Yahoo 360 Impressions
06 January 2006 02:35 PM | Weblogs
I recently joined Yahoo's 360 on the invite of a good
friend. In some ways I really
like the concept of Yahoo 360, it allows anyone
to blog and interact on the web with no
knowledge of HTML. In this respect it is even
easier than Google's Blogger. I think a 360 site
is perfect for somebody that wants to stay in
contact with friends and relatives via journal,
email, IM photos and groups. The local reviews
feature is also nice and I hope to actually try
and write some local reviews.
Two impressions right off the top: 1) I instantly felt constrained by it - where can I put links to other sites?; 2.) I get this feeling of a walled garden.
Still, as an easy site for a personal journal and a place to post pictures of the kids so grandma and grandpa can see them it is pretty cool. And there is demand for this, there are a heck of a lot of people that want to spend no time on design and just want to use their time posting content and not writing HTML code and spaces like 360 is perfect for that. The limitations are also what keep it simple to use.
Two impressions right off the top: 1) I instantly felt constrained by it - where can I put links to other sites?; 2.) I get this feeling of a walled garden.
Still, as an easy site for a personal journal and a place to post pictures of the kids so grandma and grandpa can see them it is pretty cool. And there is demand for this, there are a heck of a lot of people that want to spend no time on design and just want to use their time posting content and not writing HTML code and spaces like 360 is perfect for that. The limitations are also what keep it simple to use.
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