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User Experience (Usability)
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Nov 18, 2003 8:25 pm |
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something I thought was humorous... |
Kyle Pero
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An internet marketer I work with was recently dismayed because the alt tag I put on an image wasn't "interesting". I thought this was very funny because the stock photo was a close-up of a stethoscope (which really couldn't get more lame) and the alt tag said "Photograph of a stethoscope".
This just screams, "You should've never had a graphic there to begin with!". I think Jakob Nielsen is correct when it comes to graphics, "Use graphics to show real content, not just to decorate your homepage".
I guess a good rule of thumb is: If you can't write a good alt tag for the image, it's probably not worth putting it on the site.
- KylePrivate Reply to Kyle Pero (new win) |
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