November 30, 2006
Here’s an interesting quote from the Irish Times, about the IRFU, the high-profile organisation that administers rugby in Ireland:
According to their own accounts, the governing body [of Irish rugby] spent €459,413, €719,032 and €561,279 on their website over the years 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, for a grand total of €1,739,724 over the three years.
A glance at the IRFU website is enough to make any conscientious web professional weep. Where, exactly, did all the money go?
November 30, 2006
I got a notification from Social networking site LinkedIn to say some old colleagues where on the network and I might like to link to them. Looking through my contacts on the site, I noticed a puzzling navigation element that read:
Page: Bur-Smy Vea-Woo
You can see this on the screenshot below. Cryptic enough for ya? This is an example of mystery meat navigation – links that provide little or no clue about where you will go or what will happen when you click them.
November 29, 2006
At iQ Content we champion good design and usable products. We believe they make people happier and their lives easier. Yet society often tolerates bad design even when there is a better alternative. And sometimes people make their lives difficult for no good reason.
November 28, 2006
Back in December 2005, Dave Moore published an Introduction to RSS. A year on, the RSS landscape changed but do we see a more widespread adoption?
November 22, 2006
I came across this new search from Microsoft called Ms. Dewey yesterday, it’s a flash based search interface with video and audio of a woman (Ms. Dewey) who gives her opinion on what you search for, along with the search results.
Doing a search for ‘pint of guinness’ and she’ll pour a beer (not quite guinness but close enough!) right in front of you, while searching for ‘iPod’ gives a few different answers, from a rant about your mp3 collection to what headphones to wear.
November 21, 2006
I’ve been asked by a few clients and colleagues about what firefox extensions I use.
For those that aren’t familiar with firefox extensions – they’re nifty little add-ons for an already excellent browser that you can download and install for free.
Well here’s a few that make life a little easier.
November 20, 2006
Instead of our name up in lights, we’ve got it up on toast! We’ve bought a small bit of real estate on the most talked about site of the day, Your Name on Toast
