A decade of good website design

Interesting article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4061093.stm

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Charles Sweeney
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Charles Sweeney wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4061093.stm

A decade of good website design? I must have fallen asleep!

Interestingly enough, Nielsen doesn't actually say that at all, but he
does say that 80% of the problems of 10 years ago are still an issue now
and that we still have a long way to go.

What do I find amazing is his /prediction/ that search engines will be
important in the future (shock!) :\

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Dylan Parry wrote:

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4061093.stm
>
> A decade of good website design? I must have fallen asleep!
>
> Interestingly enough, Nielsen doesn't actually say that at all, but he
> does say that 80% of the problems of 10 years ago are still an issue
now
> and that we still have a long way to go.
>
> What do I find amazing is his /prediction/ that search engines will be
> important in the future (shock!) :\

I thought it was interesting that he cited the success of ebay, google,
amazon and yahoo despite none of them being "fancy" or "glamorous".

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Charles Sweeney wrote:

> I thought it was interesting that he cited the success of ebay, google,
> amazon and yahoo despite none of them being "fancy" or "glamorous".

Indeed! On the flip side, I personally find ebay and yahoo to be
over-cluttered in their design and a bit of a bugger to use. Google I
like *because* of its being plain, and Amazon is nice even though it's a
bit cluttered because it's easy to use IMHO.

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Dylan Parry
http://webpageworkshop.co.uk -- FREE Web tutorials and references

Dylan Parry wrote:

> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>> I thought it was interesting that he cited the success of ebay, google,
>> amazon and yahoo despite none of them being "fancy" or "glamorous".
>
> Indeed! On the flip side, I personally find ebay and yahoo to be
> over-cluttered in their design and a bit of a bugger to use. Google I
> like *because* of its being plain, and Amazon is nice even though it's a
> bit cluttered because it's easy to use IMHO.

Yes, I agree that ebay, amazon and yahoo are a bit cluttered. Just shows
you it doesn't have to be perfect to succeed!


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Charles Sweeney
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Charles Sweeney wrote:

> Yes, I agree that ebay, amazon and yahoo are a bit cluttered. Just shows
> you it doesn't have to be perfect to succeed!

Heh, you just have to have a "Patent Pending" on just about everything
under the sun

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Dylan Parry
http://webpageworkshop.co.uk -- FREE Web tutorials and references

Matt:

> In-demand content? Amazon - books; ebay - an auction site. Invent the
> need then provide the solution.

So, you're saying people didn't want to buy books online till Amazon came
along?

With Ebay, ok. But still, whether it's a need you're filling or a need
you're creating, it all starts with content people will want to use.