[Sigia-l] Web 2.0 99% bad

[MJJAIXEN at up.com]

> That they do. But whether it was crazy table-based extravaganzas in Web
1.0
> days (the example I gave) or 'cramming in as many social features as they
> can' nowadays (as you say), the problem is NOT Web 2.0 per se. It's just
bad
> design. There's nothing wrong with social features, it's the 'cramming'
> that's a symptom of bad design.

And how is this different from what Jakob said?
> Describing Web 2.0 as the "latest fashion", Mr Nielsen said many sites
> paying attention to it were neglecting some of the principles of good
design
> and usability established over the last decade.
>
> Good practices include making a site easy to use, good search tools, the
use
> of text free of jargon, usability testing and a consideration of design
even
> before the first line of code is written.
>
> Sadly, said Mr Nielsen, the rush to embrace Web 2.0 technology meant that
> many firms were turning their back on the basics.
>
> "They should get the basics right first," he said.


In other words, design it right first.  So what's the argument with Jakob
again?


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