Re: yahoo was Re: UKNM: Word.com

[Tim Ireland]

 > On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 10:29:20AM -0000, Tim Ireland wrote:

 >

> From: Tonya Peck <tonyadigittante [dot] com>

 >  >

 >  > <snip>

 >  >  > besides, Yahoo is successful for a lot of reasons not ONE of them

being

 >  > for

 >  >  > its design.

 >  >

 >  > Or functionality, for that matter...

 >

 > uh?  it has very good functionality - java chat client, java messenger,

 > web email, web based calender and web based bookmarks.  all of these

 > work together.

 >

 > the search is inferior to google but then its strength is the human

 > compiled directory of links.

 >

 > in fact it would be hard to think of a site with better design,

 > functionality and ease of use.


Pointless comparing Google to Yahoo. The OPD, despite some minor human

weaknesses already discussed, blows Yahoo out of the water in terms of

category searching. Because it doesn't work efficiently enough, Yahoo falls

on its arse in terms of this - its major function. The other extras may just

keep it afloat once the public wises up to dmoz.org...


Tim Ireland

Senior Copywriter, Designercity (www.designercity.com)

http://www.buymybook.co.uk/



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