Re: Flash Stores

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = talking about flash sites - Macromedia.com have a new one - totally flash - looks the business. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian B. Burton To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Flash Stores > This is my official public apology. Sometimes I let my initial response > and impulse get the better of me. I am sorry. The site graphics and > functionality are pretty nice. > > Definitely more polished that at least 90% of the other shopping > capable websites! > > (but I'd still like to see pictures of the sunglasses sooner in the > process. :P ) > > > Brian B. Burton > 973-263-3036 973-296-6862 (cell) > BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department > ++--++ > WebDNA hosting services now available. > Have the power of a dual processor Xserve hooked up to three OC12s > (=1200T1s) > powering your WebDNA driven site today! > > > > > On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 08:36 PM, Tana wrote: > > > Actually, Brian, you couldn't be further from the truth. We spent > > quite a > > lot of time designing the user interface for this website and have had > > very > > positive feedback on it. The important thing is that our target > > audience is > > very happy with it, and that's what matters to us. We had a number of > > volleyball players, coaches, etc. test the interface during the design > > phase > > and we continue to solicit feedback via the BizRate surveys. We read > > all > > comments and implement suggestions when appropriate. As for the > > sunglasses, > > well, what can I tell you -- that's the way they like them organized. > > We > > consistently listen to our customers and make changes where necessary. > > This > > happened to be one of them. > > > > As for using the latest Flash crap, as you put it, our Flash version > > takes > > second chair on our site. Our default takes the customer directly to > > our > > non-Flash version. > > > > So all in all, I'd say we were definitely not out to impress > > ourselves...only our customers. It's working so far so we must be > > doing > > something right. > > > > Tana > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > > Brian B. Burton > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: WebDNA Talk > > Subject: Re: Flash Stores > > > > > > Bah! > > > > This is why I dislike Flash websites, the designer spent more time > > impressing themselves then figuring out what the shopper wants/needs. > > > > If you want to buy sunglasses do you really know the exact make and > > model you want to buy? I had to go all the way to the detail page just > > to see a picture of the sunglasses to see if I'd want them. > > > > Web designers should spend more time learning user interfaces, and not > > the latest graphics program (ok, bad example, photoshop won) or the > > latest Flash crap. Save it for the Nike/CocaCola promo sites, it just > > slows down everyone else, especially when it's interface is created by > > special effects instead of functionality and usefulness. > > > > > > I should put an ad here offering user interface consulting services, > > but that might seem a little blatant at this point. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  4. Re: Flash Stores (Donovan home EHG 2003)
  5. Re: Flash Stores (Andrew Simpson 2003)
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  7. Re: Flash Stores (Brian B. Burton 2003)
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  10. OT Re: Flash Stores (Andrew Simpson 2003)
  11. Re: Flash Stores (Tim Robinson 2003)
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  14. Re: Flash Stores (Sal D'anna 2003)
  15. Re: Flash Stores (Andrew Simpson 2003)
  16. Re: Flash Stores (Brian B. Burton 2003)
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  19. Re: Flash Stores (Andrew Simpson 2003)
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talking about flash sites - Macromedia.com have a new one - totally flash - looks the business. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian B. Burton To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Flash Stores > This is my official public apology. Sometimes I let my initial response > and impulse get the better of me. I am sorry. The site graphics and > functionality are pretty nice. > > Definitely more polished that at least 90% of the other shopping > capable websites! > > (but I'd still like to see pictures of the sunglasses sooner in the > process. :P ) > > > Brian B. Burton > 973-263-3036 973-296-6862 (cell) > BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department > ++--++ > WebDNA hosting services now available. > Have the power of a dual processor Xserve hooked up to three OC12s > (=1200T1s) > powering your WebDNA driven site today! > > > > > On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 08:36 PM, Tana wrote: > > > Actually, Brian, you couldn't be further from the truth. We spent > > quite a > > lot of time designing the user interface for this website and have had > > very > > positive feedback on it. The important thing is that our target > > audience is > > very happy with it, and that's what matters to us. We had a number of > > volleyball players, coaches, etc. test the interface during the design > > phase > > and we continue to solicit feedback via the BizRate surveys. We read > > all > > comments and implement suggestions when appropriate. As for the > > sunglasses, > > well, what can I tell you -- that's the way they like them organized. > > We > > consistently listen to our customers and make changes where necessary. > > This > > happened to be one of them. > > > > As for using the latest Flash crap, as you put it, our Flash version > > takes > > second chair on our site. Our default takes the customer directly to > > our > > non-Flash version. > > > > So all in all, I'd say we were definitely not out to impress > > ourselves...only our customers. It's working so far so we must be > > doing > > something right. > > > > Tana > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > > Brian B. Burton > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: WebDNA Talk > > Subject: Re: Flash Stores > > > > > > Bah! > > > > This is why I dislike Flash websites, the designer spent more time > > impressing themselves then figuring out what the shopper wants/needs. > > > > If you want to buy sunglasses do you really know the exact make and > > model you want to buy? I had to go all the way to the detail page just > > to see a picture of the sunglasses to see if I'd want them. > > > > Web designers should spend more time learning user interfaces, and not > > the latest graphics program (ok, bad example, photoshop won) or the > > latest Flash crap. Save it for the Nike/CocaCola promo sites, it just > > slows down everyone else, especially when it's interface is created by > > special effects instead of functionality and usefulness. > > > > > > I should put an ad here offering user interface consulting services, > > but that might seem a little blatant at this point. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Andrew Simpson

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