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From: Steven Henderson
Date: Aug 21, 2009 8:20AM

Hi Geof,

I am still assuming then, that you would prefer to read something pertaining
to the query you searched for in the first line? For example a title about
the service you are looking for, rather than the company name!? And like
wise, the same when you access the page?

If you wanted to know about the source/company associated with the
information you find, would you not search for that in the menu or elsewhere
on the page AFTER you have found the content you were interested in?

I am just trying to elaborate whether you feel (as I do) that company
name/source is information in it's own right and shouldn't be the most
prominent content of all pages of your results, UNLESS that is what you
specifically searched for ... we're talking quality of search results
really, which I feel is something that has to be the real focus for web
design; what does the user want to know about first, not what a visual user
expects to see first.

What was suggested was that a screen reader user wants to read about the
company name first when they come to a page. I just disagreed, and believe
that may be useful for visual users who can choose to ignore that
information until they deem it useful, but screen reader users should be
thought about more carefully. Afterall, we can still place the logo further
up the page for visual users without it taking president for screen readers.

Steven