Comments on: Homepage focus: Google http://webusability-blog.com/homepage-focus-google/ Tips, insights and meandering thoughts about usability and information architecture Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:34:27 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: maurice brown http://webusability-blog.com/homepage-focus-google/comment-page-1/#comment-19445 maurice brown Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:46:39 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=686#comment-19445 google maps coming from google toolbar,very good. google maps coming from google toolbar,very good.

]]> By: Karl Gilis http://webusability-blog.com/homepage-focus-google/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Karl Gilis Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:40:34 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=686#comment-2106 David, With all respect but Google is much, much more than a search engine. They have more products and services than most companies... One of the main reasons everybody sees Google as the search engine, is because of the focus on their core service. This article is not saying you should simplify your homepage to a search box, but that you should leave out everything than can be left out. And that's much, much more than most marketing managers, ceo's and webmasters think. Ask your users! David,

With all respect but Google is much, much more than a search engine. They have more products and services than most companies…

One of the main reasons everybody sees Google as the search engine, is because of the focus on their core service.

This article is not saying you should simplify your homepage to a search box, but that you should leave out everything than can be left out. And that’s much, much more than most marketing managers, ceo’s and webmasters think.

Ask your users!

]]> By: david http://webusability-blog.com/homepage-focus-google/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 david Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:47:26 +0000 http://webusability-blog.com/?p=686#comment-2105 Usability bloggers really should stop using Google as "the perfect example". Google is a search engine, and it doesn't look much different than other search engines did before it. The sparse look of search engines only works because their top task is so very specific. Most other types of website either try to sell something or try to offer information. Neither of these tasks can be completed with a simple input box and a button, they actually require content. Pointing to Google was probably meaningless for a large percentage of you visitors. It illustrates the point, sure. But it does not actually provide any useful tips or information for people who are working on something that is not a search engine. Usability bloggers really should stop using Google as “the perfect example”. Google is a search engine, and it doesn’t look much different than other search engines did before it. The sparse look of search engines only works because their top task is so very specific. Most other types of website either try to sell something or try to offer information. Neither of these tasks can be completed with a simple input box and a button, they actually require content.

Pointing to Google was probably meaningless for a large percentage of you visitors. It illustrates the point, sure. But it does not actually provide any useful tips or information for people who are working on something that is not a search engine.

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