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    Architecture Concepts

    Level 3: Spill-open Navigation

    Level 3

    Level 3

    Level 2: Left Navigation

    Level 1: Global NavigationLevel 1

    Level 2

    Level 2

    Level 3

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    Level 2

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    Balloon callout. Select shape and

    start typing. Resize box to desired

    dimensions. Move control handle

    to aim pointer at speaker.

    Global navigation categories

    ("Level 1") are frequently placed

    across the top. Second and third

    level navigation categories (within

    each global category) often go

    along the left column.

    "Modules" are used to

    highlight features or

    content from each

    section. Module

    headers often mirror

    Level 1 or 2 navigation

    options, but they don't

    have to.

    "Modules" are placed

    in the body of the

    page to highlight

    features or content

    from each section.

    Module headers often

    mirror Level 1 or 2

    navigation options, but

    they don't have to.

    Modules are usually

    dynamic their

    layout is consistent,

    but the content is

    populated from a

    database.

    Contextual information is related

    to the topic presented in the body

    of the page, but is not the focus

    of the user's attention. It is usually

    placed in the right column.

    Utilities are tools or

    other links that are not

    part of the main

    navigation structure.

    Most sites have a hierarchical navigation system that enables users to browse topics of interest. While many sites use the "inverse L" page layout shown here to represent the hierarchy to users, other sites

    dropdowns or other visual representations. We usually map an existing site architecture to show the levels of the site, as shown at bottom left.

    Sites usually highlight content or topics of interest in the body of the page. We call these highlight blocks "modules."

    Home

    Level 3

    Level 3

    Level 3

    Unique pages are represented by boxes. Stacked boxes represent a series of pag

    on the same template. Shaded bars represent logical levels in the hierarchy that a

    pages.

    Horizontal bands are used to group pages within levels. Connectors represent prim

    hierarchical navigation relationships. Darker lines show current path and current pa

    Contextual navigation is not represented.

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    Jupiter Homepage

    Jupiter places Level 1

    navigation options in

    the left column

    My Toolbox actually repeats

    options found in the tabs,

    but highlights them as

    contextual options on the

    page.

    Level 1: Global Navigation

    Home

    Advertising &

    Marketing

    Audience &

    Program-

    ming

    Commerce &

    Transactions

    Operations &

    Infrastructure

    Technology &

    Platforms

    European

    Research

    Regions

    Jupiter puts utility tools in

    tabs across the top and by

    expresses them as verbs.

    Jupiter's homepage shows a clean and consistent layout. A wide but shallow hierarchy enables Jupiter to place global navigation categories in the left column. The body of the page shows recent research

    popular topics which means that the homepage is updated regularly to show fresh content to users. The right column presents utilities (research tools) and highlights events of interest, consistent with w

    convention for using the right column to show contextual information. Research tools are also presented as verbs at the top of the page.

    Contextual

    information (here

    highlighting an

    upcoming event) goes

    in the right column.

    Jupiter selected eight top level categories to represent its view of the world. Web u

    generally prefer wider, shallower trees because it's easier to scan a list of links tha

    repeatedly.

    It's important to make each category distinct and meaningful. There's overlap betw

    European Researchand Regions, which may confuse some users. Conversely, thAudience and Programmingseems like an uncomfortable pairing of two unrelated

    Modules highlight

    recent research and

    most popular

    research

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    Jupiter Level 1 Landing Page

    Level 2: Rollover Navigation

    Balloon callout. Select

    shape and start

    typing. Resize box to

    desired dimensions.

    Move control handle

    to aim pointer at

    speaker.

    Jupiter uses rollovers

    to speed access to

    Level 2 content. If the

    user clicks on a Level

    1 link, he is taken to a

    landing page that

    repeats the options

    shown in the rollover.

