Category Archives: Terminology

The Usability of Single Purpose Websites

By Thomas Churm / Posted in Terminology / Published May 14, 2012

Single Purpose Websites (also known as Single Serving Websites) typically consist of a single page website whose purpose is to do one thing and do it well. They are accessible via a dedicated domain which usually describes what the website does. For any usability or user experience enthusiast who has noticed the proliferation of single [...]

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Content Density – Importance for Usability and SEO

By Vincent Hemmings / Posted in Terminology / Published April 2, 2012

Generating website content can be a tricky task. It needs to be engaging and depending on what the users’ goals are, it should also contribute a means to achieve them. Whilst it may not seem like a hard task, all of this has to be accomplished in a short and succinct manner. This leads to [...]

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The Difference (and Relationship) between Usability and Learnability

By Justin Mifsud / Posted in Terminology / Published August 8, 2011

The difference between usability and learnability is a subject that has been discussed a number of times particularly because of the concerns that it raises as these two terms are quite often wrongly used interchangeably. The reason why I will be discussing them in this post is very similar to the reason why I discussed [...]

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The Difference (and Relationship) Between Usability and User Experience

By Justin Mifsud / Posted in Terminology / Published July 11, 2011

After web site accessibility, “user experience” (abbreviated as UX) is probably the phrase that most people tend to confuse usability with. Whilst this topic has been discussed by various experts in the respective fields, I feel the need to write about it for two main reasons. The first reason is that several posts I have [...]

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The Difference between Web Site Usability and Accessibility

By Justin Mifsud / Posted in Terminology / Published June 26, 2011

In various instances during my research I come across articles and recommendations that tend to confuse usability with accessibility. The objective of this post is to establish the link between the two terms while outlining their differences. In order to do so, it is important to first understand what is web site usability and web [...]

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