Hi Jack, Yep, agree it's a good idea. but i"m not sure it's in user's mental flow while HE/SHE searches for something (cause modify the rank is not naturally in a seacher's mind even he thinks something more interesting or not).
my 2 cents. Regards, Jarod On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Jack Moffett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you played with Google's new SearchWiki features? > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/searchwiki-make-search-your-own.html > > I think Google has done some really nice interaction design on these new > features. They've added some very useful functionality that will > fundamentally change the way we use search. Where once search results were > generic and out of the users control—dependent on search optimization and > "Google Foo"—we now have the ability to take some control of the results, > turning Google into more of a personal research tool, rather than just a > search engine. > > And, somewhat surprisingly, the UI design is quite elegant. Animated > transitions utilizing fades and transparency make it perfectly clear what is > happening. Temporal, in-line messages help you learn how the new features > work on the fly. > > Very well done, Google! I applaud you. > > Best, > Jack > > > > Jack L. Moffett > Interaction Designer > inmedius > 412.459.0310 x219 > http://www.inmedius.com > > > First, recognize that the 'right' requirements > are in principle unknowable by users, customers > and designers at the start. > > Devise the design process, and the formal > agreement between designers and customers and users, > to be sensitive to what is learnt by any of the > parties as the design evolves. > > - J.C. Jones > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ ________________________________________________________________ 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