    Level 1: Global Navigation

    Home

    Advertising &

    Marketing

    Audience &

    Program-

    ming

    Commerce &

    Transactions

    Operations &

    Infrastructure

    Technology &

    Platforms

    European

    Research

    Regions

    Web

    Enterprise

    Mgmt

    B-to-B

    Infrastructure

    Customer

    Relationship

    Mgmt

    Online Supply

    Chain

    Retail

    Infrastructure

    Site

    Technology

    Performance

    W

    In

    Getting users to content quickly is of paramount importance. Many sites try to limit the number of "clicks" to content meaning that sites try to limit the number of unique pages that users have to navigate

    through before reaching the goal of finding content.

    Jupiter uses rollovers to present Level 2 options, which enables user access to 45 unique pages of content with only one click. This Level 1 Landing page has no content, underscoring that it is for navigatio

    Jupiter's eight top level categories each have one level of depth, for a total of 45 u

    topics. Although some sites allow a topic to "live in two places" in the hierarchy, ea

    Jupiter exists in only one location.

    Closer examination of the categories and subcategories reveals some overlap. Fo

    B-to-Bappears in both Operations & Infrastructureand Technology & Platforms. Sdifficult to guess where to f ind information on Broadband Content.

    Category selection can be tested with users to ensure that they can find what they'

    for. After the category structure is determined, care must be taken to select clear la

    links, buttons, headers, forms, and captions.Jupiter presents only

    links on this landing

    page they don't

    distract users with

    content modules here.

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    Jupiter Level 3 Detail Page

    Detail pages list all articles by date. Users c lick nextto see more pages of articles. Contextual information fills the left column, replacing the navigation bar.

    The navigation bar

    disappears, making it

    difficult for users to

    navigate. It's replacedwith contextual

    information that has

    little relevance to the

    current topic.

    The only way to scan

    through articles is to

    click next repeatedly.

    Tabs enable users to

    navigate between two

    of the branded report

    categories but not

    JupTakes.

    Level 2: Rollover Navigation

    Level 3: Inpage Links

    Level 1: Global Navigation

    Home

    Advertising &

    Marketing

    Audience &

    Program-

    ming

    Commerce &

    Transactions

    Operations &

    Infrastructure

    Technology &

    Platforms

    European

    Research

    Regions

    Web

    Enterprise

    Mgmt

    B-to-B

    Infrastructure

    Customer

    Relationship

    Mgmt

    Online Supply

    Chain

    Retail

    Infrastructure

    Site

    Technology

    Performance

    W

    In

    Concept

    ReportsConcept

    Reports

    Vision

    ReportsVision

    Reports

    JupTakesJupTakesJupTakes

    Vision

    Reports

    Concept

    Reports

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    Jupiter Advanced Search

    Standard search engine provides freetext keyword search of entire document or titles only. Boolean operands are presented in dropdowns, which should be easier for users to understand. Sort and display

    options are as expected.

    Search filtering maps exactly to navigation system, indicating that the taxonomy is the same for search and browse navigation.

    Checkboxes here are

    used to select

    checkboxes below.

    Unselect all is not

    directly specified.

    Radio buttons would

    have provided the

    proper affordance.

    Research can be

    filtered by research

    category (first and

    second level

    navigation) and by

    content type (third

    level navigation.)

    Search filters exactly

    match navigationtaxonomy.

    Standard search

    engine functionality. My Workspace Browse Search Interact

    Power Search

    Data

    Search Results

    Search Results

    Home

    The navigation option Searchin the top toolbar defaults to the Power Searchoptioalthough Search Datais also an option at the same level. Similarly, the navigation Browsedefaults to Browse Research, although Browse Dataand Browse Eventsaat the same level.

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    Jupiter Search Results

    Search engine returns results sorted by relevance (expressed as a percentage.) Relevance ranking is determined by a proprietary algorithm unique to the search engine. Search results show title, author, a

    date but do not display the associated category (location in the taxonomy) or the branded report type.

    My Workspace Browse Search Interact

    Power Search

    Data

    Search Results

    Search Results

    Home

    Search results do not

    show the category the

    article lives in or the

    type of report.

