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Popularity-based organization at a glance

Site Genre: Pattern Group b

magnify image Figure B7.1 Billboard shows customers the top music hits, from top-selling CDs to singles and airplays. Customers can also view top hits grouped by music genre, as well as by number of hits on the Web.

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Used as part of MULTIPLE WAYS TO NAVIGATE (B1) and BROWSABLE CONTENT (B2), this pattern provides a way to organize content related by popularity.

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PROBLEM

Some customers want to see which content or products are the most popular. But without clear labels indicating how the content was rated and over what period, popularity lists are useless.

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SOLUTION

magnify image Figure B7.5 Show the most popular content, but be sure to descriptively label how it was rated, and to show the time period that the ratings cover.

Build your lists of popular content from customer usage, customer ratings, or acquired outside lists. Label each list with a descriptive title that indicates what was rated and over what period.

Other Patterns to Consider

Integrate multiple popularity-based organization lists into levels of a HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION (B3). Use CATEGORY PAGES (B8) as directories to content in subcategories. Employ customer usage meters, a RECOMMENDATION COMMUNITY (G4), or acquired data to generate your lists. Also, if relevant, show your customers the time period during which you acquired the data.

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