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Empirical Design Guidelines for Enhanced Incorporation of Task Management in Web Browsing
Saad T Alharbi
Pages - 106 - 119     |    Revised - 15-08-2013     |    Published - 15-09-2013
Volume - 7   Issue - 3    |    Publication Date - September 2013  Table of Contents
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KEYWORDS
Browser, Design, Guidelines, Revisit, Task Management, Web.
ABSTRACT
Task management features have become a necessity in web browsing, especially with the high proliferation of pages and information in the web. This paper presents a novel approach called TaskBar which helps manage pending tasks during web browsing. It works as a to-do list in the web browser and provides various task management features such as reminders and priorities to help decide which tasks should be dealt with first. A two-session controlled experiment was carried out to evaluate TaskBar and compare users' performance with and without task management features. The obtained data were analyzed in terms of task accomplishment time, rate of completion, and users' satisfaction. The results showed that incorporating task management features in web browsing, particularly TaskBar, significantly improved users’ performance in terms of task completion time, completion rate, and satisfaction. These results were interpreted into a set of design guidelines for the employment of task management features in web browsers .
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Dr. Saad T Alharbi
Taibah University - Saudi Arabia
stharbi@taibahu.edu.sa


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