Questionaire for you guys :)

[SBTASS]

I doing my dissertation based on Macromedia Flash at university here in the UK and theres a couple of questionaires which i would like you guys to answer. The more people the better and i would appreciate it if you could help me out

Question one:
What is your opinion on Splash or intro pages?
a) Waste of time
b) OK if short enough
c) Either way not fussed
d) Good depending on content
e) I find them a necessity

extra comments:..................................

How long would you allow users to wait for a website to load, before they leave (either with dial-up or broadband)?
a) 5 seconds
b) 10 seconds
c) 15 seconds
d) 20 seconds
e) 25 seconds

extra comments:..................................

I'm sure i will have more to come but for now if you could answer a, b, c, d or e to the two questions and add any extra comments if you wish.

Thank you for your help.
Sam T

[nocrapchurch]

Question One
a) Waste of time

I don't think I've sat through a full flash intro since 1999.

Question Two
a) 5 seconds

Jakob Nielsen had gotten the user attention span pin-pointed to about two seconds. If it takes more than two seconds to load, then most users start to forget why they even clicked a link. If it takes ten seconds, then you've lost pretty much everyone.

[OddDog]

check here for good stuff by Nielson

http://www.useit.com/