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    Jupiter Article Page

    Vision ReportsVision Reports

    Each article has an introduction page that highlights its contents and author. Links are available back to the topic category page, so users who reach this article via search can navigate back up to the categ

    page. A variety of functionality is available on this page, from saving the report to listening to an audio file.

    Search

    Power Search

    Search Results

    Home

    Article Page

    Home

    Operations &Infrastructure

    Customer

    Relationship

    Mgmt

    Vision Reports

    Article Page

    Via search, users can get to a particular article within three clicks. However, the PoSearchinput page requires typing and/or option selection, so the interaction is morcomplex.

    Via browse navigation, it would take a user five clicks to get to the same article. Th

    would need to scan through three pages of Vision Reports to find that particular ar

    the other hand, a user could access a recent article highlighted on a topic page wit

    clicks.

    Relevancy

    percentages are

    shown by section of

    the document. This

    helps busy users find

    the exact location they

    are looking for.

    Links enable users to

    navigate up to the

    category page.

    A variety of research

    functionality is offeredhere.

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    Jupiter Architecture

    Level 2: Rollover Navigation

    Level 1: Left Navigation

    Advertising and

    Marketing

    Audience and

    Programming

    Commerce and

    Transactions

    Operations and

    Infrastructure

    Technology and

    Platforms

    European

    Research

    Regions Industry

    Essentials

    Marketing &

    Branding

    Marketing

    Operations

    Management

    Online

    Advertising

    Digital Content

    Regulation &

    Public Policy

    Digital Television

    Consumer

    Commerce

    B-to-B

    Commerce

    Payments &

    Transactions

    Web Enterprise

    Management

    B-to-B

    Infrastructure

    Customer

    Relationship

    Management

    Online Supply

    Chain

    Retail

    Infrastructure

    Site Technologies

    & Performance

    Wireless

    Infrastructure

    Broadband

    Client

    Technologies

    Wireless

    Applications

    European Online

    Advertising &

    Mktg

    European Access

    European B-to-B

    Mktg &

    Commerce

    European

    Consumer

    Commerce

    European Media

    & Entertainment

    European Mobile

    Internet

    European Vendor

    Selection

    Italy

    Japan

    Australia

    Canada

    France

    Germany

    Latin America

    Spain

    Nordic

    United Kingdom

    Health

    Automotive

    Banking &

    Lending

    Brokerage &

    Wealth

    Management

    Consumer

    Packaged Goods

    Entertainment &

    Media

    Music

    Travel

    Retail

    My Workspace Browse Search In

    Data

    - core data

    - by category

    Research

    - coverage area

    - analyst

    Events

    Power Search

    Data

    My Research

    Library

    My Searches and

    Alerts

    My Profile

    Ask Jupiter

    Help

    Logout

    Research Topics: Left Navigation Utility Tools: Top Navigation

    Search Res

    Search Res

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    Forrester Homepage

    Forrester has a single URL for sales/corporate information and login access to research, and these competing interests play out on the homepage. Forrester places utility links in the left column, providing a

    general corporate information. Global navigation to research topics is presented in a rollover in the body of the page. Modules highlighting Forrester research and services fill the rest of the page.

    Utility links in the left

    column provide

    access to corporate

    information.

    Balloon callout. Select

    shape and start typing.

    Resize box to desireddimensions. Move

    control handle to aim

    pointer at speaker.

    Modules highlight

    everything from recent

    research to upcoming

    events. This approach

    enables Forrester toshowcase a wide variety

    of offerings, but may

    result in overload for the

    user as it is difficult to

    prioritize.

    Access to Level 1 and

    Level 2 categories

    through unusual

    rollover navigation in

    the center of the page.

    Home

    Forrester selected four top level categories to represent its view of the world. Each

    is distinct.

    This selection of categories is important because it reflects Forrester's way of orga

    itself. Analysts' jobs are defined by these groupings, and so the navigation is also a

    of their org chart.

