I need to do brain dumps sometimes. These are some of the things my brain thinks, but other people say. Other times, I'll say things others are thinking. Whatever the case, I don't expect this to be completely serious, or completely not - so you're not allowed to question anything I post. Ever. There are no expectations here.

Posts Tagged: usability

This is all that’s on the BuffaloBills.com homepage. So I guess if you don’t want a jersey, or season/club tickets, you’re just screwed. Unless you just click randomly and discover their little logo at the bottom is the key.

The mobile site is just as bad. Basically just a news feed - no schedule or stats or anything else, and no way to go to the desktop homepage if you’re on something like a tablet. If the site thinks you’re “mobile,” it utterly traps you.

Okay JCPenny, this is your homepage. What the hell am I supposed to do with this? I’d love to know how you’re measuring the efficacy of this as your main focal point. Then for kicks, I clicked one of the things on the calendar and ended up at the second page. Nothing about this feels like a good idea to me.

Joshua Dodson conducted a video interview of Michael Fienen and Dylan Wilbanks on the topic of web accessibility and usability.

Michael is the Director of Web Marketing at Pittsburg State University as well as a writer for .eduGuru and the CTO of nuCloud.

Dylan formerly worked as a web developer and designer at the University of Washington School of Public Health.

In the video below, Michael and Dylan offer a range of insights that are critical for higher education institutions to think about in terms of ongoing efforts to make their web sites accessible, usable, and useful.