[ 60K ] RE: [thelist] File size limit?

[phil crawford]

I'm getting into this thread late and haven't read the original posting, so 
if I'm off base, sorry.

When thinking about file size it is important to consider not only the 
general audience of visitors, but also the context of the page/file in 
question.

For example, if I have to wait 30 seconds for a home page of a site I've 
never been to, I may say "forget it" and move on.  The reason? The site 
hasn't convinced me it would be worth my time.

However, if I'm shopping at one of my favorite sites or if I'm looking at a 
bus route map of the city I live in and am clicking on a detail image, I'm 
much, much more willing to wait.  Why?  Because I have a better idea that 
the value of what I'm waiting for is worth the value of my investment in 
time waiting for that content.

Think of browsing the web as a bunch of value propositions.  Each time a 
user clicks on a link to a site or within a site, they are determining if 
the value provided on the page they are going to is worth their time.

In my opinion, many retailers make a mistake of optimizing/shrinking their 
detail product pictures more than they should.  If a user has clicked on 
"show details" then they are obviously interested and willing to wait more 
than they would for a typical page.

Jared Spool, a usability researcher, has data to support these ideas.

I wrote a short article about file size here.
http://netgrowth.net/articles/slower_is_better.asp


>From: "Flavia Silveira-Tarzwell (FayeC)" <fayec at canada.com>
>Reply-To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
>To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
>Subject: Re: [ 60K ] RE: [thelist] File size limit?
>Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 10:30:20 -0400
>
>Correcting my previous post...*Nate's* answer confused me....
>
>
>
>"Flavia Silveira-Tarzwell (FayeC)" wrote:
> >
> > Thank you Deke :))))))
> > I was going to post a message today asking for more info as the messages
> > before didn't really answer my questions...
> > Now Richard's answer kind of confused me....full sites sized
> > 60-100K?.....
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
>
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