Re: Flash Stores
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texte = 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. 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 04:27 PM, Sal D'anna wrote:> Try this one! > > http://www.volleyhut.com/index.tpl ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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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. 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 04:27 PM, Sal D'anna wrote:> Try this one! > > http://www.volleyhut.com/index.tpl ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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