Drop down menus and Usability

Best practices and bad practices in use of drop-down menus with reference to a recent study by Jacob Nielsen, the usability expert.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/24/designing-drop-down-menus-examples-and-best-practices

Here is the link to the Nielsen report on usability of menus
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mega-dropdown-menus.html

And more information on Jacob Nielsen, the king of usability
http://www.useit.com/jakob/


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