Critique
by Annette Kent | Chicago, IL  
3/17/2006
Surfing the Web

When I surf the Web I have the attention span of a 2-year old. I don't have time to start digging and searching. I want my content up front and center. I want it fast and I don't want a bunch of bells and whistles.

For a good site I chose ESPN. It's got the lastest scores easily accessible. I can search through my different sports and teams. And the imagery is engaging. Plus I've got my hard news alongside with my columns and whitty reparte. It's got everything!

And for a bad site I chose THIS poor lady's site. I don't even know what it's for. The links don't work and there's no navigation or purpose to it. Plus there's all this crazy design flashing at you, making it look even cheezyer than it is. It's awful. And there you go: two critiques of one bad and one good Web site.

 

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