[DesDev] RE: [Content] streamlined beo front page (was: RE: Mail Alert! - Tue Oct 22 - 45231)

Martin Burns martin at easyweb.co.uk
Sat Nov 16 02:34:21 CST 2002


On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Madhu Menon wrote:

> At 12:32 AM 16-11-02, .jeff wrote:
> >looks good.  at least make sure that the whitespace for the body copy
> >matches the width of the "browser" cell above.  i think it's just a matter
> >of matching up your colspans correctly.
>
> OK, I've never used b.e.o before (so sue me) and hence never looked at the
> site much.
>
> Looking at it just then, however, I think we should change the browser list
> slightly. Apart from the neatly categorised list there, we should add two
> columns right at the top of the page:
>
>
> Most frequently downloaded browsers                          Latest browsers

Speaking as a "Shit we're using 150GB of traffic a month, much of it for
IE5.5" person, I'm wondering if there's a balance to be struck between a
good UX and increasing that number.

Cheers
Martin


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