User:Jessica Hall 1230/My sandbox

The Tiers

 * Presentation: In this tier, there are many different components. First, the presentation tier creates a certain appearance for the page; one that is compelling and useful to users. Stumbleupon’s pages are generally easy to navigate and are visually interesting. The site recommendations, however, are not under Stumbleupon’s control. Next, there is specific information architecture, or the layout. It is part of how the model is presented. Stumbleupon’s info models are very related, and make it simple for users to find connections. Then, there are functions in this tier. The browser and server each have different tasks to do. In Stumbleupon’s case, the server is very crucial, like all social networking sites. While Stumbling, the user or client makes many requests to the server, such as when she thumbs up a page or chooses an interest. Platforms are the different devices that a site can run on. Many users access Stumbleupon from their laptops or desktop computers, but Stumbleupon now has an app for smartphones too! The user interface of the presentation tier consists of controls, content, and decoration. Stumbleupon thrives on their controls, which they have many of. They also have a great deal of content, mostly because of all their links, and the decoration is essentially basic. Lastly, the presentation tier includes usability and accessability, which asks if users are able to use the site efficiently. Stumbleupon is straightforward, making a general ease of use.
 * Processing: This tier mainly focuses on validating, calculating, and manipulating information. For example, when a user clicks the Stumble button, the algorithm validates the request, calculates what it knows about the user (considering interests, thumbs up/thumbs down, etcetera), and manipulates it by giving her the site recommendation.
 * Data: This is where the database is; it’s where all the info models and data are stored. All of the information that Stumbleupon acquires is put here. For example, Stumbleupon collects information about its users, from user name to actual name to interests.

Introduction to Functions
A function encompasses many different things. First, it has a purpose. By performing a function, you want to accomplish something. That’s exactly why a user completes the steps of the function in the first place. Next, it consists of a user interface. Everything that a user sees while completing the function is part of the UI. Then, there’s a A user procedure. There are certain steps that the user must complete in order to reach that set goal. Every step that stands between the user and the goal is part of the procedure. There is also an algorithm behind the function. This involves the logical process that the program uses to obtain the correct results. Lastly, in a function, some data is changed. A user can add new data, delete existing data, or just simply make changes to data.

Stumble (by Interests)

 * Description: There are different ways that you can “Stumble,” but if you want the most specific and relevant page recommendations based on what you like, you should “Stumble” by interests. When you first create an account, you can scroll through a long list of interests and choose the ones that pertain to you. Then, when you “Stumble,” you will only see pages related to these interests. You can “Stumble” with just one interest in mind, or all of your interests in general. It all depends on what you want to see in your search results. The great thing about Stumbleupon is that “Stumbling” is limitless; you can stumble as many times as you wish.
 * User Interface: User interface includes anything that stands between you and the purpose of the function. For the “Stumble” function, this involves manually clicking the “Stumble” button. On the homepage, clicking the orange “Stumble your interests” button sends you to the stumble page. Once there, it will show you a page based on all of your interests, but you can narrow it down to one interest. On the top bar, you can continuously click the “Stumble” button to find a new page recommendation. These steps are what separate the user from reaching pages that he or she would enjoy.
 * Algorithm: No one knows much about the algorithm Stumbleupon uses, for it is top-secret. The toolbar at the top of the page, which is where the “Stumble” button is, allows what Stumbleupon calls “one-click blogging.” They use their own outline to allow stumblers to browse their recommendations; Stumbleupon compares this to “channel-surfing.” While considering what the user determines as his or her interests, Stumbleupon processes a person’s selections to provide results and match users who are alike.  When a user likes a certain page, it makes changes to his or her profile and links similar users together. This site explains it best: https://www.stumbleupon.com/technology/
 * Relationship with Info Types and Organizational Structures: The Stumble (by Interests) function includes the Interest info type. When a person first creates an account, he or she sets different interests. These can also be edited at any time under the Settings tab. These specific settings make Stumbling much more effective to the user, for the Stumbleupon algorithm can find the most relevant pages. The Stumble (by Interests) function involves two important organizational structures. First, this function embraces the Stumble link, obviously. Every time a user clicks the Stumble button, it sends him or her to another page, just like a link does. So, basically, the Stumble function IS an organizational structure. The second structure that involves the Stumble (by Interests) function is the index, or the A-Z list of all the user’s established interests. When the user lists his or her interests in alphabetical order, which is an option on the homepage, he or she can Stumble (aka find pages related to that interest) by directly clicking on that interest. It’s like a convenient shortcut.
 * Importance: The Stumble button is one of the most essential functions of the Stumbleupon site, hence the name. Users create an account and log onto Stumbleupon to do just that: “Stumble.” This button is the core of the Stumbleupon frenzy, addiction, craze. If it weren’t for this button, or this function, there would be no quick, simple way to sort through a user’s interests and find him or her interesting pages to browse. One can entertain herself with literally just a click of a button.

