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From: Karl Groves
Date: Aug 5, 2014 12:05PM

Greg,

It might be worthwhile to search the archives a bit. I recall (possibly
several years ago) posting some observations I made during usability
studies. The short version is that the way the window/ tab opens is very
important. In usability studies it is very common for participants to not
notice the new window/ tab. The side effect being the exact opposite of
what people intend. Site owners often say "we want the new window so users
don't lose our site" and yet the exact opposite tends to happen.




On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Greg Gamble < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Does it matter if the link is opening a new window for a site outside the
> framework of the current site?
>
> For instance, if a user clicks a link and is taken to a site not tied to
> the one that the user is currently at, as compared to one that is related
> to the current site ... like a subdomain.
>
> Is a new window expected for one and the other not?
>
>
> Greg
>
>