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RE: 3 or 4 clicks

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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Mar 9, 2006 12:50PM

> I am in the process of constructing a large web site that
> must be fully accessibile. The site is very deep but I'm
> trying to keep all information no more than 3 clicks away.

For a large site, I'd recommend taking a look at this report:

http://www.uie.com/reports/scent_of_information/


I've written a synopsis here:

http://mnteractive.com/archive/above-the-fold-is-obsolete-and-digibuy-is
-a-good-company/

It's a good report in that it questions a lot of what we web developers
have always assumed was correct common sense...things like 'keep it
above the fold' and 'no more than X clicks'.

And, after questioning it, pretty much shows us that these aren't
terribly correct...at least not anymore.

To summarize what the report says, the number of clicks is irrelevant.
What is important that each click they do make takes them closer and
closer to the specific content they are looking for.

-Darrel