We just finished a report that compares Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, with Google.
Our goal for this study was to gather users’ general impressions of the Google and Bing search engines, including overall functionality, presentation of content, and overall fit with user expectations and needs. We also wanted to see how much attention users [...]
At Catalyst, we’ve spent a lot of hours designing and conducting usability studies on ad-supported media sites. And based on our experience, the general rule is that users understand why ads are there and are somewhat willing to tolerate them as a necessary evil — assuming they see them at all, which they often [...]
Catalyst founder Jon Mysel provides commentary regarding a recent Catalyst project
Catalyst analysis of user interface design challenges posed by blogs and blog interfaces, based on proprietary usability testing on a BusinessWeek blog.