Rachel M. Murray
A sad case of acronymitis
Ok, the problem with inapprorpriate appearances of 'cuteness' in things where they don't belong dept.:
I'm all for cute. Heck, I'm a kawaii enthusiast. But please don't tell me that Technorati sat down and thought having a section called 'WTF' was actually a good idea, and that this is somehow...'cute'. As an IA I find naming sections in a site kind of...functional. If you want it to be a blurb, call it a blurb...if you want a 'fire', call it a 'fire', a 'buzz', a whatever you want. A 'WTF' is a 'what the f!ck', not a 'where's the fire'. Maybe a WTF would fit if it was some site geared towards a younger audience, where your adjust the nomenclature to fit your users' needs. But if you're trying to be a definite source for blogs, why lower your editorial tone to the bottom of the barrel? Unless, of course, you're skewing yourself for a younger demographic. Anyway, the point is that don't defy your user's conventions or naming practices unless, of course, you want them to find blogs that make them say, 'WTF'.
And no, I wasn't in the middle of doing a vanity search on Technorati - I was doing a blog search - something the site is actually known for...
A sad case of acronymitis
Ok, the problem with inapprorpriate appearances of 'cuteness' in things where they don't belong dept.:
I'm all for cute. Heck, I'm a kawaii enthusiast. But please don't tell me that Technorati sat down and thought having a section called 'WTF' was actually a good idea, and that this is somehow...'cute'. As an IA I find naming sections in a site kind of...functional. If you want it to be a blurb, call it a blurb...if you want a 'fire', call it a 'fire', a 'buzz', a whatever you want. A 'WTF' is a 'what the f!ck', not a 'where's the fire'. Maybe a WTF would fit if it was some site geared towards a younger audience, where your adjust the nomenclature to fit your users' needs. But if you're trying to be a definite source for blogs, why lower your editorial tone to the bottom of the barrel? Unless, of course, you're skewing yourself for a younger demographic. Anyway, the point is that don't defy your user's conventions or naming practices unless, of course, you want them to find blogs that make them say, 'WTF'.
And no, I wasn't in the middle of doing a vanity search on Technorati - I was doing a blog search - something the site is actually known for...