There’s always been a discusion of the benefits of using short articles vs long articles for web site content.  The assumptions have been that the user would rather view a short article and that long articles require too much time and effort to read (not to mention time to prepare.)

Jakob Nielsen (the “useability guru”) put together a long article that covers the benefits of each style of content.  He explains why  a “mixed bag” could be the best approach.

Read it here.