See also the related discussion on filters:
http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43844
In usability of the site I'm working on and others, which has mostly
newbies as users, dynamic filters have the drawback of being miss-able
("Is that navigation on the left, or...?) and scary ("Ahhh! What is
that? Too complicated!") Not universal reactions to every
implementation, but consistent across several users and several
sites.
There seem to be some new tools starting to emerge. The uBid example
listed in the filtering thread is interesting.
You could also think of Pandora as a sort of clever filter, where
there are too many variables to ever present in advanced search or a
set of filters, so you make one choice, and then refine from there by
liking or disliking proposed matches. The system manages the filters
behind the curtain, but it's happening nonetheless.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44132
________________________________________________________________
Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)!
To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org
Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe
List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines
List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
