Comments on: And the Award for Most Superfluous Use Of Ajax in a Mainstream Website goes to…. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sugar http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-51770 Sugar Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:31:20 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-51770 Don't make me start over "The wish list functionality requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or newer"... Please. Don’t make me start over “The wish list functionality requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or newer”…

Please.

]]> By: omnicity http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-46046 omnicity Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:04:44 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-46046 Even more impressive for me was the way that they managed to have a list of only three items, but still managed to display it out-of-order! Even more impressive for me was the way that they managed to have a list of only three items, but still managed to display it out-of-order!

]]> By: AlexW http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40548 AlexW Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:58:18 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40548 <blockquote>It’s like that creature from the movie predator that could camouflage itself in any surrounding. </blockquote> That's a really good call, actually. :)

It’s like that creature from the movie predator that could camouflage itself in any surrounding.

That’s a really good call, actually. :)

]]> By: AlexW http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40529 AlexW Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:15:12 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40529 <blockquote>Since it appears our beloved “animated drop-down” isn’t going to win any honorable innovation awards, look for a change sometime soon. It’s been on our list to fix for a while now. Thanks for the recognition :)</blockquote> Thanks anonymous. I'd have to say that's impressive all round. That: A) You've taken a moment to come in and give your side of the story, and, B) You've marked it as an issue to tackle. Couldn't really ask for more. We appreciate your time ;)

Since it appears our beloved “animated drop-down” isn’t going to win any honorable innovation awards, look for a change sometime soon. It’s been on our list to fix for a while now. Thanks for the recognition :)

Thanks anonymous. I’d have to say that’s impressive all round. That:

A) You’ve taken a moment to come in and give your side of the story, and,
B) You’ve marked it as an issue to tackle.

Couldn’t really ask for more. We appreciate your time ;)

]]> By: dsa1971 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40519 dsa1971 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40519 It's like that creature from the movie predator that could camouflage itself in any surrounding. there's a predator on art.com. you click a list and it appears to destroy your browser. It’s like that creature from the movie predator that could camouflage itself in any surrounding. there’s a predator on art.com. you click a list and it appears to destroy your browser.

]]> By: warjockey http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40514 warjockey Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:18:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40514 what's with all the ad-hoc javascript in the html? That's not very "Web-2.0y" what’s with all the ad-hoc javascript in the html? That’s not very “Web-2.0y”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40493 Anonymous Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:21:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40493 I am a member of the usability team responsible for designing site changes on Art.com. One of the smaller projects we worked on was a redesign of our product page which included this very user-UNfriendly DHTML dropdown (not AJAX). It was an attempt to solve the problem that choosing a size is dependant upon other information as well (eg: printing method, shipping times, price, etc). While the dropdown does functionally accomplish this, nearly all agree that it has some big design flaws (eg: it doesn't act like a dropdown and the popup layer originates from a different location with some cheesy animation). Since it appears our beloved "animated drop-down" isn't going to win any honorable innovation awards, look for a change sometime soon. It's been on our list to fix for a while now. Thanks for the recognition :) I am a member of the usability team responsible for designing site changes on Art.com. One of the smaller projects we worked on was a redesign of our product page which included this very user-UNfriendly DHTML dropdown (not AJAX). It was an attempt to solve the problem that choosing a size is dependant upon other information as well (eg: printing method, shipping times, price, etc). While the dropdown does functionally accomplish this, nearly all agree that it has some big design flaws (eg: it doesn’t act like a dropdown and the popup layer originates from a different location with some cheesy animation). Since it appears our beloved “animated drop-down” isn’t going to win any honorable innovation awards, look for a change sometime soon. It’s been on our list to fix for a while now. Thanks for the recognition :)

]]> By: Dr Livingston http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40481 Dr Livingston Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:42:38 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40481 im all for ajax but that effect is, well... crap. if that is the future, then its going to turn more and more people away from javascript enabled browsers, ie me for example :p im all for ajax but that effect is, well… crap. if that is the future, then its going to turn more and more people away from javascript enabled browsers, ie

me for example :p

]]> By: J Weimer http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40478 J Weimer Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:08:06 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40478 just the decision alone to place the 'drop down?' over the main image of the building is a poor choice. just the decision alone to place the ‘drop down?’ over the main image of the building is a poor choice.

]]> By: Hal9k http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40459 Hal9k Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:05:21 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/25/and-the-award-for-most-superfluous-use-of-ajax-in-a-mainstream-website-goes-to/#comment-40459 @skinjester Just because a UI gives you content eventually, doesn't mean it's a good UI. Whoever made that "drop-down-up" box should be fired. @skinjester

Just because a UI gives you content eventually, doesn’t mean it’s a good UI. Whoever made that “drop-down-up” box should be fired.

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