Usability test Thursday, May 8 2008

Home Sweet Home-

                Overall I really like this home page. I like the logo graphic of the envelope and the colors used on the home page.  I liked the scroll down navigation menu.  I like that it gave a picture and an example of people who benefitted from the website. It looks like a real website because it has a sign in and a sign in spot on the front-page. One thing I think that could approve on and something that the author might not like is that it is confusing to the viewer at first because it’s hard to know what to focus on first. Another thing he might say is that the goal of the website is not obvious. It mentions a “match” but some people might not understand what that means. But overall it is appealing to the eye.

 

 

Menu Fairy-

                I really6 like this home page, there are almost not critique’s. I love the logo of the fairy. The buttons work and I like the change when you scroll over them. The discount coupon is a cute touch too. The reason for the website and what it does are right on the homepage so people know why they are there and how to go about using the website. The graphics that are used like the restaurant search bar look very neat and the use of the picture of a local restaurant helps they audience connect with the website. All of the possible page links make sense and people can understand what will be on the pages that it leads to. I feel that even the author of our book would find it hard to critisize this page.

 

Midnight Madness-

                This is a very visually appealing website. I like the black background with the brightly colors.  The logo is very well done and visually appealing. The event of the month graphic and the request a song graphic were nicely done.  I am confused about the lorem ipsum; I feel that if she would have had actual writing there the website homepage would have been a lot better. With the lack of those words it’s hard to know exactually what the website is for, which would be something that the author would have noticed. The navigation system was well done too, it was large and easy to see and it had roll over and scroll down charts. Again the coloring of the website is very appealing and it is an easy website for people to navigate.

 

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accesibilty Monday, Apr 21 2008

Right now my website does not really take into account section 508. There is nothing to help those who have a disability, for example being deaf or blind. One thing my web page could add would e to have the page be read to the person trying to access the site. to help those who are hearing impaired i need to make the website compatible with hearing aids.  Another thing is for the trailers of movies that people watch on my website will have captions will they are watched by those who are hearing impaired. And just like that yahoo mobile i would need to make a page that would be compatible for cell phones that people use to find out when movies are playing when they are on the run. A way for them to check times and even buy tickets when they are not able to use an actual computers.Many movie goers are at the age where they would mostly use their cell phones to check movie times.  As of right now my website has not followed section 508 but with some changes more people could enjoy the website.

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comparison study Wednesday, Mar 26 2008

http://www.regalmovies.com/

 

·         Available tickets and gift card links

·         Lists of show times

·         Info on New movies

·         Movie trailers

·         Movie blogs

·         Behind the scenes information

·         Theatre locations

·         Grand openings

·         colorful

 

http://www.fandango.com/default.aspx

 

·         Pictures of movie flyer

·         Buy tickets

·         New and upcoming movie information

·         Interviews with actors/actresses

·         Showtime’s

·         Movie trailers

·         “Box office leaders”-top ten movies etc

·         “fan Buzz”

·         “the movie blog”

http://movies.go.com/

·         Celebrity gossip

·         Movie clips

·         Movie reviews

·         “create on account”/forget password

·         Red as the color of the website

·         “fan forum”-blogging about the movies

·         New and upcoming movies

·         Movie trailers

·         Pictures

http://www.hollywood.com/movies/coming_soon.aspx

·         Good navigation system

·         New releases

·         A search for theaters

·         Info on celebs

·         Streaming video

·         “sign in” “my Hollywood”

·         Search bar

·         Box office top ten

·         “movie photo gallery

·         DVD releases

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navigation systems Wednesday, Mar 19 2008

http://www.regmovies.com/ticketsandshowtimes/

This website has a cool navigation system, when you go over the links to the individual movie pages it shows you the title of the movie.

http://disney.go.com/index

When you go over the links at the top of the page, it like sparkles and there is a picture above it that highlights so that you can see the picture better. Its hard to explain so you might just want to look at it.

http://www.mtv.com/

This navigation system has a drop down menu when you go over the links at the top so you can get to the exact page you want to.

I think for my page I am going to have one that changes colors when I go over mine.

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Web Site Info Monday, Feb 25 2008

Movie Mania

                My first page is my Home page which will have links to all the other pages. I will also have on this page a log in site where viewers can log in to view the website. The point is so that will receive email about updates and things related to the site. On the home page there will also be a movie quote of the day. For example “I’m King of the world” from Titanic. Along with the quote will be a picture of the movie.  The home page will have links to the other web pages. There will also be a paragraph describing the website.

“Welcome to Movie Mania. This website has everything you need to know about Movies. Not only does it have show times as well as ticket options, it has up to date information about new movies. O this website you can view trailers and sneak peeks of upcoming movies. If you create a movie mania account new updates and information will be emailed directly to you. So sign up with movie mania today and remember the movies are just a click away.”

                LOGIN: The first webpage is the webpage where you sign up our account. This page is where you give your name and email address as well as create a log in name and password. The Page will also describe the fact that the viewer will receive daily emails about updates on the web site.

                TICKETS: The next page is the page where viewers can find ticket info and showtimes information. When you open to this page there is a search bar where you put the name of the town where there is a theatre and it shows the viewer the times that the movie playing at that theatre.  Also on this page there is a place where you can buy tickets and then pick it up at the box office the night of the show.

