Comments on: Navigating Websites Using Your Webcam http://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/ MailChimp, email marketing, and monkeys! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Benhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-516 Ben Mon, 05 May 2008 19:26:36 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-516 @Matthew: but did you try it with a MailChimp coffee mug in your hand? That worked for me. Maybe it only recognizes monkey faces.;-) @Matthew: but did you try it with a MailChimp coffee mug in your hand? That worked for me. Maybe it only recognizes monkey faces.

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]]> By: Matthew Oliphanthttp://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-515 Matthew Oliphant Mon, 05 May 2008 15:28:11 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-515 I tried it out. <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/matto/videos/25/" rel="nofollow">Couldn't get it to work</a>. I tried it out. Couldn’t get it to work.

]]> By: Benhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-503 Ben Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:13:41 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-503 It'd be neat if I could punch at the screen, and it marked email as spam for me. I'd be so ripped! It’d be neat if I could punch at the screen, and it marked email as spam for me. I’d be so ripped!

]]> By: Dominic Martinhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-502 Dominic Martin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:29:46 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/navigating-websites-using-your-webcam/#comment-502 Taken in the context that this company is trying to prove how creative they can be, then I think the website is a good demonstration and would be considered a success.However, I hope it doesn't catch on because the usability is lousy. 1. You have to choose between Webcam or Mouse before you even get to their site. 2. The page loader means that I'm sat staring at a circle animation for what feels like a long time. 3. The swirling ink animation takes ages to run its course. 4. I have to guess where to place my cursor to find a menu option.Overall, it takes a long time to browse the site for very little information and if I'd come straight from a search engine, I think I would have given up and gone elsewhere. Taken in the context that this company is trying to prove how creative they can be, then I think the website is a good demonstration and would be considered a success.

However, I hope it doesn’t catch on because the usability is lousy.
1. You have to choose between Webcam or Mouse before you even get to their site.
2. The page loader means that I’m sat staring at a circle animation for what feels like a long time.
3. The swirling ink animation takes ages to run its course.
4. I have to guess where to place my cursor to find a menu option.

Overall, it takes a long time to browse the site for very little information and if I’d come straight from a search engine, I think I would have given up and gone elsewhere.

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