browsers
Firefox 3.5 becomes most popular browser…but for how long?
So it seems that Firefox has become the most popular browser, overtaking IE 7 for the first time in terms of market share – see the lovely graphic below (click to enlarge):
This is great news, of course…but how long ’till IE 8 overtakes?
0New browser: Google ‘Chrome’
So Google have just announced that they’ll be launching their own browser at some point today: Google ‘Chrome’. So what does this mean for us (‘us’ being the vigilant, awesome, honourable and every-so sexy web users)?
Well, I can’t speak for everyone but – upsettingly, perhaps – my first reaction is one of suspicion. The browser will provide unfettered access to user habits that Google were perhaps missing from monitoring the performance of Adwords, Google Analytics, Google Toolbar and iGoogle. I’m not sure if I want them to know all that!
But…well, they already know all that stuff. So one could argue that giving them this final bit of insight is rather a moot point, surely? And if it helps give us better results, then that’s not a bad thing…is it? Read on!
1Browsers and design – Photoguard.co.uk
Whilst looking for camera insurance, I stumbled across www.photoguard.co.uk. And I bet you can just guess what’s coming next …
A (short) critique of www.photoguard.co.uk
Firstly, this is clearly quite an established business – and a very niche one at that. Photographers have a lot of expensive kit to lug around, and need a specific policy to cover the various aspects of their equipment and travel. And being photographers, it’s reasonable to assume that they’ll be a) creative, and b) have a good eye for composition and design.
So why, then, is the homepage of this site – the first entry point for users, the first impression they’ll get…why is it a bit broken?! Read on!
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