography.html">Photography</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_images_1/images.html">Images</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_conversion_1/conversion.html">conversion</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_acquisition_1/acquisition.html">acquisition</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_3d-animations_1/3d-animations.html">3D animations</category><title>How to use images to increase conversion</title><author>Richard Maven &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<a href="http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/images-ecommerce.shtml" target="_self">
		<b>Webcredible’s Mrudula Kodali</b>
	</a>
	<b>has published some handy tips for using photography in e-commerce – an issue etailers are increasingly grappling with as competition increases and search engines display more multimedia results.</b>
</p><p>Mrudula says photos can help consumers get a better feel of products on offer, but have to "<i>work hard" </i>to overcome the web's limitations<i>.</i></p><p>
	<i>See a brief run-through of her suggestions after the jump:</i>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364515/how-to-use-images-to-increase-conversion.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364515/how-to-use-images-to-increase-conversion.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:00:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364515/how-to-use-images-to-increase-conversion.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_13/web-measurement-and-analytics.html">Web Measurement and Analytics</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_31/online-surveys-research.html">Online Surveys &amp; Research</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-experience_1/customer-experience.html">Customer experience</category><title>User experience - latest roundtable briefing</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>E-consultancy has just published a </b>
	<a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/user-experience-briefing-july-2007/" target="_self">
		<b>User Experience Roundtable Briefing</b>
	</a>
	<b>based on a lively discussion which took place in London last month.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:48:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_8/content-management.html">Content Management</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_30/search-engine-marketing.html">Search Engine Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_36/online-customer-service.html">Online Customer Service</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_46/search.html">Search</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_content-management-systems_1/content-management-systems.html">Content management systems</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_multi--lingual-content_1/multi--lingual-content.html">Multi-lingual content</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_paul-squires_1/paul-squires.html">Paul Squires</category><title>Interview: E.ON UK’s Paul Squires on multi-lingual content</title><author>Richard Maven &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Are you catering for the thousands of people in the UK whose first language isn't English?</b>
	<b>If not, you might be missing a trick.</b>
</p><p>Here, we speak to E.ON UK new media manager Paul Squires about its multi-lingual content strategy and the potential boost it can give to customer service and sales.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363842/interview-e-on-uk-s-paul-squires-on-multi--lingual-content.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363842/interview-e-on-uk-s-paul-squires-on-multi--lingual-content.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:06:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363842/interview-e-on-uk-s-paul-squires-on-multi--lingual-content.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_4/web-2-0.html">Web 2.0</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_28/ajax.html">AJAX</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_61/rich-media.html">Rich Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_ajax_1/ajax.html">AJAX</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_accessibility_1/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><title>AJAX and accessibility - Jaws to the rescue?</title><author>Chris Rourke &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>RIAs like Ajax often have an accessibility weak spot since they need to work with JavaScript off to meet the basic accessibility guidelines.</b>
</p><p>Rumour has it that the next version of the popular screen reader Jaws may be able to handle Ajax interfaces. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363851/ajax-and-accessibility--jaws-to-the-rescue.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363851/ajax-and-accessibility--jaws-to-the-rescue.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:18:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363851/ajax-and-accessibility--jaws-to-the-rescue.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_usability_1/usability.html">usability</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user_1/user.html">user</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_experience_1/experience.html">experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_guru_1/guru.html">guru</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_expert_1/expert.html">expert</category><title>Revealed: world's top 10 user experience gurus</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>As part of our recent usability research, we asked respondents to name their favourite gurus in the field of user experience, with the aim of producing a Hall of Fame. </b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:34:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_1/general-other.html">General / Other</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_36/online-customer-service.html">Online Customer Service</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_accessibility_1/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_training_1/training.html">training</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_london_1/london.html">london</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_e--consultancy_1/e--consultancy.html">E-consultancy</category><title>Accessibility Best Practice - Switch Off to Get On?</title><author>Naveed Akram &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>After the high profile that accessibility was given 18 months ago following the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act, have things really changed? </b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363596/accessibility-best-practice--switch-off-to-get-on.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363596/accessibility-best-practice--switch-off-to-get-on.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:20:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363596/accessibility-best-practice--switch-off-to-get-on.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user-centred-design_1/user-centred-design.html">user centred design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_bunnyfoot_1/bunnyfoot.html">Bunnyfoot</category><title>Usability market to grow 20% in 2007 - new report</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>The UK market for usability and accessibility will grow by 20% in 2007 to a value of around £180 million, according to a new report published this week by E-consultancy.</b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:32:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_11/online-pr.html">Online PR</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_12/online-advertising.html">Online Advertising</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_43/blogs-and-blogging.html">Blogs and Blogging</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_olympics_1/olympics.html">Olympics</category><title>Olympics logo causes fits, but defended</title><author>Robert Andrews &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>The London 2012 Olympics effort has attracted international ridicule after it was forced to remove an animated version of its controversial new logo because it was causing epileptic seizures.</b>
</p><p>The dayglo, nu rave-style jigsaw images have drawn derision - and several attempts to do better - since their <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363484/mobloggers-lend-pr-pace-to-olympics.html?keywords=olympics" target="_blank">unveiling</a> on Monday. But the online animation fuelled the matter further after Epilepsy Action requested its removal following complaints from sufferers.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363504/olympics-logo-causes-fits-but-defended.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363504/olympics-logo-causes-fits-but-defended.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:59:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363504/olympics-logo-causes-fits-but-defended.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_6/social-media.html">Social Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_43/blogs-and-blogging.html">Blogs and Blogging</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_graduates_1/graduates.html">graduates</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_recruitment_1/recruitment.html">recruitment</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_research_1/research.html">research</category><title>Graduates divided over online marketing courses</title><author>Andrew Girdwood &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>I took advantage of bigmouthmedia's recent recruitment reception to survey 107 graduates. </b>
</p><p>Lots of them thought their universities did enough to highlight the importance of the internet, but an equal number strongly disagreed.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363465/graduates-divided-over-online-marketing-courses.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363465/graduates-divided-over-online-marketing-courses.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:41:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363465/graduates-divided-over-online-marketing-courses.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_7/hosting-and-managed-services.html">Hosting and Managed Services</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_31/online-surveys-research.html">Online Surveys &amp; Research</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_35/communities.html">Communities</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_36/online-customer-service.html">Online Customer Service</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_40/business-to-business.html">Business to Business</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_43/site-search.html">Site Search</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_38/startups.html">Startups</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-experience_1/customer-experience.html">customer experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user-experience_1/user-experience.html">user experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_experience_1/experience.html">experience</category><title>Six ways to improve online experience</title><author>David Jackson &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>There has been much discussion and comment recently about the quality of online customer experiences. Even small companies, run by specialists in their chosen field, need to provide a good online experience if they are to capture a share of the rapidly growing online spend.</b> </p><p>
	<i>Here’s my novice's guide to improving the quality of your online experience...</i> </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363405/six-ways-to-improve-online-experience.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363405/six-ways-to-improve-online-experience.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 07:12:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363405/six-ways-to-improve-online-experience.html</guid></item></channel></rss>