Web Usability
November 26th, 2007 | by Kennith |
I often visit sites from China or targeting Chinese readers.
It often returns different experience.
While Google is taking the simplicity as their approach, sites from the Chinese just try to add as much as possible in their front page. There are often 20-plus links to click, flashing animation, and floating flash ads. They try to catch as much attention as possible. It kind of irritates me, but apparently, the Chinese like it very much.
I also found a big difference in Chinese website is its abuse use of opening links into new window. If I am not using tab opening, after reading five Chinese news, I will have to close five windows in the end. I found it was really annoying to typical user if they do not use any plug-in to control windows pop up.
The west has approach to the simplicity while the Chinese approach the opposite. I often wonder which direction is more user friendly in the global audience.
Until the trend becomes more clear, I still prefer to simplicity.