Stumble (by Media Type)
Stumble by friends: Displays your friends’ favorites. When the result comes out, it also shows the users which of their friends clicked "thumbs up." The users also have opportunity to look through what their friends have on their favorites lists.
 * Description: Stumble Mode (by media types) allows the users to pick a type of their results by clicking Friends, Photos, Videos, News, or Sites. Each media type will display different results to the users.

Stumble by Photos: Displays all the pictures on the users’ interest lists.

Stumble by Videos: Displays random Youtube videos base on the users’ interest lists. This would be one of the most interesting stumble modes because it brings up the most relevant videos for users to enjoy.

Stumble by News: Displays news that relate to the users’ interest lists.

Stumble by Sites: Displays the list of the fast-growing sites, such as, BBC, CNN, Clogspot, Flickr, Youtube, etc. The lists are organized by indexing.
 * User Interface: The stumble (by media types) is located under the stumble modes. The stumble by media type buttons bring up the results based on the media types that the users choose.
 * Algorithm: The algorithm is the processing behind the screen. Most of the website keeps their processing a secret. On the stumble (by media types), the users ask the website to give them the results by clicking media types’ button, then the website processes the users’ needs and displays the results.
 * Relationship with Info Types and Organizational Structures: The stumble (by media types) is recommendation type. When we use stumble by media types, it will display different results of the most popular media sites. Stumbleupon.com rates the popular site by the response (thumb-up/thumb-down) from all users. The stumble (by media types) organizes by listing out the stumble modes; Friends, Photos, Videos, News, Sites.
 * Importance: Stumble Modes (by Media types) is one of the most important functions because “stumble” is the main reason people use the Stumbleupon site. The stumble (by media types) narrows the results more than stumble (by interest) because it gives an opportunity for the users to pick the media types that they want, and the results only display the media types base on users’ interest list. For example, when the users stumble by video type, the results will only show the videos that are on your interest lists.

Following People

 * Description: Like all social networking websites, Stumbleupon has its own way of staying connected to friends. You are able to find your friends using your Facebook ID or Gmail account and log on to see your various friends who use Stumbleupon. After following your friends, you are then able to see the pages that your friends like or decided to share. Also, more than likely, the pages that your friends like will show up more on your stumbling adventure than those who you don’t know.
 * User Interface: For the user interface of Following People, this involves clicking on the "find friends" button at the bottom of your friends' activity list. Once you click it, Stumbleupon will take you to another page, and from there you will click which social networking ID you would like to use. In example; Facebook or Gmail ID. After choosing which ID, Stumbleupon will then ask for access to your information, such as by name. From there it will show the friends who use Stumbleupon, and then you can choose which of your friends you would like to follow and keep up with their latest likes.
 * Algorithm: The algorithm for following people is unknown, but from what we could gather, it finds your friends by those who have allowed Stumbleupon to link with their Facebook or Gmail ID, and from there it gathers up all you friends. Then after that, it seems to link you to their activities after you decide to follow.
 * Relationship with Info Type and Organizational Structure: The follow function of Stumbleupon is related to the User info type. When a person finds their friends and follow them, they do it through the user. With follow function the organizational structure is that it is a link. It links you who you are following and it links you to what your friends are sharing and liking.

Sharing (with Social Networking Sites)

 * Description: To share content from stumble with somebody over email you would click the “Share” button on the bar at the top of Stumble Upon, proceed to click on your email provider (Yahoo, Gmail or Windows) A box will pop up for you to type in who you are sending it to and write a comment. If you want to share with someone on Facebook, you would instead select the Facebook Icon after clicking “share” on the action bar. Then it will allow you to share what you have selected with friends of yours who also have Facebook and Stumble by checking boxes next to their profile information. For LinkedIn you would do the same thing and then it gives you the option to post it on your profile or send it the inbox of specific friends. For twitter, it will give you the option to type a message to friends on twitter (Up to 18 characters) to ask if they want to follow you on StumbleUpon as well.
 * User Interface: Click on the Share button on the search bar at the top of the StumbleUpon webpage then click on the social networking resource you would like to share the selected information with. If you choose Facebook for example, you can select individual friends here to customize specifically who you share the desired information with.
 * Algorithm:The share button processes your request to share your pages to friends.
 * Relationships with Info Types and Organizational Structures: Share button where users can share which articles and sites they’ve visited and read with people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Mail, Yahoo Mail or Windows Life Hotmail.
 * Importance: By allowing users to connect to their friends through other social networking sites, Stumbleupon has taken a very personal experience, catered to one specific individual and made it a social experience. This is important because it will also enlighten more people about StumbleUpon. When a company starts up it is important that a lot of people know about it. Once a lot of people know about the company and use it, then the company can start making money and eventually a profit. When friends share Stumble sites it increases their fame and future fortune.

