Here are links to some of the on-line resources we've found useful (although we don't necessarily endorse these companies or individuals). If you have other links you think we should know about, or if you notice any broken links, please
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Usability
Usable Web
More than 1100 great links to usability topics. Also articles by top authors in the field. Unfortunately, the site is no longer being expanded although the links are maintained.
Usability.gov
First-rate source of usability info maintained by the National Cancer Institute.
Usability News
On-line journal of the British HCI Group
Usability Must Die
Hmm...this fellow has a good point
Usability Views
Great links, plus inexpensive e-reports
User Experience Net
Makes connections between UX people and organizations
Jakob Nielsen
The most vocal usability guru on the web.
User Interface Engineering
Usability guru Jared Spool's site.
Findability.org
If you can't find it, you can't use it! Great site, superb links.
Open Usability
Project to bring open-source developers and usability experts together.
WebWord
Interesting usability weblog maintained by John S. Rhodes.
Information architecture
Argus Center for Information Architecture
Still on-line but no longer maintained.
Boxes and Arrows
Superb e-zine emphasizing IA and design for digital media.
Evolt
IA and usability forum.
SIGIA archives
Special interest group maintained by ASIS&T
Tagsonomy
Facinating blog about tagging, hosted by some heavy-hitters in the IA community
On-line magazines/forums
Business 2.0
One of the best on-line business magazines.
Communication Arts Network
Excellent resource for the graphic-arts industry, including web developers. One of the most beautiful sites around!
First Monday
Peer-moderated journal on net culture and structure.
Internet Com
Comprehensive portal for Internet professionals.
Journal of Digital Information
Peer-reviewed web journal sponsored by the British Computer Society and the Oxford Press.
Tomalak's Realm
Links to strategic web-design stories. Updated daily.
UXMatters
Excellent e-zine devoted to user experience
Web Developer's Virtual Library
Extensive on-line resource--mostly technical articles.
Web Monkey
All things web. Superb tutorials in HTML and many other subjects.
Wired
All things cool.
ZDNet
Articles and reviews of hardware and software.
Professional organizations
American Institute of Graphic Arts
AIGA is the oldest and largest membership association for design professionals.
American Society for Information Science & Technology
The leading organization for information professionals.
American Society of Indexers
Devoted to the advancement of indexing, abstracting, and database building. Superb on-line resources.
Association for Computing Machinery
The world's first educational and scientific computing society. Good special interest group in computer-human interaction (SIG-CHI).
Content Management Professionals
Furthers best practice techniques based on shared experiences of experts and peers.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Provides information on conferences, meetings, and member services.
The Information Architecture Institute (formerly the Asilomar Institute)
Excellent, multi-language resource for IA professionals.
Interaction Design Association
Practical tools and other ID resources
SIGCHI.dk
Danish special interest group for computer-human interation.
Society for Environmental Graphic Design
Wayfinding and signage in built environments.
Society for Technology Communications
Organization serving the technical communication profession--writers and designers alike.
Usability Professionals' Association
Professional network for usability practitioners.
Web Analytics Association
Fabulous organization for folks interested in statistics and qualitative analysis.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
The World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative.
Web statistics
Google Analytics
The best freebie on the web.
Webtrends
One of the best commercial packages available.
Web diagramming tools
Inspiration
The best choice for mixed PC and Mac environments.
Visio
The defacto standard for PC environments.
OmniGraffle
The leading diagramming tool for Mac OS X
Flowchart Maker
Mac only.
Smart Draw
Good alternative to Visio in a pure PC environment.
Concept Draw
PC and Mac. Interesting translation feature lets users import Visio files.
Powermapper
Reliable mapper for static HTML sites.
Periodic Table of visualization tools
Not a mapping tool but simply a fabulous resource!
Content management resources (CMS)
CMS Watch
Independent source of information and analysis
Search tools
Search Tools
Avi Rappoport's fantastic site-search reference.
Search Engine Watch
Outstanding collection of tutorials, articles and other info on every imaginable aspect of search engines.
SEO Chat
Learn the latest Google hacks and other promotional tricks
John Battelle's Searchblog
Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more.
Kartoo.com
An interesting relationship map disguised as a search engin