DocumentCode :
3750039
Title :
Usability evaluation of Twitter on Android platform for elderly Arab users using morae evaluation tool
Author :
Mashail Al-khomsan;Alaa Al-Arjan;Abrar Al-Amro;Khalid Al-Nafjan
Author_Institution :
Department of Software Engineering, College of Computer and Information Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
fYear :
2015
Firstpage :
446
Lastpage :
447
Abstract :
Social networks have recently become widely used throughout the world. From websites accessed on computers to applications accessed on mobile phones, social networks have attracted millions of users in various categories and on numerous platforms. Improving the usability of social network mobile applications is of paramount importance, especially for elderly people that suffer from age-related problems. Usability is a quality attribute that supports the success of applications. Several methods are used to assess the usability of mobile applications. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the usability of Twitter applications using the Android platform. The evaluation method used the tool Morae to gather data from the perspective of users. This empirical study focuses on elderly Arab users. It highlights a set of recommendations that have the potential to improve the usability of Twitter applications on the Android platform for elderly Arab users.
Keywords :
"Usability","Twitter","Senior citizens","Mobile applications","Mobile communication","Smart phones"
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST), 2015 10th International Conference for
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICITST.2015.7412139
Filename :
7412139
Link To Document :
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