MetricsGraphics.js is an opinionated library that aims to take the mystery and complication out of presenting and visualizing data. It offers line charts, scatterplots, bar charts, histograms and data tables* and elevates the layout and explanation of these graphics to … Continue reading
In our last post, we found that the number of installed extensions was a good discriminant of heavier users. In this short follow-up, we’ll delve into the survey data associated with the Beta Interface study. Here is a snapshot of … Continue reading
In our last post we delved into the rudimentary dynamics of the “browser session,” defined as a continuous period of user activity in the browser, where successive events are separated by no more than 30 minutes. In this short post … Continue reading
We recently provided some simple insights we’ve gleaned from how people use private browsing. In this post we’ll take a higher view, and examine behavior regarding when people generally use their browser. The tl;dr version: users who have more “sessions” … Continue reading
One of the most significant changes to the user interface for Firefox 4 was the rolling of the old menu items into one button, something we have called on this blog the “combined menu.” We’ve addressed the impact of this … Continue reading
Private Browsing was introduced in Firefox 3.5, giving users the option of browsing the web without keeping track of their history. A recent Test Pilot study recorded, among other things, the time users activated Private Browsing, and the time they … Continue reading
