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| <devheadlines> |  | 'A Giant Leap For Domainkind'
No, Neil Armstrong hasn't leaped off into cyberspace. Rather, Network Solutions stranglehold on domain name registration is coming to an end.
eBay Overhauls User Agreement
Changes attempt to make online auction house a 'safer place to trade online.'
Web Ratings Rivalry Reignites
Let the online ratings wars begin - once again.
Study Tracks 'Trust' In Web Design
A new study explores the issue of how site design establishes consumer "trust".
Netscape Communicator 4.5
Netscape's new Internet suite ships; users can expect smarter browsing and tighter ingetration with the Netcenter portal.
What is "Usability"?
Learn the meaning of usability in this sidebar to Jakob Nielsen's Users First! column "Web Usability: Why and How."
Fine-Tune Your Finds
New Web-based search engines offer more precise results than their popular counterparts.
Office 2000 Courts the Web
Microsoft wants the next version of Office to improve "round-tripping" between applications and the Web.
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| <features> | | Users First Archive
Every month Jakob Nielsen tackles a new aspect of Web usability in his Users First! column for DevHead. Make sure you've read his latest.
The Net: Software's New 'Platform'
The new outlet for hotshot programmers no longer is the shrink-wrapped package, the compact disc or even a download. It's the Web, of course.
Four Ways To Help New-Media Clients Succeed
Finding yourself offering consulting services to your customers more and more? If you've got any new-media companies on your client list, here's some advice: They're probably doing it wrong.
Creating a Profitable Web Presence
Creating a successful Web site for your business takes patience. But this effort is well worth your while.
Charging Per Inquiry:
If the analyst trends are correct, online advertising will grow into an $8 billion business by 2002. Here's how companies are handling it.
5 Design Tips
How to Live With Low Bandwidth -- and Like It!
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| <tutorials> | | Display Resolution and Your Web Page
Users' monitor resolution can radically alter your page designs. Upgrade your design skills: Learn how to address the monitor resolution issue and build pages that look good for every user.
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| <basics> | | Of Megasites and Microniches
Special interest sections help users make the most of large sites.
Polishing Your Web Page
So you think you've finally got the basics of HTML? These tips will help take your Web pages to the next level.
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User-Supportive Internet Architecture
The basic ideology of the Internet is bit
transport; we need a utility-focused human-centered ideology for its fundamental architecture and protocols.
Reputation Managers Are Happening
Epinions and Google join
eBay in maintaining independent ratings of the quality of products,
websites, and auction sellers, leading to better customer service
and helping users make informed buying decisions.
Do Interface Standards Stifle Design Creativity?
Standards ensure a consistent vocabulary, but don't limit designers' freedom (and responsibility) in deeper design issues. Also: Guidelines for writing design standards.
Video and Streaming Media
Most streaming video is useless; instead use
higher-quality downloadable clips and short segments that can be chosen from a menu. All multimedia needs plain-page previews.
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It's easy to forget when designing a Web page that there's other people out there viewing your work. This month, Jakob Nielsen tells us a few good testing strategies to help you see your site as the entire world might. 