Likes and Dislikes/Thumbs-up and Thumbs-down

 * Description: After using the Stumble function, you can click on the Thumbs-up or Thumbs-down buttons. By doing so, you are saying that you either like or dislike the specific article, video, etc. This function modifies Stumbleupon's record of your interests, and allows the site to filter through its content and find things you will enjoy. By clicking on the Thumbs-up, you are also "favoriting" that specific item. This means that the video, article, etc. is saved in your favorites and you can access it even after you continue stumbling.
 * User Interface: The Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down buttons are accessible on the user interface after you select "Stumble Your Interests" on the homepage. The tab menu at the top of the screen includes the two buttons. The page does not change after either button is pressed, other than the background color of the button changing to show that it has already been selected.
 * Algorithm: Like the Stumble button, the Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down buttons utilize "one-click" browsing. According to Stumbleupon's Technology webpage, "rating websites updates a personal profile (weblog) and generates peer networks of websurfers linked by common interest."
 * Relationship with Info Types and Organizational Structures: The Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down feature corresponds with the Site Recommendation info type. By using the Thumbs-up button and adding an item to your Favorites, you are customizing your list of interests even further. Instead of working in relation with Stumbleupon's organizational structures, the Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down buttons serve as an organizational structure themselves. They filter through any webpage that Stumbleupon might show you, and organize the webpages into things you might like or dislike.
 * Importance: The Thumbs-up and Thumbs-down buttons are not essential when using Stumbleupon, but they do maximize the enjoyability of the user experience. By utilizing the two buttons, you are able to get access to things that interest you more quickly.

Introduction to Info Models
Info models are a big picture of information on a website that we consume. The info models separate into smaller groups; types, attributes, value patterns, and the relationship between types. Types are the main source of information on a website. Types can be things like, in Stumbleupon, users and site recommendations. Each type has attributes. The attributes are the information that a type needs to have. Sometimes certain attributes are mandatory to fill in, but sometimes they're not. For example, most social networking sites make its users fill out their first and last name. Next, each attribute, first, has a value pattern. Value patterns are the guidelines of what to fill in for an attribute. For example, most sites allow users to create a 16 character-maximum username. Then, when the user creates the username, that 16-character word becomes the actual value. The value must correspond to the attribute. For example, a name must contain alphabetical letters and a birth date must contain valid numbers, and this is where the value pattern plays in. Each type on the info models also connects to each other, which is called the relationship between types. For example: a user (type) has a name, last name, address, etc. (these are attributes). The actual name, last name, and address of the user are the values. Lastly, all info items (such as 500 million users on a social networking site) have a life cycle. This consists of creation, which can be either manually typing it in or acquiring it from somewhere else, storage, such as in a database, organization in a link, hierarchy, sequence, or index, display, which gives the information a look and feel, and retire, where the information can be deleted or archived.

Attributes

 * Stumbler: Stumblers are the other Stumbleupon users that a person can follow. A user can connect with other Stumbleupon users through Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo email, as well as connect with users who “thumbs up” a page that he or she Stumbles upon. Following someone on this Stumbleupon makes it so one can see what interesting pages other people like. So when a user Stumbles through their Stumblers, they’ll receive site recommendations based on friends.
 * Interest: An interest is what helps the Stumbleupon algorithm decide what pages to show its users. When a user Stumbles by interests, she will see sites that are much more tailored to her.
 * Favorite: If a user “thumbs up” or “likes” a certain site, then it will be added to her list favorites. When she Stumbles by Favorites, the Stumbleupon algorithm only presents sites that she has liked in the past.
 * Discover: This way of stumbling is least related to a user’s interests and likes. Here, one can find page recommendations based on what friends have looked at most recently, what others have shared, and a small list of very general interests. Also, one can browse some of the most viewed sites on Stumbleupon.

