RE: UKNM: Word.com

[Tonya Peck]

Glad my comments sparked some debate, but I should clarify my previous 

message in regards to Yahoo vs. Word.


I agree that Yahoo is a successful reference site with great functionality. 

  But it's the functional aspects of the user experience that clearly drove 

the "designing" of it's form. The "look" of the design is logical but not 

aesthetically exciting/aggressive/provocative.  Which is appropriate for 

it's function. Yahoo is intended to be the ultimate library visit; not a 

sardonic literary e-zine.


To quote Jeffrey Veen (WIRED), "...Yahoo may be the quintessential example 

of an online library. The uber-directory of Web sites does manage to convey 

style and attitude, but underlying that is a simple, highly structured 

hierarchy of information.  This emphasis on structure and function over 

presentation is appropriate for a reference site like Yahoo...."


My comments regarding the Yahoo.com design vs. the Word.com clone were 

intended to point out that Word.com could have borrowed the navigational 

hierarchy design without copying the same visual design.


: )

Tonya


-----Original Message-----

From:	Stefan Magdalinski [SMTP:

stefanisness [dot] org

]

Sent:	01 February 2000 10:59

To:

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

Subject:	Re: UKNM: Word.com


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...


what do you think it is then?


I'd say yahoo consistently beats the shit out of all other websites for

2 reasons only: design and functionality.


and being first with a simple and effective idea.


stefan

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