Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
Webpage evaluation and metrics have historically focused on page-level characteristics or on key words. We introduce an automated technique for graphically measuring specific elements on a webpage. Our technique provides a means to increase the fidelity of webpage analysis and introduces a novel metric focused on the number of pixels that certain elements occupy in a browser window. We implemented the technique as a Firefox extension and successfully tested it on Alexa?s top 25 U.S. websites. The technique is fully automatable and consistently measures a customizable set of elements as they appear to users in the Firefox web browser. Importantly, the application allows for communication with and the incorporation of other browser-based tools or extensions. We discuss design considerations and creative solutions to technical implementation challenges. The application provides for a wide range of research opportunities that may require a new level of fidelity in webpage analysis and comparison. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2013 | 10.1145/2512209.2512220 | RIIT |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
automated webpage evaluation,browser-based tool,firefox extension,u.s. web,firefox web browser,certain element,webpage analysis,browser window,automated technique,creative solution,webpage evaluation,interfaces,user experience,interface design | Automated technique,User experience design,Fidelity,World Wide Web,Web browser,Web page,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Pixel,Web content analysis,Interface design | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
0 | 0.34 | 1 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tate | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Gregory Conti | 2 | 44 | 5.82 |
| Edward Sobiesk | 3 | 49 | 10.29 |