Value Patterns

 * Stumbler: uses a 16 character user name. When a person creates a Stumbleupon account, he or she picks a username. It can be anything, as long as it is 16 characters or under and is a unique ID. No user can share the same username; it must be original.
 * Interest: uses 1-2 words (sometimes separated by a backslash). The interests include categories, then the actual interests. The categories are: Popular Interests (60), Arts/History (38), Commerce (31), Computers (43), Health (34), Hobbies (28), Home/Living (38), Media (23), Music/Movies (60), Outdoors (16), Regional (27), Religion (17), Sci/Tech (59), Society (56), Sports (36). Each of these has an actual list of interests that pertain to it (which is indicated by the number following the category). The categories just make it easier to select the correct interests. An example is, the interests of the Media category are: Advertising, Alternative News, American Lit, Animation, Books, British Literature, Cartoons, Children's Books, Comic Books, Fantasy Books, Journalism, Library Resources, Literature, Mystery Novels, Poetry, Radio Broadcasts, Romance Novels, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Soap Operas, Television, Video Equipment, and Writing.
 * Favorite: uses a few words (title/description of the sites you have previously gave a thumbs up to). o	To show you the previous sites that you have given a “thumbs up” to, Stumbleupon lists them in order by date. The ones a user “thumbs up” most recently are shown first. They give a short title as a description of the site.
 * Discover: uses a URL (of popular sites on Stumbleupon, based on views). Stumbleupon lists the sites that are popular, shared, etcetera and links you to them by their URLs.

Attributes
Resume & Cover Letter Personal Information
 * Resume: It will provide the employer to see your work experience, training, education, etc.
 * Linkedin Profile: Linkedin profile is a social networking site similar to an online resume.
 * Stumbleupon user name: your unique identifier that was created when you first joined Stumbleupon.
 * First name: the name you were given.
 * Last name: the name you took either from your father or mother.
 * Address:Your area of residency.
 * Primary Phone #: Your contact information.
 * Email address
 * Web address/URL
 * How did you hear about this job?

Value Patterns

 * Resume: Able to upload or paste document. Upload from your computer or paste it from a word document
 * Linkedin: Link to Linkedin profile
 * Stumbleupon username: 16 letters or less username that was created when you first sign up for Stumbleupon. Your unique id.
 * First name: Your name; in example John, Robert, etc.
 * Last name: Your name again; in example Smith, Brown
 * Address: Your address of residency; house #, street #
 * City: Maximum 16 letter; name of city.
 * State: Drop down menu; pick 1 of many
 * Country: Drop down menu; pick 1 of many
 * Phone #: 10 numbers
 * Email: would have to be in the format of a@b.com or .net, .edu, etc.
 * Website/URL: would use the format of www.a.com or .net, .edu, etc.
 * "How did you hear about us?":200 words with characters explaining how you hear about this job

Introduction
All of the information we are seeking about a topic falls under one of four categories; a type, attribute, value or item. Info types are ways of organizing any information we are looking to consume by creating, storing and displaying it. Each info type has one or many attributes, which are characteristics about the info type, and then each attribute has one or more value patterns, the specific characteristics of that attribute. Together they create a hierarchical relationship. For example, a person could be considered an info type and we want to consume information about it. Therefore we ask about its attributes such as name, birthdate, gender and address. The value patterns are the specific details about each of these attributes, such as John Smith, January 1, 2000, Male, and 1234 Example Lane. Info items are all of these values grouped together to make people linked by a unique user ID.

Attributes and Value Patterns
First Name: (Up to 40 Characters); Username: Characters (Up to 16); Email: xyz@email.com; Birthdate: Month, Day, Year (Must be 18); Gender: Male/Female; City: Characters (Up to 60); State: Characters (Up to 24); Country: (Select one of many from drop down box); Time zone: (Select one of 37 items from drop down box); Current Password: Characters (Up to 40, A-Z, 0-9 only); New Password: See above requirements; Confirm Password: Must be identical to “New Password” selection.

