Mark Twain once said, 'The secret to getting ahead, is getting started.' The competitors adopt this in their process. They get the user to cite their first source immediately. The only exception to this is CiteThisForMe, which starts with the bibliography, and then uses the exact same process after clicking 'Add Citation' in the MS Word-like menu.Each of the competitors follow a fairly similar process, taking the user from source to citation. However, there are variances in exact order, visual hierarchy, and presentation that suggest differences in market and user-base. Citation Machine: Text HeavyThroughout the product, Citation Machine uses numerous large blocks of text to convey helpful information to the user. When a style is selected, a comprehensive guide to the citation format is presented below the source search field.

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I stopped reading less than 5% through the guide. However, it is possible that Citation Machine caters to a more experienced academic crowd that is used to large amounts of reading. This is also suggested by the moral statement at the bottom of the introduction.Unlike EasyBib, Citation Machine does not immediately present the type affordance to the user, suggesting that format is more important to their users.

Perrla free download - PERRLA Complete, and many more programs. Welcome to PERRLA Online! We’re here to help you succeed in school, and created PERRLA Online to help you Write better papers. Write your entire paper online in PERRLA Online without the need for Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, etc.; Format the heck out of your APA/MLA papers. I use PERRLA because it's inexpensive and comes with 3 licenses. It works great. Like AA, I get it for 'nearly' free ($10) through my university. It allows you to search online and automatically download articles.

EasyBib: Clean & Simple, But You Must PayEasyBib has the cleanest interface. It presents the citation style, source type, and a type affordance on the home page in a clean hierarchical way. This immediately demonstrates the value of the site to the user, without overwhelming them.On the front page, EasyBib indicates that all citation styles, except MLA, require a pro subscription.

Users will click to discover the subscription costs $10 a month. EasyBib is unique in limiting users' access to basic citation styles, but they still offer these styles for a premium. This indicates they have a wealthier market than the competition. Citation Machine: No Negative FeedbackIn Citation Machine, it was difficult to immediately understand the purpose of each panel. The headings were not displayed clearly.This was the single competitor that did not present the information missing from the search results. This made the panel seem pointless.

I did not care about what it found, I wondered what it did not find, and was frustrated that this was not presented to me. I ignored everything on the page and scanned to quickly push the next button to learn the information I expected. BibMeEasyBib was the cleanest and consolidated the important controls.

BibMe and Citation Machine both had an 'Add Citation' button at the top, while EasyBib had the same box for entering a new citation as seen before, allowing for the quickest return to work.The most unique competitor was CiteThisForMe. Unlike the other competitors, they used icons to indicate editing controls, rather than text. This made functions less clear.A positive aspect of the bibliography page of CiteThisForMe was that it was much more consolidated. You always have access to the controls on top, while in the others, general navigation consistently requires scrolling around. ParentheticalsHow does the form for creating parenthetical citations look?The general form of the parenthetical is essentially identical throughout the competition. With the exception of CiteThisForMe, they follow this process:.

Click the parenthetical button on the citation. Select the information within the parenthetical you feel is necessary.

Press the copy buttonIt was odd that Citation Machine and BibMe had guidance on every page but this one. How am I supposed to know which checkboxes are appropriate to click?CiteThisForMe did not have a parenthetical button, but instead simply listed a string under the bibliography entry.

Citation Machine: Text HeavyAfter initially choosing the APA citation format, I was presented with a 4615 word guide to APA styling. I would say that it is ridiculous to confront a user with that much text. I was immediately discouraged and clicked through it.But this may not be a mistake. I have a graduate friend who distracts himself from his homework by reading Wikipedia pages on complex mathematical concepts. It is feasible that they seek to appeal to people like my friend. Perhaps they have a market that is used to that amount of reading: graduates.

People that need to write a 20 page thesis would benefit from reading A Comprehensive Guide to APA Styling. EasyBib: A Premium for Emotional DesignEasyBib was one of my favorite applications to use, because it used colors to communicate and designate necessary input, meaning the user could understand how to use it without reading. It provided an unusual amount of in-UI guidance compared to the rest of the competition.

Thus, it required the least effort to use.Perhaps because it is the best designed application, a surprising number of features were premium. They informed potential users of premium features before beginning. This indicates a higher economic capacity in their market.

However, they offer no additional features compared to the competition. The design upgrades and brand must be enough to convince people to pay 10 dollars a month as opposed to to similar quality options like BibMe. CiteThisForMe: A Desktop Application for Word UsersCiteThisForMe was the single competitor that did not follow the same sequence of steps as the other competitors. It was the only one to show the bibliography before a citation was added.

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Perhaps the initial blank page provides the user with a sense that they will be creating something.CiteThisForMe was very different from the rest of the competitors because it felt like a desktop application for making bibliographies. Tool panels and a consistently-centered document are common in desktop applications. As an Adobe power user, this application feel drew me in.Using the application, the user quickly notices the layout is basically Word. Veteran users would be comfortable using it.

CiteThisForMe is the only competitor to provide a Word extension.This is likely the key aspect of their market: people who feel at home using Word. BibMe: Cleaner Citation MachineBibMe's process was entirely identical to Citation Machine. Much of the UI seemed directly copied. While I found Citation Machine frustrating, BibMe was my favorite.

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It felt clean, simple, and straightforward.BibMe was an example of how presentation is as important as the process., an intellectual authority on design, believes good design should communicate without words, providing complete instruction on how to use a product, through intuition. The contrast between BibMe and Citation Machine is an excellent example of how drastically a product can be improved, through change in the visual communication and user flow.Like Citation Machine, BibMe has text guidance on all pages, but it is easier to digest. Therefore they may have a similar, but less academically rigorous market. Perhaps undergraduates instead of graduates. It has been a year and a half since I was an undergraduate, and this definitely was the most appealing to me.