Heuristic Evaluation: Yahoo

 Heuristic Evaluation on yahoo.com

 

 8-Aesthetic and Minimalist Design

Severity Rating:4

 The page scrolls down to what seems like forever. It is very crowded.

 1-Visibility of System

Severity Rating:3

The home page has a lot going on, from the weather to news to scoreboards.

 10-Help and Documentation

Severity Rating:3

 There is no Help tab.

8-Aesthetic and Minimalist Design

Severity Rating:3

The ads on the side of the screen make the page feel more clustered.

7-Flexibility and Efficiency of use

Severity Rating:3

When you hover over the "More..." button, it does not show you a list of options but takes you to a new page. It would be better to see the options before moving to a new page.