Roger Williams University – School of Law – Episode #247
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Today’s Tip:
Images with borders stand out more than ones floating on the page without them. A border gives an image a defined space for the eyes to move from one element to the next. The border doesn’t have to be very dark, even a light border can make the image pop out at the user and give a sense of purpose on the page. Often an image without a boarder can look like an afterthought. Now with that being said it doesn’t mean every image needs a border, that would be overboard. Use them sparingly to get the most out of your images.
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May 19th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Nick,
Do you recommend using Sharethis over Addthis or any other equivalent social media sharing service? And if so, is it specifically because of Sharethis’ analytic power?
Thanks!
Eric
May 19th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
I personally like AddThis. It is very customizable as far as bringing the functionality outside of the default plugin they give you and has a depth of analytics behind it. I assume Sharethis is pretty powerful too, I just haven’t had experience with it.
I wrote a post a little bit ago about the insights we found after looking through our AddThis analytics:
http://blogs.wayne.edu/web/2010/11/17/insights-sharing-events-with-addthis-plugin/
Without seeing this information you really have no idea how users are interacting with your site. Passive user studies I find are the best because it shows visitors in their natural environment without any motivations besides their own. The more you know about how they use your site the easier it is to tailor it to their needs.
I hope this helps.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Awesome overview. Thanks, Nick!