Communication Design Quarterly Review Jun 2012 Open Access

Sound usability?: usability heuristics and guidelines for user-centered podcasts

Jennifer L. Bowie Screen

Abstract

In this paper, I explore usability for podcasts. I begin with a definition of podcasting. Next, I discuss usability for podcasts, focusing on eight key areas. From here, I build seven usability heuristics for podcasts. With the usability heuristics, I examine the anatomy of podcast, providing 127 podcast usability guidelines. I conclude with a discussion of future research needs.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly Review
Published
2012-06-01
DOI
10.1145/2424840.2424841
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