Categorised under: Interface design, Usability & user-centered design, Web development
Dennis G. Jerz discusses how to write blurbs, the brief descriptions that summarise what readers will find at the other end of links. To quote:
A good blurb should inform, not tease. Usability testing will help you determine the best way to lay out your blurbs, but this document will help you write the content.
[Thanks to elearningpost.]
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