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| I'm interested in "Usability" feedback:
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| 1) Is it site's purpose clear? (As defined
| by headings in the main content area...)
| 2) If not, what is unclear?
| 3) Do you have an opinion about how
| the site might be improved?
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I could not tell from the home page what the site was intending to be. I had
to hunt for the purpose of the site and finally found it on the Background &
Scope page. I think the following information should be revised as appropriate
and placed on the home page so that a first-time visitor can quickly determine
the site's purpose:
<quote>
a central information resource on the regional technology scene. What if there
could be sections for:
a.. company press releases;
b.. themed-based stories featuring management interviews;
c.. a directory with regularly updated company information?
And, what if we could:
a.. "push" this updated content out to subscribers in the form of monthly
(or bi-monthly or weekly?) e-mails;
b.. provide a platform for guest articles from significant voices in the
technology community;
c.. create a forum for users via enhanced functionality (stay tuned!) that
cannot be replicated in a print edition.
And, and, and. provide all of this free, for no charge, to the audience
(excluding, of course, select advertisers who would have access to an engaged,
targeted audience)?
</quote>
There's also the possibility that more than the above-quoted material on the
Background & Scope page should be on the home page.
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