Its been a while since my last entry, but I've set aside some time to post more entries this week.
First up is 118.com entry which we did not in fact create. We are in the process of registering on the website in order to correct and add further information to our listing.
Having a map with the listing is as ubiquitous these days as having the telephone number.
We are the lazy generation incapable of finding even the most attractive landmarks without a map to guide us.
118 as everyone knows from the ads are meant to provide great business information. Sadly it is a little bit of a disappointment. Despite having comment features to rate and recommend it lacks some of the social functionality of some of the new comers.
Design wise I would give average marks aswell.
Overall I am rating this one 5/10
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Friday 10 February 2012
Linked In (Follow Up)
To follow up to my post regarding LinkedIn.
We have now managed to get it working. The support from LinkedIn was eventually forthcoming and allowed us to create the page for the company.
Nothing much has been added in the meanwhile as other things have taken high priority. LinkedIn has alot of bad press on the net and its hardly surprising. But these day you take all the publicity that is available and sometimes means working with less attractive networks. I suppose that is ultimately upto the client.
In terms of functionality we have managed to get the basic outline completed. Logo, and contact details and there. We need obviously to be adding regular content.
Overall I'm still giving LinkedIn low marks. Its just not as pleasurable experience as the other networks which we have registered on. I won't be using the website personally.
Overall 5/10
We have now managed to get it working. The support from LinkedIn was eventually forthcoming and allowed us to create the page for the company.
Nothing much has been added in the meanwhile as other things have taken high priority. LinkedIn has alot of bad press on the net and its hardly surprising. But these day you take all the publicity that is available and sometimes means working with less attractive networks. I suppose that is ultimately upto the client.
In terms of functionality we have managed to get the basic outline completed. Logo, and contact details and there. We need obviously to be adding regular content.
Overall I'm still giving LinkedIn low marks. Its just not as pleasurable experience as the other networks which we have registered on. I won't be using the website personally.
Overall 5/10
Sunday 5 February 2012
AppleGate
I had never even heard of Applegate until I was doing some unrelated searching for a business. Apararently they are a business to business company. Whatever that means.
I think it means they find business customers for their business. Now my client doesn't require that type of networking or business. Their customers are the general public, but despite this we have taken to the time to register on the site. Why?
This is because the website may pass on the contact details of the business. To ensure that we are found on other scraping websites aswell as correcting incorrect information down the line we wanted to go to the top. A bit like a mountain, if you take a wee in the river near the top you don't want to be drinking downstream. Same with these sorts of websites.
Its impossible to go back and correct the dozens of websites that may request information from these top level people as they may have got the information off middle level intermediaries.
There fix it at the top immediately and it will ensure that 12months down the line hopefully lots of new sites will have you listed, and the older ones won't have outdated information. Well that was the plan at least. Hopefully it will work.
Its not the typical review in terms of design and usefulness because that wasn't the intention here. I wasn't expecting the customers to find the site.
For what we needed I'll give it 5/10
I think it means they find business customers for their business. Now my client doesn't require that type of networking or business. Their customers are the general public, but despite this we have taken to the time to register on the site. Why?
This is because the website may pass on the contact details of the business. To ensure that we are found on other scraping websites aswell as correcting incorrect information down the line we wanted to go to the top. A bit like a mountain, if you take a wee in the river near the top you don't want to be drinking downstream. Same with these sorts of websites.
Its impossible to go back and correct the dozens of websites that may request information from these top level people as they may have got the information off middle level intermediaries.
There fix it at the top immediately and it will ensure that 12months down the line hopefully lots of new sites will have you listed, and the older ones won't have outdated information. Well that was the plan at least. Hopefully it will work.
Its not the typical review in terms of design and usefulness because that wasn't the intention here. I wasn't expecting the customers to find the site.
For what we needed I'll give it 5/10
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