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Jesus wept

by loiswakeman @ 31 Jan. 2008 - 17:49:47

1. The shortest sentence in the Bible.

2. A term of exasperation.

3. What He actually said when He visited this web site :no:

Forget the "Best viewed with" icon - it's best viewed with eyes shut, the speakers turned off, and the PC in another room entirely. I think these guys must be on acid or something.

I'd forgotten about Web Sites that Suck: if you are at all interested in web design, then do spend time hunting around there. It is full of priceless (or possibly very cheap) designs and the acerbic commentary is just the ticket. Thanks, Vince!

Usable, schmoozable

by loiswakeman @ 18 Jan. 2008 - 13:26:53

"We create compelling, emotionally satisfying and above all highly usable interfaces for web, ecommerce, online campaigns, interactive TV and software applications." - from rawww creative agency's web site.

Hmm: are they quite sure about the usable bit? Or is it just me that finds mid grey on sludge hard to read?

rawww

To an old fogey like me, their page background is like returning to the 70s - so this week it's last century, dahling!

This week's winner...

by loiswakeman @ 11 Jan. 2008 - 15:12:13

... of the most jargon crammed into a blog paragraph is:

"GMI is a global IT solutions provider leading the ‘off-shoring’ revolution with its cutting-edge services that provide support and impetus to emerging & established businesses in the areas of IT consulting, product engineering, web portal development, social networking site developmenet [sic], custom software development, web application development and maintenance. With its signature innovative approach to technology solutions, GMI has effectively leveraged the market presence & profitability for clients hailing from backgrounds as diversified as entertainment houses, educational institutions, healthcare industries, financial organizations, travel companies and regional communities, among others."

Take your prize of a gold-plated bull:

http://webapplicationdevelopment.blog.co.uk/

It would have been a whole herd if you hadn't forgotten to shoehorn "paradigm" and "web 2.0" in there as well.