Usability is the quality allowing other people to quickly "use" a web site. "use" may include ordering stuff, finding information, having a good time while reading things, whatever it is users do on other peoples' website . . .
Check the Alertbox on the web, Jakob Nielsen's Column on Web Usability:
As to the ideas that guide me when I work on my HomePage, see MyWebSite.
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