Amazon.com Kills Tabs
Remember when every web site had to have tabs because that’s what Amazon.com did, so it had to be good? Seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it? Well Amazon… Read more »
Category: user experience
If You Thought Yahoo SEM Was Bad, Try MSN adCenter for a Laugh
So Renamed Microsoft adCenter Officially Launches (drumroll). Well, let’s give it a ride then. “Microsoft adCenter does not currently support the web browser you are using. Please sign in using… Read more »
If You Thought Adwords Was Just OK, Try Yahoo for a Ride
I’m trying to extend our ad reach for TaxPrinter now that we’ve found some profitable keywords, so we’ve just opened a Yahoo Search Marketing account. Well, I’ll tell you what,… Read more »
Is a Broken Contact Form Acceptable?
In the course of the various gigs and projects I’m involved in, I end up looking for and using contact information on literally hundreds of corporate web sites per year…. Read more »
Who’s Going to Take Online Real Estate to the Next Level?
Combine Realtor‘s MLS-based national (i.e. US) search with HousingMaps UI (because who cares for Craigslist housing listings?), including smart ideas such as a history of past sales as featured by… Read more »
Between Fluid and Fixed: Elastic Design
Roger Johansson takes a step further the debate that wouldn’t die between proponents of fluid and fixed web designs. His in-between approach is demonstrated by his own recent "elastic" redesign…. Read more »
Modeling User Workflows for Rich Internet Applications
David Hogue (Macromedia): “For most tasks and steps, there is more to do and show than you can place on the screen at one time, yet all of the information… Read more »
Paypal Previews New Home Page
Here’s what Paypal is going to look like. The feature-based lead ("send money", "request money") is replaced by a focus on audiences that gives a prominent place to eBay sellers…. Read more »
A Critical Mass of Advertisers Makes Contextual Ads More Relevant
Andrew Goodman: "I can attest to having been extremely frustrated doing web searches trying to find things like software, templates, standard documents, and legal agreements to help me grow my… Read more »
Allmusic’s redesign should be public soon with lots of goodies for music lovers
The Allmusic beta preview I’ve seen looks nice, though it felt a bit sluggish (the dll-based architecture and long-winded URLs are still there) and there are some bugs left, so… Read more »