Communication and Privacy: Stumble Settings: Connect accounts to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Customize Profile: Default View: Choose All or Reviews; Reviews: Select or Deselect “Embed videos into your blog”; About you: Introduce yourself to everyone: Characters (Up to 500); Your website: exampleurl.com; You are here for: (Select all that apply) Web surfing, Business, Friends, Dating, Community; Work: Choose one of 22 options; Education: Choose one of 7 options; Politics: Choose one of 10 options; Personality: Choose one of 16 options; Religion: Choose one of 18 options; Relationship: Choose one of 6 options; Children: Choose one of 5 options; Ethnicity: Choose one of 10 options; Body type: Choose one of 8 options; Height: Choose one of 11 options; Sexuality: Choose one of 5 options; Drinking: Choose one of 6 options; Smoking: Choose one of 6 options; Exercise: Choose one of 6 options; My Sign: Choose one of 14 options; Languages I speak: Choose three of 43 options; Things you like (One per line, unlimited characters for each); Things I like, Music, Books, Movies, TV shows, Favorite websites.
 * Email me when: (Select all that apply from: Friends join StumbleUpon, Someone follows me, Someone shares a site to my email address, Someone shares a site to my email address, Someone shares a site to my StumbleUpon account, Someone sends me a personal message)
 * More email settings: (Select all that apply from: New feature announcements and tips from StumbleUpon, Weekly recommendations based on interests, Feedback requests for improving StumbleUpon)
 * Privacy: (Select all that apply from: Let friends find me by email, Anyone can send me a message)
 * My favorites: Choose one of the following: Show only non-adult favorites to everyone, Don’t show my favorites to anyone, Show my favorites to everyone)
 * My Interests: Choose one of the following: Show only non-adult interests to everyone, Don’t show my interests to anyone, Show my interests to everyone.)
 * Content Filter: Choose one of the following: Don’t show adult content, Include R-rated content, Include X-rated content.
 * Include: (Check all that apply from: Audio, Flash, Images, PDFs, and Videos)

Importance
When you are setting up the User Account, the input controls are very important because when you access the output controls (“Save Preferences” button), it tells the site what to display on the pages of your profile and provides them with cues about what to display when you stumble (as part of setting up your account is choosing interests). Without understanding the User, StumbleUpon would lose its business because it revolves around the personality and interests of the user and is unique to them.

Attributes

 * Email: Connects your Stumbleupon account with your email account, such as on Yahoo. It allows you to find your friends on Yahoo,etc through your Stumbleupon account.
 * Facebook: Connects your Sumbleupon account with your Facbook account.
 * Twitter: Connects your Sumbleupon account with your Twitter account.

Value Patterns

 * Email: It shows the list of your email contacts. You will be able to choose who you want to follow if they already have Stumbleupon accounts. Or you can send them suggestion email about the Stumbleupon site for the people who do not have a Stumbleupon account.
 * Facebook: You will be able to find the list of your Facebook friends who have stumble account and you choose who you want to follow.
 * Twitter: You will have opportunity to type the suggestion on your Twitter. It only allows you to type 140 characters in the suggestion box.

Ads
Stumbleupon shows the ads that are on each webpage displayed. Several pages have the common banner ads seen on most webpages.

Attributes

 * The title of the advertisement, like the name of the company advertising.
 * The links to an external page, like the website of the company advertising, or the ability to click on the ad itself to navigate to the external page.

Value Patterns

 * The name of the title of the advertisement, like the specific product of the company advertising.
 * An image of the product being advertised, or the logo of the company advertising.

Introduction to Organizational Structures
There are four main types of organizational structures. One is a hierarchy. This is the most common form. It's like a table of contents or a family tree. It's basically info under info, under info, under info. Another structure is an index. Indexes are alphabetical or numerical list where every subject points to another page. Next are links, which connect all the pages. A link sends someone from one page to another page that is related to the first. Lastly, there are sequences. These are like a timelines. They are intended to go in order, like a story. This is the least used organizational structure.

