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The progress-bar at the top of the page that shows how much reading you have left is pretty neat UX. I bet "gamifying" the process of reading an article to com
by rdbell 7y ago
The progress-bar at the top of the page that shows how much reading you have left is pretty neat UX.
I bet "gamifying" the process of reading an article to completion like that encourages longer visit times too. I'd like to see an A/B comparison of how long a visitor stays on the page with & without that element.
- BIair 7y agoDouble edged sword. Too short an article, the progress bar is meaningless. Too long, and there's no way I'm reading until the end. Useful if all the articles are about this length, but even then fades away with frequent readers.
- ralusek 7y agoIsn't the scrollbar to the right of most articles a similar function?
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoYeah, I've never liked these progress bars—and unfortunately, I'm seeing them all over the place. They're wasted space for functionality the browser provides me already.
- samplatt 7y agoNot if two thirds of the length of the page is taken up by comments.
- GordonS 7y agoNo scrollbar on mobile though