Poor little alphabet. Gets no respect.
Ok, so maybe a full blown thesaurus is overkill for an office supply
site. But you can't convince me that alphabetical order is
obsolete. Seth makes some interesting suggestions for newer ways
that we can organize information, but I don't think it has to be
either/or. There will always be situations where an alphabetical list
simply makes sense, and even when you have non-standard organization
schemes, odds are good you're using some form of alphabetization
within them.
The truth is, I don't actually care this much about the alphabet. I
swear.
But I think sometimes we're overeager to abandon established,
effective methods in favor of something that seems new, simply because
the technology makes it possible. I like Will's point about hybrid
solutions -- including top down taxonomies and bottom up facets, and,
yes, even a little good old fashioned alphabetization.
Leah
On Jun 16, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Danny Hope wrote:
"Alphabetical order is obsolete"
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/03/alphabetical-or.html
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