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Ask HN: Do people still read the web in F-Shaped patterns?

3 points by brm 12y ago

Simple question... Are people still paying attention web pages in f-shaped patterns? http://www.nngroup.com/articles/f-shaped-pattern-reading-web-content/ Has the shape changed with the ubiquity of smart phones and tablets? Anyone run a high traffic site and have data or can share an insight? Has new research been done? Most articles I read still cite Nielsen and use Nielsen's graphics...

chewxy 12y ago
I run eyemap.io and in our early stage testing (about 30 people played with it so far), yes, generally that's the case, though pictures draw peoples' attentions more. Especially if they're of faces.
- brm 12y ago
  Excellent this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
- arthurcolle 12y ago
  Is this run on Heroku?
  - chewxy 12y ago
    Nope. It's in full concierge mode right now. We're still tweaking and hoping to get a study out
    - arthurcolle 12y ago
      What does concierge mode mean?
      - chewxy 12y ago
        it means everything is manual. I manually process the videos test "clients" send me
    - arthurcolle 12y ago
      The reason why I asked is because I've been using Heroku for a few applications and I always seem to notice a slight delay when I navigate to a URL (they don't keep your server running if no one has accessed the app in over an hour) and I noticed a delay when I visited your page so I was merely curious. What's concierge mode?