Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You may be right, but I think that you have also to take into consideration what kind of user a site is expected to have. I think your point is extremely valid for, say, an e-commerce site, where every visitor should be converted into a buyer, or for a site living its life from selling publicity space, and so every marketing rule about immediate impact an user experience applies. But for a site whose target is a more or less contemplative experience, I think a reasonable loading time is completely acceptable, maybe contributing to a mental slow-down to enter the mood of the site. I remember browsing primitive photography sites when under a 14.4 dial-up connection... that was a long and unenjoyable experience... Best Ed El 30/04/2006, a las 00:53, David Keenan escribi?: >> I think that this site is a very good example of why NOT to use >> Flash. >> >> I see the "Loading..." thing, it takes too many seconds for >> anything to appear, I click away. >> >> Flash may be pretty but if you want as many viewers as possible, >> don't use it. > > My point is that ANY time to load a web site is too long. > > In today's instant gratification word, computer responses are > expected to be virtually instantaneous. (I am a software developer > with ~30 yrs experience so I know computers.) Of course they aren't > always... > > And not to mention that everyone has T1 or even DSL/cable > connections. More and more do but still not everyone. > > I think that web response time needs to be considered when creating > a site and thought given to even the possibility that someone will > click away before a site is fully revealed. > > I know that I am not alone in thinking that a blinking (or > otherwise) "loading" message is significant annoyance. > > Dave. > -- > David Keenan, ausdlk@swbell.net on 4/29/2006 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >