Rant about bad IA practice.

Donna, 

There's nothing wrong with desivning for a minority
providing it doesnt affect the majority.  My point is if RSS
as a major tool is not applicable to the majority. RSS feeds
are currently a fairly geeky thing that some web heads are
into. They are useful if you want others to nest your
content on other sites and devieces  or if your site is
quite geeky and web head orientated. It's become more
important to some than it really is. Like I said, it's about
perspective.

Stew Dean




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> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:08:15 +1000
> From: donnammaadmob.net
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> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Rant about bad IA practice.
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> Stewart Dean wrote:
> > I'm sure there are some who browse sites as RSS
feeds,  but they point are they are a minority.  The concept
of feeds is just not really that clear to the average
internet user or even enticing.
> >   
> But why is it so bad to create/design something that
suits a specific 
> audience, even if that audience is a minority. A small
proportion of a 
> huge number is still a big number...
> 
> People with visual impariments are a minority, so shall
we stop 
> designing for them?
> 
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Stewart

I think you may be underestimating their use.  RSS feeds are
being
subscribed to in increasing numbers by non-web heads and
non-geeks in the
library and information science worlds, as part of their
current awareness
and professional reading strategies.  Yes, some don't 'get'
what they're
about. But they are a useful tool for those trying to keep
up with
everything (in a world where there are many useful tools),
and a good
supplement to other sources.

Many mainstream websites are now loading them (e.g.
http://www.radionz.co.nz
/rss) - and I think that there is and will continue
to be a substantial interest in them well beyond the 'geeky
and web head
oriented, and even beyond the information professionals.

This is, of course, from the perspective of a user, not a
creator, of them.
Regards,
Amanda


> From: Stewart Dean <stew8deanhotmail.com>

> My point is if RSS as a major tool is not applicable to
the
> majority. RSS feeds are currently a fairly geeky thing
that some web heads are
> into. They are useful if you want others to nest your
content on other sites
> and devieces  or if your site is quite geeky and web
head orientated. It's
> become more important to some than it really is.


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Stewart

I think you may be underestimating their use.  RSS feeds are
being
subscribed to in increasing numbers by non-web heads and
non-geeks in the
library and information science worlds, as part of their
current awareness
and professional reading strategies.  Yes, some don't 'get'
what they're
about. But they are a useful tool for those trying to keep
up with
everything (in a world where there are many useful tools),
and a good
supplement to other sources.

Many mainstream websites are now loading them (e.g.
http://www.radionz.co.nz
/rss) - and I think that there is and will continue
to be a substantial interest in them well beyond the 'geeky
and web head
oriented, and even beyond the information professionals.

This is, of course, from the perspective of a user, not a
creator, of them.
Regards,
Amanda


> From: Stewart Dean <stew8deanhotmail.com>

> My point is if RSS as a major tool is not applicable to
the
> majority. RSS feeds are currently a fairly geeky thing
that some web heads are
> into. They are useful if you want others to nest your
content on other sites
> and devieces  or if your site is quite geeky and web
head orientated. It's
> become more important to some than it really is.


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