                On this page when the viewer clicks on a movie that they want to see they are brought to a page where they can see trailers from that movie. They can also read summaries of the movies and see the cast list as well. This is also the page where there are blogs that viewers can write their opinions of the movies they have seen and rate them.

                SNEAK PEAKS:There is also a page that has sneak peaks. It has information about new movies and has trailers for those as well. Tells dates for releases and has cast list etc.

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outline Saturday, Feb 16 2008

Website Outline: Movie mania

Home Page

·         New Movies

o   Trailers-you can click on a movie that is out or shortly coming out and watch a trailer

o   Interviews-this is where there will be interviews of actors or actresses, directors and even viewers

o   Sneak peeks- What movies are coming out

·         Tickets

o   Movie times-Viewers can type in their zip code and look at movie times for theaters around them

o   Deals/gift certificates

·         Movie blogs

o   Personal blogs to put reactions to movies

o   Movie reviews-a place where there is video or text of movie reviews.

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Newspaper Versus Website Wednesday, Feb 13 2008

Although the New York Times newspaper and website have the same stories and pictures, looking at the website and reading the newspaper are different experiences.  One of the big differences is that there are blogs on the website were viewers can give their opinions. The website also has video clips that obviously aren’t in the newspaper. The advertising is different; first off the newspaper has more advertisement. They advertised things like jewelry, perfume and cars. On the website they had ads for things like University of phoenix, capitol one, Nokia, and Netflix. The advertisements in both are on the side of the stories.

On the website the “front page” articles are in a list and you have to click on them, and in a different order then in the newspaper. Then it lead you to a page that has the article and they had the same pictures that the newspaper. On the front page of the paper they have like a table of contents that tell you where to find for example the sports and on the website it’s on a bar at the top of the page. The website is easier to use because you don’t have to turn pages and links to all the stories are on one page.  The pictures in both have color that they add to the pages. The text is black in both. So although they have a lot in common it is a different experience.

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comparing websites Monday, Feb 4 2008

One of my favorite websites and one of the ones I use the most is Google (www.google.com).  It is a wonderful search engine that is easy to use/navigate. Whenever I have to research topic I go right to Google to do a search. One of my least favorite websites is Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/). It is very unreliable because anyone can add articles that are not correct.  The website is very confusing; the page is centered on different languages. When I look up information I want to have reliable sources and with Wikipedia it is never a guarantee. Google also has image search and advance searches and the page is very clear which makes research so much less stressful. The Wikipedia home page is very confusing. For Wikipedia there should be a link to a page that provides different language instead of having all the different languages on the home page. This is frustrating because I only want links to English documents. At the bottom of the home page there a bunch of links but the all start with “wiki” in the title so it’s hard to understand what they lead to. On the page the search bar is not clearly defined. It also has like lists of more different languages and I’m not sure what the point is. The website should have reliable sources. I know that in my classes the teachers specifically say not to use Wikipedia sources because the information is probably not correct. What is the point of having an informational website that we cannot use for classes. One positive thing for Wikipedia is the logo/graphic (the puzzle globe) is very nice.            Google, there is an icon then a simple search bar right in the middle of the page. Then at the top of the page there is a little toolbar that lets you access g-mail, an image search, news, etc. The website is very clear cut. It is the one I rely on the most. This website is very popular and so many people use it that “to Google” is now a very frequently used term. The thing I like the best is that every link on the home page has a specific place that it takes you and leaves no question of what lies ahead.            When I use a search engine I want it to be quick and easy to find the information that I need. I don’t want have to choose what language because I can only use English websites. Another problem I don’t want to have to worry about the information I’m getting, in terms of whether it is correct. So with the choice between the two I will always choose Google.

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Website Idea Wednesday, Jan 30 2008

My website will be a movie website called Movie Mania. This website will have movie times from local theaters. The website will also have movie trailers and sneak peeks of new movies coming out. There will be a place to purchase tickets and gift certificates for local movie theatres.  There will also be movie blogs where viewers can comment on the movies they have seen. On the main page there will be a daily movie quote.  The audience of this website is movie goers and people who like up to date information about new movies that coming out.  Its one web page where people can see what movies are playing, what previous viewers have felt about it, an opportunity for that person to leave a comment, learn information about movies that are up and coming (interviews with actors/trailers/reviews),and purchase tickets with out long lines.

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Favorite website Friday, Jan 25 2008

I would have to say my favorite website is Facebook. I go on this website numerous times a day (I know, very pathetic). The thing that I like about this website is that you can in touch with people who you don’t see often. The website is very easy to navigate and use. I like the fun feature you can put on your very own web page. One of my favorites is the bumper sticker application, where you can send and receive bumper stickers that have fun phrases and pictures. Almost all college students have a facebook and now high school students have them also. I like that you can share pictures with one another. I also like the fact that you can add all different kinds of application to form a unique page. I am not sure what I would add but I’m if they don’t have it already they will.  So not only is it a way to keep in touch, it is easy to use, and personalized, it is the website that I use the most. The url is www.facebook.com,

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