Comments on: Web 2.0 Taken Too Far? http://lindsayshea.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/web-20-taken-too-far/ marketing, media, cultural commentary and more Mon, 25 May 2009 06:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: lindsayshea http://lindsayshea.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/web-20-taken-too-far/#comment-44 lindsayshea Fri, 02 May 2008 04:09:21 +0000 http://lindsayshea.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-44 Hi Siddiq, thanks for commenting! I actually quite like the design of Facebook, YouTube, etc - minimalist and user-friendly. What I meant is that it's a bit jarring to move within what's supposed to be a single site and see something completely different on every page. They could have easily used the Flickr API, or RSS feeds from their Facebook page to achieve a similar effect (live and evolving content) while still maintaining an overall sense of branding and cohesiveness. But then again, had they not done it this way, it wouldn't have demonstrated the utilitarian nature of these social media sites so clearly, which was their goal all along :) Hi Siddiq, thanks for commenting! I actually quite like the design of Facebook, YouTube, etc – minimalist and user-friendly. What I meant is that it’s a bit jarring to move within what’s supposed to be a single site and see something completely different on every page. They could have easily used the Flickr API, or RSS feeds from their Facebook page to achieve a similar effect (live and evolving content) while still maintaining an overall sense of branding and cohesiveness. But then again, had they not done it this way, it wouldn’t have demonstrated the utilitarian nature of these social media sites so clearly, which was their goal all along :)

]]> By: Siddiq Bello http://lindsayshea.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/web-20-taken-too-far/#comment-43 Siddiq Bello Thu, 01 May 2008 13:10:49 +0000 http://lindsayshea.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-43 Great find. However this quote "It is by far the ugliest mish-mash of a website I’ve ever seen." could use a bit more explaining. Given that none of the sites are designed in the traditional sense by them why do you think its ugly. I think your second point that it highlights a new thinking and demonstrates just how creative one can get in using the web to market a service or company is the key. Thanks for posting it. Great find.

However this quote “It is by far the ugliest mish-mash of a website I’ve ever seen.” could use a bit more explaining. Given that none of the sites are designed in the traditional sense by them why do you think its ugly. I think your second point that it highlights a new thinking and demonstrates just how creative one can get in using the web to market a service or company is the key.

Thanks for posting it.

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