Discussion of web sites from our class
http://YouTube.com- What is the goal of the site: Show videos, broadcast yourself, entertainment, education
- Is a sign in optional or required: optional - region-based limiting, upload option, age-based limiting
- Who is the target: anyone
- What do you like about it: large amount of content (library), good recommendation system (suggestions), subscription system, content provider demographics
- What could be better: get rid of ads, multiple ads is even worse, ads at the end of the video, revenue system, not fully responsive for smartphone (want you to use the app)
- Does it use Responsive design: responsive design (mostly), styling is a little dated
- How and when is it used: music, videos, manuals, how to, whenever
https://www.twitch.tv/- What is the goal of the site: YouTube-like, but mostly live stuff
- Is a sign in optional or required: optional - needed for social interactions
- Who is the target: gaming community
- What do you like about it: creates community with gamers, watch it any time (passive interaction (play in the background))
- What could be better: audio "with" autoplay on page load (bad, bad, bad, shame, shame)
- Does it use Responsive design: mostly responsive, some information gets clipped/hidden
- How and when is it used: whenever, live events, background noise
https://www.amazon.com- What is the goal of the site: buy stuff, online marketplace, sell stuff
- Is a sign in optional or required: optional
- Who is the target: everyone
- What do you like about it: fast delivery, organized/categorized well, personal
- What could be better: ranked sponsored search results, display of the information when looking at a product
- Does it use Responsive design: not fully responsive, does not respond when actively resizing, they want you to use their app
- How and when is it used: Amazon Prime Day, whenever, other events
