Saturday, July 22, 2006
Google to the Rescue
Here is something new that Google is pushing... something that I am proud to see them do, "Google Accessible Search"
I think this is an excellent addition to the web, as I know that there are many great sites that usability wise simply don't make the cut. The over use of FLASH, images, Java and other junk can indeed do wonders for the look of a site, but in the end may be alienating many of its users. So I really think it is a great move forward for online accessibility and the complete democratization of internet content. Furthermore, this is one of those projects that is right in line with the mission of Google, to organize the worlds information AND make it accessible to all!
Go Google Go! ¶ 7/22/2006 03:28:00 PM
Accessible Search adds a small twist to the familiar Google search: In addition to finding the most relevant results as measured by Google's search algorithms, it further sorts results based on the simplicity of their page layouts. (Simplicity, of course, is subjective in this context.) When users search from the http://labs.google.com/accessible site, they'll receive results that are prioritized based on their usability.
View the entire blog post:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/finding-easy-to-read-web-content_20.html
I think this is an excellent addition to the web, as I know that there are many great sites that usability wise simply don't make the cut. The over use of FLASH, images, Java and other junk can indeed do wonders for the look of a site, but in the end may be alienating many of its users. So I really think it is a great move forward for online accessibility and the complete democratization of internet content. Furthermore, this is one of those projects that is right in line with the mission of Google, to organize the worlds information AND make it accessible to all!
Go Google Go! ¶ 7/22/2006 03:28:00 PM
