Observations of a Surfer (in 2008)
Two recent observations that imply that web surfing isn't exactly 'there' yet as a user experience:
Captcha
When I submit a comment to someone's blog, I usually copy my well-crafted, thoughtful comment before running the gauntlet of submit/captcha because I have a subconscious fear, based on hard experience, that things are going to go very, very wrong.
Web 2.0 and Ajax
I have a habit of clicking on a window before scrolling, to ensure that it is 'active'. This was never a problem until all the Ajax stuff: now, that real estate is often a latent feature or gizmo that is just waiting to fire.
I've become subconsciously afraid to click in a browser window: it is a minefield.
The Upshot
I don't know what to do with this information. This may be a silly rant, but it is intended as a sudden realization.
6 comments:
I've found that if your window is maximized, no one ever puts anything on the far left of the page.
My blog tracks comments as people type individual characters. This way I get to see your drafts, and learn a LOT about what people "almost" say just before hitting Cancel. Speaking of this, we need to talk, "friend".
"My blog tracks comments as people type individual characters."
I knew that some sites have a auto-save feature, but I never realized the owner could actually read what I type in real-time. I find that disturbing... am I the only one?
re: tracking. If this is true, I wonder if WordPress or the blog owner should have a stated privacy policy?
re: "friend". Readers, I regularly condemn Eric's blog to him in person so no worries there ;-)
CodeToJoy
Yeah, I don't really track comments as you type. But with AJAX, such a feature is trivial. Once you start clicking and typing in a web site, someone could be tracking your every move.
... assuming you allow javascript.
We should all block JavaScript by default and only allow it on trusted sites - like we used to do with cookies when they had security and privacy flaws.
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