    Level 1

    Industries Regions Skills/

    Technologies

    Consumer

    Segments

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    Forrester Level 1 Landing Page

    Level 2

    Like Jupiter, Forrester has a Level 1 Landing Page that offers navigation only to its 28 subcategories. However, many users will bypass this page and go directly to the topic page via the homepage rollover

    navigation.

    Unlike Jupiter, Forrester's rollover changes its location it moves f rom the body of the homepage to a top navigation bar. This navigation bar only appears on lower level pages, not on the homepage.

    Home

    The number of subcategories within each section is uneven. Skills/Technologies(ais the largest section, with ten subcategories. On the other hand, Consumer Segm(below) has only two subcategories. This probably has no effect on whether users

    find what they're looking for, but could reflect an imbalance in prioritization in the L

    navigation options.

    Moving the rollover navigation between the homepage and this page may hamper

    ability to find these navigation options or form a model of the structure.

    Level 1

    Industries Regions Skills/

    Technologies

    Consumer

    Segments

    Internet Economy

    Applications &

    Services

    Consumer

    Technology

    C us to me r Servi ce D ig ital M arke ti ng Inf ra st ru cture

    Net Policy &

    Regulation

    Site TechnologyOrganization &

    Skills

    We

    Categories in the

    rollover navigation

    map exactly to the

    categories presented

    on this Level 1

    Landing Page.

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    Forrester Level 2 Topic Page

    Level 3: Inpage Links

    Topic pages provide access to recent research, but most screen real estate is consumed by pitches for other Forrester products and services. Research reports are displayed in a lower-priority location, are

    accompanied by introductory copy, and only the three most recent are shown. Users click to see the full list of research within this topic.

    The large center module presents a high-level point of view on the topic. Users may or may not take the time to read this text, depending on their goals and mindset.

    Level 2

    Home

    From Forrester's perspective, the third level navigation options should represent a

    and balanced overview of their products and services.

    In the user's mind, relevance is key. All these options should directly relate to the tCustomer Service. Information that's relevant will probably be perceived as valuabwhile information that seems off-topic will probably be ignored or seen as a dist

    Level 1

    Industries Regions Skills/

    Technologies

    Consumer

    Segments

    Internet Economy

    Applications &

    Services

    Consumer

    Technology

    C us to me r Servi ce D ig ital M arke ti ng Inf ra st ru cture

    Net Policy &

    Regulation

    Site TechnologyOrganization &

    Skills

    We

    Paying customers are

    here for research...

    ...but most of the

    screen real estate is

    taken up with modules

    offering other services

    from Forrester.

    Concept ReportsConcept ReportsVision ReportsVision ReportsContact Us Strategy

    Research

    EventsConcept ReportsConcept ReportsAssessment

    Tools

    Concept ReporConcept ReportAdvisory Service

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    Forrester Level 3 Detail Page

    Level 3: Inpage Links

    Detail pages list all articles by date. To see more pages of articles the user must first select a time period from a dropdown; there is no Nextlink. Articles are tagged as a Report, Brief, orForecast.

    The left navigation bar changes to show a small number of utilities. The top navigation bar changes to show filtering options. It 's unusual for a site to change its navigation scheme so frequently it forces

    re-orient themselves on each page.

    Level 2

    Home

    Level 1

    Industries Regions Skills/

    Technologies

    Consumer

    Segments

    Internet Economy

    Applications &

    Services

    Consumer

    Technology

    C us to me r Servi ce D ig ital M arke ti ng Inf ra st ru cture

    Net Policy &

    Regulation

    Site TechnologyOrganization &

    Skills

    We

    Concept ReportsConcept ReportsVision ReportsVision ReportsContact Us Strategy

    Research

    EventsConcept ReportsConcept ReportsAssessment

    Tools

    Concept ReporConcept ReportAdvisory ServiceLeft navigation changes

    to show a different set of

    utilities.

    Top navigation

    changes to present

    filtering options. Topnavigation still uses

    rollovers.

    Balloon callout. Select

    shape and start

    typing. Resize box to

    desired dimensions.

