Archive for the 'broken' Category

MySpace’s math is getting worse

September 9th, 2006

According to Fox Interactive’s new math 1 + 2 - 2 = 2:

MySpace friend requests

Kelley Blue Book used car pricing

September 9th, 2006

When you use the Kelley Blue Book to price your used car, you go through a series of steps: Year, Make, Model, Value Type (Trade-In, Private Party, Retail), Trim and Condition.

It’s pretty straightfoward, but there’s one usability blunder that bugged me:

Kelley Blue Book trim selection

This screen is a waste.

If there’s only one possible trim, well, just select it for me automatically and save a step. Thanks.

Taken is the new single

September 6th, 2006

When you log in to Friendster, just below the fold is the People section. The first—and default visible—tab is “Local Singles.”

Except it isn’t.

Friendster 'Local Singles'

Update: it gets worse:

Friendster 'Local Singles'

One is the new zero

September 4th, 2006

Apparently MySpace is using the the same algorithm as the Diebold voting machines:

MySpace friend requests