Hierarchy: Settings-Customize Profile

 * Description: This shows a prime example of a hierarchy due to its outline nature. This hierarchy starts with “Settings” tab on the Stumbleupon homepage, which is like the great-grandparent. The next choice, among five others on the Settings page, is the “Customize Profile” choice, which is like the grandparent. Then, on the “Customize Profile” page, one can fill out information under the “Your Profile,” “About You,” and “Things You Like” categories, each which are like parents. Finally, each of the previous categories contains several sub-categories, which are like the children. For example, under the “Things I Like” category, one can type in their own preferences corresponding to “Things I like,” “Music,” and “Books,” Under the “About You” category, and under many of its subcategories, one can choose from a list of options in a drop-down menu. Drop down menus make the selection cleaner and the website easier to read. For example, under “Body Type,” one can choose “Slim,” “Fit,” “Muscular,” “Average,” “Curvy,” “Few extra pounds,” or “Large.”
 * Relationships with Info Types: The info type being organized is a person, or the Stumbleupon user. Like mentioned earlier, the user is the type, the subcategories, such as “Your website,” “Work,” and “Education,” are the attributes, and the choices for each subcategory are values. Whether you manually type it in or choose it from the drop down box, every preference that a user sets is a value pattern.
 * Usability and design of the organization structure: The design of this hierarchy is essentially very straight forward. The headings are clear, which makes it easy for the user to determine what preferences he or she is setting. Stumbleupon presents three simple choices for the user to set preferences: a box to manually type in the choice, a box to check, or a drop-down menu to choose from. Keeping the system design simple helps users navigate the site more efficiently. This goes the same for the usability. Most computer users generally know how to set preferences on a site, for basically all social networking sites allow and/or ask its users to establish them. For advanced Stumblers, established profile settings would be very simple. For someone new to Stumbleupon or the internet in general, it should be fairly easy to figure out. However, now days, people who use a computer know how type text into a box, check a box, or select a choice from a drop-down menu.

Sequence: Suggestions

 * Description: The suggestions is a perfect example of a sequence as it list recommendations for you in terms of the number of likes it has from the ones having the most likes to the least.
 * Relationship between info types: For this it is the relationship between the users. The user clicks on the suggestion button and it then will take you to another page. This also has a relationship with the Suggestion info type as it suggests friends with similar likes.
 * Usability and design of the organization structure: The design is very simple and easy to follow, it takes one click of the find friend button and it takes you another page. Then choose how to find your friends. From there the sequence is easily noticeable with those with the most likes similar at the top and the least near the bottom.

Index: A-Z List of Interests

 * Description: Here, an Index is used to sort the interests you selected when you made your account. An index is an alphabetical list of key terms that are closely related to the work you are using as an aid to your search. Here the index is used so that you can easily find topics you are interested in learning more about so that you can stumble whatever you are looking for or change the interests you previously selected.
 * Relationships with Info Types:In this section your interests are being organized the interests of a StumbleUpon user. As before, we mentioned that when you make an account on StumbleUpon you select keywords from a list (or in this case index) that you would be intrigued to find more information about.
 * Usability and design of the organization structure: In order to make the interests easier to find when you are looking for them later, they are put in an index so that they are alphabetical and easier to locate. When you click on the keyword it acts as a link and takes you directly to a site that is in Stumble’s index that is also related to that keyword for refined and accurate search results that are catered to what your desires as a consumer. If they were not organized in an index and were just a list of links it would be more difficult to find the category you wished to search.

Link: Stumble button

 * Description: As well as a function of Stumbleupon, the Stumble button is a link to all of the webpages Stumbleupon shows you. By clicking on Stumble, you are essentially clicking on a link to the next page.
 * Relationships with Info Types: The Stumble button as a link has a direct relationship with the user because the user is who clicks on the link to navigate to other pages. The Stumble button as a link also has a relationship with ads because the link navigates to the webpages that display the ads.
 * Usability and Design of the Organization Structure: The Stumble button is "one-click." It is incredibly easy to utilize. It appears automatically on the Stumbleupon toolbar, and is the largest button on said toolbar, making it visible and easy to find. There is no need for any other interaction between the user and the UI after hitting Stumble; it serves as a very usable and simple link.

Link: Bottom of page links

 * Description: The definition of link is a connection between two things: one affects another. Links on the website also have a similar idea to the original definition of link. When we click link on the website, it will bring up another page/document that relates to the original page or link’s title. The links at the bottom of the page are separated into seven groups and each group has subtitles. The seven groups are: About StumbleUpon, Explore StumbleUpon, Community, Tools and Services, Your profile, Help, and Company. The subtitles organize by indexing. It helps the users find the right page that they are looking for by bringing up another page.
 * Relationships with Info Types: The info type being organized is the users. The “Your Profile” group has three sub title;, they are Connect with Friends, Manage you Interests, and Account Preferences. From these links, the users can put in or change the values of their attributes. For example: when the users wants to change some information on their account, they can click the Account Preferences link and it will bring up the users account page, then the users will be able to change their account information.
 * Usability and design of the organization structure: Links are the easiest way for the users to find other pages by connecting one page to another. It is also the most convenient way to go from one page to another because the users do not have to type down the URL of other different pages. Links help the new users to understand the website by providing all the information about the website on other pages. For example: when the new users get confused about the website, they can scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Help Center link, then the help center webpage will display on the users’ screen.