Comments on: Web 2.0 = Crappy, Unsuable Web Sites http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:03:38 -0500 hourly 1 By: Stephen Collins http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-222670 Stephen Collins Tue, 15 May 2007 00:27:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/#comment-222670 As I say on my blog <a href="http://blog.acidlabs.org/2007/05/14/euan-semple-1-jakob-neilsen-irrelevant/" rel="nofollow">in response to the same article</a>, Neilsen <em>used to be</em> the go-to guy on all things usability and web punditry. He's still right on the fundamentals of usability, but the boat's left without him on his assertions about the social, collaborative aspects of the web. He seems to fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the web as "third place", where people deliberately go to be with and interact with others. As I say on my blog in response to the same article, Neilsen used to be the go-to guy on all things usability and web punditry. He’s still right on the fundamentals of usability, but the boat’s left without him on his assertions about the social, collaborative aspects of the web.

He seems to fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the web as “third place”, where people deliberately go to be with and interact with others.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-222607 Ryan Mon, 14 May 2007 23:08:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/#comment-222607 has Jakob updated his web standards since 1998? the world has moved on they were good ideas then, they are good principles now has Jakob updated his web standards since 1998?
the world has moved on
they were good ideas then, they are good principles now

]]> By: terry chay http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-222488 terry chay Mon, 14 May 2007 20:02:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/#comment-222488 You know I’d be inclined to listen to this asshole if his website weren’t so ugly and unusable. Jakob is all about measuring affordances that have become, but the web makes new affordances. Right now Web 2.0 companies are flailing around doing a lot of stupid things, but ever so often they do a smart thing and that’s why they end up with all the money and idiots keep paying Jakob to tell them that they’re wrong and they should go back to browsing the internet using smoke signals. CrunchGear? Why aren’t your website links underlined and in blue? Didn't you get the memo? You know I’d be inclined to listen to this asshole if his website weren’t so ugly and unusable.

Jakob is all about measuring affordances that have become, but the web makes new affordances. Right now Web 2.0 companies are flailing around doing a lot of stupid things, but ever so often they do a smart thing and that’s why they end up with all the money and idiots keep paying Jakob to tell them that they’re wrong and they should go back to browsing the internet using smoke signals.

CrunchGear? Why aren’t your website links underlined and in blue? Didn’t you get the memo?

]]> By: sly http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-222378 sly Mon, 14 May 2007 17:35:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/14/web-20-crappy-unsuable-web-sites/#comment-222378 unsuable websites? Does this typo mean that you aren't using Firefox 2? Spelling aside, web 2.0 is a silly, silly moniker. It's suggesting that what we are using is only the second incarnation of the internet. I mean, the internet has been around for decades. I think the internet probably hit 2.0 quite some time ago, and saying that what we are using is the second complete version is a joke. If this really was the second incarnation of the internet, there would be no banner ads, no flash games and no graphics. Also, very few people would be online, and they'd probably be using 2400 baud modems. unsuable websites? Does this typo mean that you aren’t using Firefox 2?

Spelling aside, web 2.0 is a silly, silly moniker. It’s suggesting that what we are using is only the second incarnation of the internet. I mean, the internet has been around for decades. I think the internet probably hit 2.0 quite some time ago, and saying that what we are using is the second complete version is a joke. If this really was the second incarnation of the internet, there would be no banner ads, no flash games and no graphics. Also, very few people would be online, and they’d probably be using 2400 baud modems.

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