Comments on: Google http://almaer.com/blog/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:08:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dion http://almaer.com/blog/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site/comment-page-1#comment-20418 Dion Thu, 03 Mar 2005 23:18:36 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site#comment-20418 It is totally obvious. However, sometimes it is still good to get metrics. In my experience, I always get surprised on what users REALLY do :) D It is totally obvious.

However, sometimes it is still good to get metrics.

In my experience, I always get surprised on what users REALLY do :)

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]]> By: David Coleman http://almaer.com/blog/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site/comment-page-1#comment-20417 David Coleman Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:43:53 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site#comment-20417 Eye-tracking can be really useful... I've seen it used as an inference system to draw out info from experts, e.g., in the medical field. For example, have a look at some of the work carried out by Professor Yang's group at Imperial College: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/vip/research/research_pi.htm But this work on Google's Golden Triangle... well, its a bit obvious isn't it? Surely everybody will concentrate on the most relevant results, i.e., the top one or two, and english reads from left to right... not really earth-shattering news is it? Eye-tracking can be really useful… I’ve seen it used as an inference system to draw out info from experts, e.g., in the medical field. For example, have a look at some of the work carried out by Professor Yang’s group at Imperial College:

http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/vip/research/research_pi.htm

But this work on Google’s Golden Triangle… well, its a bit obvious isn’t it? Surely everybody will concentrate on the most relevant results, i.e., the top one or two, and english reads from left to right… not really earth-shattering news is it?

]]> By: Emmanuel Pirsch http://almaer.com/blog/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site/comment-page-1#comment-20416 Emmanuel Pirsch Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:32:53 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/googles-golden-triangle-analysis-of-eye-movement-on-the-site#comment-20416 So from this image, one can infer that the first sponsored link, on the left side, will get the same attention than the 6th search result. However, to have you sponsored link after the 3rd one on the left is not very effective. So from this image, one can infer that the first sponsored link, on the left side, will get the same attention than the 6th search result.

However, to have you sponsored link after the 3rd one on the left is not very effective.

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