    Move control handle

    to aim pointer at

    speaker.

    To access more

    pages of research,

    users navigate by

    year. Two similar

    pulldowns both

    accomplish this

    function.

    Articles display title

    and date, but no

    introductory paragraph

    or information about

    author.

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    Forrester Advanced Search

    Forrester's search engine is quite simple. It provides keyword search of the articles, with minimal filtering options. There is no filtering by category, indicating that the search is not linked to a taxonomy.

    Like Jupiter, Forrester

    uses checkboxes to select

    between owned researchand all research. Since

    these options are

    exclusive, radio buttons

    should have been used.

    Search Results

    Home

    Advanced Search

    Gobutton could belarger or more

    prominent since it's

    the only call to action

    on the page.

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    Forrester Search Results

    Search results are sorted by relevance (expressed as a percentage.) Again, this ranking is proprietary to the search engine used. Search results show title, author, date, description, and branded report typ

    Search input and search filters are repeated at the top of the page, which pushes search results lower. There is no option to search within results.

    Search Results

    Home

    Advanced Search

    Search results do not show

    the category the article lives

    in, but they do have a brief

    introduction to the article.

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    Forrester Article Page

    Another new

    navigation bar in the

    left column.

    Each article has a

    good, brief summary.

    These summaries

    could be used on topic

    pages and in search

    results.

    Related information is

    presented in a popup

    window. These popups

    present footnote-type

    notes and links to

    related articles.

    Via search, users can get to a particular article within three clicks

    the search input page requires typing and/or option selection, so t

    interaction is more complex.

    It would also take a user three clicks to get to the same article via

    navigation. However, the user would have to scan a dense list on

    strategy research page to find this particular article. This article ap

    the first page of articles listed if it appeared on another page th

    would need to select by date in order to find it.

    Forrester Briefs are presented on a single page. The brief leads with a synopsis; the remainder of the brief fills several screens. Forrester Reports are longer and span several pages; the first page contain

    synopsis and table of contents. Related information and links appear in a small popup window, which enables users to keep their focus on the article.

    Users cannot navigate up to the topic page from the article page, suggesting that the taxonomy is not being used as effectively as it could be.

    Search Results

    Home

    Advanced Search

    Home

    Skills/Technologies

    Customer Service

    Vision ReportsVision ReportsStrategy

    Research

    Article Page

    Article Page

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    Forrester Architecture

    Level 2: Rollover Navigation

    Level 1

    Industries Regions Skills/

    Technologies

    Consumer

    Segments

    United Kingdom

    Internet Economy

    Applications &

    Services

    Consumer

    Technology

    Customer Service

    Digital Marketing

    Infrastructure

    Net Policy &

    Regulation

    Site Technology

    Affluent

    Consumers

    Young

    Consumers

    Organization &

    Skills

    Web Design

    Healthcare

    Automotive

    Business-To-

    Business

    Consumer

    Packaged Goods

    Financial

    Services

    Government

    Media

    Retail

    Telecommunicati

    ons

    Travel

    Products and

    Services

    P res s Res our ces I nve st or

    Information

    The Company Site Map Contact Us Help Search

    Research Topics: Top Rollover Navigation Utility Tools: Left Navigation

    S

    Germany

    Canada

    Europe

    France

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    Dow Jones Homepage

    Utility tools are presented as a

    combination of icons and text.

    They are consistently placed

    at the top of the page.

    Level 1 navigation

    options are highlighted

    with text and images

    in the body of the

    homepage. They are

    also consistently

    available as tabs

    across the top.

    Dow Jones takes a different approach to their taxonomy and navigation hierarchy. Users don't navigate by research topic, as with Jupiter and Forrester. Instead, Dow Jones branded research tools form the

    of the navigation structure. The body of the homepage uses brief text and iconic v isual imagery to introduce users to each section of the site. These Level 1 navigation options are repeated at the top of the

    this positioning is consistent throughout the rest of the site. The left column on the homepage contains some utilities but it will be used for Level 2 Navigation on subsequent pages.

