Re: [IxDA Discuss] User value or clutter?

2008-08-28 Thread Jarod Tang
Is there some use case or scenario that indicates the need? If not, then mark it for testing with users when you get a chance and see what they say. No, but it's something I've brought up repeatedly with our stakeholders. I've only recently got the green light to do some on-site (at the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User value or clutter?

2008-08-27 Thread Rob Enslin
Hi Steve, The countdown on the motogp.com site wasn't obvious - perhaps once logged in you might see it? I'd have to agree with you treating the countdown as an idea and not a requirement. Is there any research at this stage to back up the need for the countdown? No research has been done so

[IxDA Discuss] User value or clutter?

2008-08-26 Thread Rob Enslin
Hi Peeps, I'm in the midst of creating a project requirements document for a B2B exhibition website. It's early stages so nothing is final yet. One of the requirements is a count-down feature - a clock permanently placed on the website that counts down the days, hours and minutes to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User value or clutter?

2008-08-26 Thread Steve Baty
Rob, The motogp.com site utilises this feature to indicate when the next race will commence (first practice session, actually). Given that races are sometimes on consecutive weeks, and sometimes three or four weeks apart, it's useful to have the countdown. However, the audience of the motogp.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User value or clutter?

2008-08-26 Thread Jared Spool
On Aug 24, 2008, at 6:16 AM, Rob Enslin wrote: I'm questioning the value (to the website users) of having a permanent count-down clock on the website? Put it in the top 15% of the home page. Nobody ever looks there. It's the perfect place to put things you don't need your users to see. :)