> Public relations -- Project status and activity. This area seems to > suggest the main Clojure page should be covered in tickers and feeds > of various kinds >
I think the main site needs just a pane with a big noticeable header "News", that shows one-two latest important stories and updates one time per 5-15 days. Also has a link, a few links on where to read much more news (feeds for blogs, aggregators, twitters, etc). It's purpose not to "create clutter", but to give an impression that "Clojure" is not outdated for a random visitor. Just a script that updates the date can backfire very badly if other site areas look outdated in the eyes of a random visitor. That is coming from the common pattern observed in usability studies - a random visitor in "scanning mode" needs to decide quickly whether to trust the site. Thus a lot of clutter is bad, no news is bad, the latest date in the footer without noticeable news is bad. An argument could be made that Clojure is aimed more at those who do > that sort of "analytical comprehension" than those looking for the > latest jazzy fad, but an argument could also be made that attracting a > broader base is good and "jazzy fad" is a straw-man argument. :) > When people are looking for a new shiny thing among 100 of other just new things, they can turn into "scanning mode" despite the fact that in other conditions they " do that sort of "analytical comprehension" " -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
