SES Live: Place Search & Facebook Ads: an Eye Tracking Story

Aug 17, 2011 - 7:40 pm 0 by

Below is live coverage of the Place Search & Facebook Ads: an Eye Tracking Story panel from the SES San Francisco 2011 conference. This coverage is provided by Shanon Woodruff at RankSmart.

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Place Search & Facebook Ads: an Eye Tracking Story : SES San Fran 2011 Live Coverage

Solo Presentation:
Leslie Chacon, Founder, User First
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Study Details

- Study Objectives
- Logistics
- Outcomes
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Metrics:

-Fixation
-Areas of Interest
-Time frame
-Key to charts and graphics

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The study she has done includes information for heat maps, ppc ads, local listing, regular results, and listings a the bottom.

Her study show that the golden triangle of heat mapping is not always correct.

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Her study also showed that no one was looking at any of the stars when looking for restaurants, and they typically followed that by visiting at least one more directory in their search.
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The Art of Perception

-Clear expectations: Meta tags are not a magic solution
-Key word Structure for Scanning: Findability
-The Long Tail: Web Analytics
-No Room for Distractions: SEO Plus Usability
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Tool: Using a keyword cloud to see what your keywords are as well as those that your competitors are using.
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She thinks that the money in Facebook is in the Newsfeed.
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On the homepage of Facebook, no one is looking at the ads.
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Study also found that all of the games that are the most popular, had great success with ads.
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Oyster Theory - Your should treat every guest and user a a special pearl. Don't annoy your users.
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Images:

-Don't use clever phrases and marketing lingo
-Limit font Styles and other text formatting
-Don't look like an ad

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"In the quest for accuracy, we need to take cues from a professional that demands it: Homicide Detectives." Sara Summers

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Have empathy - no matter what you should have empathy for your user.
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What eye tracking is?

Has been around for over 100 years.

Why eye tracking has become so big, the military. The military is the reason eye tracking has become so accessible.

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She is now breaking down the anatomy of an eye.
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