Comments on: The dark side of the web http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/ Diary of a website : design by caffeine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2 By: karmatosed http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 karmatosed Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:11:23 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-1690 I agree it's a challenge. I don't overly know though if the non-techie thing washes with me. In the instance I was talking about of affiliate sites they claimed to have a high end knowledge (yes, i know claiming is not equal to possessing). Maybe it is in part education of all and not assuming even all in our industry have got the message. I have found many a web developer and more a application developer and experienced programmer, who wouldn't know web standards if it bit them in the binary. This made me surprised to find that out. It makes you aware of what a little corner of the web we live in. It's often too easy to assume the message is understood by all - you only have to view a tiny percentage of search engine top sites to realise it's not. Guess it's the outside of your box thing again when it comes to standards and don't just assume all know. Also, spread it about a bit more and don't laurel rest. @Montoya : the way you are training people is the way I also feel about it. There is no real gain bar self ego boosting by designing sites over and over for the same small percentage of the web to go ooo and ah about. As a web designer and developer or anyone really who knows about standards, css and the like, to spread the word about and not just keep it something in small percentage in reality know about. It won't be won until from grandpa to toddler knows what it's about I guess - bit of a dramatic point but true really. Anyone of any age can and often does use the net now. It's now about getting the message out of the box and into the mass populous I think. Some ground is being made on it but there is always more anyone can do. I agree it’s a challenge. I don’t overly know though if the non-techie thing washes with me. In the instance I was talking about of affiliate sites they claimed to have a high end knowledge (yes, i know claiming is not equal to possessing). Maybe it is in part education of all and not assuming even all in our industry have got the message. I have found many a web developer and more a application developer and experienced programmer, who wouldn’t know web standards if it bit them in the binary. This made me surprised to find that out.

It makes you aware of what a little corner of the web we live in. It’s often too easy to assume the message is understood by all – you only have to view a tiny percentage of search engine top sites to realise it’s not. Guess it’s the outside of your box thing again when it comes to standards and don’t just assume all know. Also, spread it about a bit more and don’t laurel rest.

@Montoya : the way you are training people is the way I also feel about it. There is no real gain bar self ego boosting by designing sites over and over for the same small percentage of the web to go ooo and ah about. As a web designer and developer or anyone really who knows about standards, css and the like, to spread the word about and not just keep it something in small percentage in reality know about.

It won’t be won until from grandpa to toddler knows what it’s about I guess – bit of a dramatic point but true really. Anyone of any age can and often does use the net now. It’s now about getting the message out of the box and into the mass populous I think. Some ground is being made on it but there is always more anyone can do.

]]> By: Montoya http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Montoya Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:03:35 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-1664 Hey, that does sound like a great challenge. I think the problem up to now has been that these websites are usually run by really tech-unsavvy people and they usually do most of the work themselves and/or pay the least they can to get it done. If anything these sites do well despite their poor design because they are useful, but hopefully someday standards will be more common and sites like these will be done right from the start. Hey, that does sound like a great challenge. I think the problem up to now has been that these websites are usually run by really tech-unsavvy people and they usually do most of the work themselves and/or pay the least they can to get it done. If anything these sites do well despite their poor design because they are useful, but hopefully someday standards will be more common and sites like these will be done right from the start.

]]> By: vishal http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 vishal Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:14:18 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/11/directory-websites-the-dark-side-of-the-web/#comment-1578 I agree with you. Some few days back I read somewhere that a person can change the price tag at the e-commerce site and thus underpay the system. Doing this he will not breach the security at payment gateway but at site level. I agree with you.
Some few days back I read somewhere that a person can change the price tag at the e-commerce site and thus underpay the system. Doing this he will not breach the security at payment gateway but at site level.

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