On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:23 PM, mark schraad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://searchengineland.com/080514-075657.php > I found this article a bit disturbing and am curious what others think, > particularly those that specialize in usability and usability research? I agree; it is a little disturbing. Everyone who works on products needs to be concerned with user experience, but that doesn't make everyone a usability expert. I find the notion of considering a search engine to be a "user" even more questionable--this is where using the term human-centered design (over UCD) can help. I mean, where does it stop--we could call a software client that calls a Web service a "user" if we follow this line of thinking. Such thinking totally doesn't get the main point--that we are building this stuff for humans, not machines. Yeah, SEO stuff can help create better experiences, particularly with findability and certain aspects of accessibility, but it is fundamentally a business-centered endeavor, usually a revenue-centered endeavor. It's just a side effect that it helps users. --Ambrose ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
