http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/2009/08/19/sometimes-what-needs-to-change-in-the-ui-are-the-users-expectations/ It could be worse... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/2009/08/19/sometimes-what-needs-to-change-in-the-ui-are-the-users-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-29 StevieB’s Shared Items – August 21, 2009 at Lost in Cyberspace Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:54:04 +0000 http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/?p=127#comment-29 [...] Sometimes What Needs to Change in the UI Are the User’s ExpectationsAugust 20, 2009 [...] [...] Sometimes What Needs to Change in the UI Are the User’s ExpectationsAugust 20, 2009 [...]

]]> http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/2009/08/19/sometimes-what-needs-to-change-in-the-ui-are-the-users-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Michael Fidler Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:44:18 +0000 http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/?p=127#comment-141 Akiva, before the acquisition, I had made a conscious decision to not share my reader. I had plenty of other places for social news, and Google reader was my quiet place online to read and do research. It’s my online version of a home den or at the very worst a public library. Like many others are since the acquisition, I wanted to find an alternative, but not necessarily an equal to friendfeed. When it was suggested that Google reader might be a suitable alternative, I had no problem changing my policy and giving it a try. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, it not only fails in its attempt to be a social platform, but in doing so, it compromises many of the things that I currently like about it. You’re correct in saying that the user interface is lacking, in fact that’s an understatement. I came to the same conclusion recently after using feedly for a while; which has a beautiful UI. Every time I found myself back in reader without feedly, it made me wonder why Google hasn’t acquired them yet. Like you, I would like to see this work, and I will continue to try to use it and give feedback whenever possible. Akiva, before the acquisition, I had made a conscious decision to not share my reader. I had plenty of other places for social news, and Google reader was my quiet place online to read and do research. It’s my online version of a home den or at the very worst a public library. Like many others are since the acquisition, I wanted to find an alternative, but not necessarily an equal to friendfeed. When it was suggested that Google reader might be a suitable alternative, I had no problem changing my policy and giving it a try. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, it not only fails in its attempt to be a social platform, but in doing so, it compromises many of the things that I currently like about it. You’re correct in saying that the user interface is lacking, in fact that’s an understatement. I came to the same conclusion recently after using feedly for a while; which has a beautiful UI. Every time I found myself back in reader without feedly, it made me wonder why Google hasn’t acquired them yet. Like you, I would like to see this work, and I will continue to try to use it and give feedback whenever possible.

]]> http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/2009/08/19/sometimes-what-needs-to-change-in-the-ui-are-the-users-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Moonlit Minds - »sketches in the wind« » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for August 20th Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:10:08 +0000 http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/?p=127#comment-28 [...] Hanna posted Sometimes What Needs to Change in the UI Are the User’s Expectations — Misanthropic Geek [...] [...] Hanna posted Sometimes What Needs to Change in the UI Are the User’s Expectations — Misanthropic Geek [...]

]]> http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/2009/08/19/sometimes-what-needs-to-change-in-the-ui-are-the-users-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Michael Fidler Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.misanthropicgeek.com/?p=127#comment-27 Akiva, before the acquisition, I had made a conscious decision to not share my reader. I had plenty of other places for social news, and Google reader was my quiet place online to read and do research. It’s my online version of a home den or at the very worst a public library. Like many others are since the acquisition, I wanted to find an alternative, but not necessarily an equal to friendfeed. When it was suggested that Google reader might be a suitable alternative, I had no problem changing my policy and giving it a try. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, it not only fails in its attempt to be a social platform, but in doing so, it compromises many of the things that I currently like about it. You’re correct in saying that the user interface is lacking, in fact that’s an understatement. I came to the same conclusion recently after using feedly for a while; which has a beautiful UI. Every time I found myself back in reader without feedly, it made me wonder why Google hasn’t acquired them yet. Like you, I would like to see this work, and I will continue to try to use it and give feedback whenever possible. Akiva, before the acquisition, I had made a conscious decision to not share my reader. I had plenty of other places for social news, and Google reader was my quiet place online to read and do research. It’s my online version of a home den or at the very worst a public library. Like many others are since the acquisition, I wanted to find an alternative, but not necessarily an equal to friendfeed. When it was suggested that Google reader might be a suitable alternative, I had no problem changing my policy and giving it a try. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, it not only fails in its attempt to be a social platform, but in doing so, it compromises many of the things that I currently like about it. You’re correct in saying that the user interface is lacking, in fact that’s an understatement. I came to the same conclusion recently after using feedly for a while; which has a beautiful UI. Every time I found myself back in reader without feedly, it made me wonder why Google hasn’t acquired them yet. Like you, I would like to see this work, and I will continue to try to use it and give feedback whenever possible.

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