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PNH, this is an excellent piece of amateur usability analysis, and I hope it starts a conversation that continues.

It's worth noting that there are people who study this thing for a living, and have made quite a science of it. this article is a good introduction.

I think it would be a laudable project for a blogger or group of bloggers to run some actual, bonafide usability tests, to see whether, for instance, people in general prefer scrolling or clicking the "more" link.

Here's a conjecture: perhaps some of the difference in journalism is due to the fact that Americans treat everyone famous (including, increasingly, politicians) as celebrities. We expect celebrities to come on TV and do their schtick, act their role, be "the hot one" or "the defiant one" or the "cool cucumber," etc. It's a reality show.

What sense would it make if, for instance, Melissa Gilbert were interviewing J Lo and pressed her on the point, "well, J Lo, you say you're still Jenny from the Block, but how do you explain your obvious haughtiness towards the hoi polloi and your refusal to undertake even the most mundane tasks without professional handlers?" This would be "hard-hitting," yes, but that's just not what we expect from celebrities. It's a buzz-kill, and kind of beside the point.

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