[Sigia-l] www.live.com search - a missed opportunity?

[Dmitry Nekrasovski]

Agreed. Not only do I not see the point, but the Web 2.0 functionality
is downright buggy - for example, using the little horizontal slider,
I have been able to get it to display results 12-11 of 83 (sic) in
under 30 seconds of use. Also, the thinness of the vertical slider
reduces the area available for clicking on the parts above/below the
arrows, which is how I often scroll. A very annoying and superficial
design.

Dmitry

On 3/8/06, Stewart Dean <stew8dean at hotmail.com> wrote:
> This my attempt to add some signal back here, it may fail but worth a go.
>
> For those who havnt seen it Microsoft have launched a Web 2.0 style search
> at
>
> www.live.com
>
> My view is that currently the dynamic elements on this page add nothing to
> the information compared to a site like google. The ability to hid then show
> elements I feel is not that relevant as most users, judgng by SEO results,
> don't look much beyond the most relevant searches. From a UI perspective I
> find the non standard scroll bar less usable than a page flicking mechanism
> as well. Is it just me or is this a wasted opportunaty at using Web 2.0 for
> something more useful to enhance search rather than just changing the way
> you view the results slightly? My feeling is that Microsoft have missed the
> point.
>
> Stewart Dean
>
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