    Utilities presented in

    the left column on the

    homepage.

    Contextual information

    presented in the right

    column.

    Search modules from

    Level 2 pages are

    surfaced on the

    homepage, to provide

    quick access to tools

    users are most likelyto want.

    Level 1: Top Navigation

    Business

    Newsstand

    Publications

    Library

    W eb Ce nt er C us to mC li ps C om pa ny &

    Industry

    Center

    Historical

    Market Data

    Center

    Ask Dow

    Jones

    Home

    Dow Jones selected eight top level categories to reflect its view of the world. Each

    represents a type of research or service that Dow Jones offers. Dow Jones does n

    taxonomy of topics by which users can navigate the site.

    The categories selected each represent a distinct type of functionality. The labels c

    could be more explicit there is some overlap, for example, between Business Nand Publications Library. The descriptive text in the body of the page should help gusers to the right section.

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    Dow Jones Level 2 Browse Page

    Dow Jones enables browse navigation by name of publication. A few top headlines from each newspaper are highlighted on this page. Options to browse the entire paper or to search the paper are presen

    the module level, placing those options within the context of use.

    Level 1: Top Navigation

    Publications

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    Dow Jones bypasses a Level 1 page altogether. Instead, Dow Jones defaults to di

    one of several Level 2 pages. Here, for example, there is no Level 1 page called BNewsstand. Instead, clicking on Business Newsstandtakes users directly to the Lepage, Top Newspapers.

    Even though this is the first page the user sees after clicking a global navigation op

    still a Level 2 page. It occupies the same level of the hierarchy as the other Level 2

    shown in the left column.

    This approach to navigation gets users to relevant content quicker. However, there

    danger that users will overlook the other Level 2 options presented in the left colum

    assuming that the Top Newspaperscontent is all that exists for this section.

    Level 2: Left Navigation

    Top

    Newspapers

    Business

    Magazines

    News

    Highlights

    Search

    Newsstand

    Dow Jones defaults to

    a Level 2 page. There

    is no Level 1 page.

    Tabs highlight thecurrent section to give

    users a sense of

    place.

    Modules highlight recent

    articles from several

    large newspapers.

    Related functionality is

    presented contextually

    Business

    Newsstand

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    Dow Jones Level 2 Search

    Level 1: Top Navigation

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    Level 2: Left Navigation

    Search by

    words

    Search by

    company

    Search by

    industry

    Search by

    person

    Dow Jones offers a variety of search options, each represented on a different page. Keyword search is shown here, while options to search by company, industry, or person, can be accessed through the l

    navigation. Search is not mapped to a taxonomy of topics.

    Search interface

    enables user to filter

    by company, industry,

    or person. These

    options are presented

    on different pages.

    Dow Jones' strength is

    its library of

    publications. Users

    can choose to search

    only a subset of

    publications.

    Search

    Results

    Publications

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    Dow Jones Search Results

    Level 1: Top Navigation

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    Level 2: Left Navigation

    Search by

    words

    Search by

    company

    Search by

    industry

    Search by

    person

    Search engine returns results sorted by date, although frequent users can set preferences for how results should appear. Search interface is repeated at the top, though it isn't clear whether this spawns a

    search or searches within results.

    Search

    Results

    Users select More

    Headlinesto navigatebetween pages of

    search results. This

    link could be placed in

    a more prominent

    location.

    Search results contain

    title, publication, date,

    word count, and brief

    introduction.

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    Dow Jones Article Page

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    Search by words

    Search Results

    Business

    Newsstand

    Via search, users can get to a particular article within two clicks. There is no compto find the same article via browse navigation, since no taxonomy of topics underlie

    navigation system.

    Articles from a wide variety of publications are reformatted to run within a Dow Jones article template. This maintains a consistent look-and-feel throughout the Dow Jones site.

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    Dow Jones Architecture

    Level 1: Top Navigation

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