Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Eye contact online
Last month, I wrote of the hazards of making eye contact with the speaker.
This month, Steve at Perspector points me to Ms Dewey -- a search engine that attempts to humanize the online search process by adding an actress who stares at you and makes comments while you search.
Steve and I both think this search engine is creepy.
And it is not just the disturbing eye contact: it is also the disconnect between the need of the audience to find information fast -- and the search engine's goal of...well, being cute, I suppose.
But just how much online cutesy/creepy can you stand? Is online eye contact and innuendo-laden banter really necessary for a winning online search experience?
And do you think Ms. Dewey is a successful search engine concept? ¶ 1/23/2007 03:29:00 PM
Last month, I wrote of the hazards of making eye contact with the speaker.
This month, Steve at Perspector points me to Ms Dewey -- a search engine that attempts to humanize the online search process by adding an actress who stares at you and makes comments while you search.
Steve and I both think this search engine is creepy.
And it is not just the disturbing eye contact: it is also the disconnect between the need of the audience to find information fast -- and the search engine's goal of...well, being cute, I suppose.
But just how much online cutesy/creepy can you stand? Is online eye contact and innuendo-laden banter really necessary for a winning online search experience?
And do you think Ms. Dewey is a successful search engine concept? ¶ 1/23/2007 03:29:00 PM
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Ms. Dewey IS weird! It is like having to sit through the story on video games before you get to actually play; you have to sit through her dumb comments before you actually search.
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