One of the things we walk about frequently on the Web team is how to explain sometimes complex or nuanced concepts in a simple way on Cisco.com. Often, we turn to Flash and other rich media to accomplish this. One …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on June 16, 2009 at 06:00AM
Those Web analysts at SiteIQ, who do an extensive 2,400 point evaluation of IT Web sites, just rated Cisco.com #1 among 23 IT sites: Congrats to everyone who works so diligently on our online presence! Of course, we continue to …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on April 19, 2009 at 04:45AM
Being that we're #17 on Interbrand's "Best Global Brands" list, you can bet Cisco has all kinds of brand guidelines, page templates, wireframing kits, component documentation, and other tools to keep our presentation looking consistent and our online experiences well …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on April 10, 2009 at 07:30AM
Last week I blogged about recent site design changes and a service outage at Facebook. The experiences I wrote about were reminders there are pitfalls when you put a fan page up for your content or brand on a large …Read more.
Posted by Chuck Fishman on March 17, 2009 at 08:33PM
There's a strange tendency companies have to create more web sites than they really should. The idea of creating little "microsites" certainly sounds logical: If I had a really special product, or message, or promotional campaign, I'd probably want my …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on January 17, 2009 at 06:00AM
If you've ever managed a web project, you know how vexing it can be to get started with a clear scope and direction, especially if a redesign is part of the agenda. Maybe you've worked on a web project in …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on December 10, 2008 at 05:30AM
There once was nothing lowlier than a footer of a web page. It used to be—and still is—where sites put all of their necessary-but-ancillary links that needed to be on every page: Copyrights, Privacy links, Feedback, Company overviews, etc Recently, …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on October 07, 2008 at 05:14PM
We're blushing a bit from the nice review of Cisco.com in BtoB Magazine. BtoB, the magazine for marketing strategists, polled five industry experts about the best sites in online business-to-business marketing, culminating in a list of 10 Great Web Sites …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on September 30, 2008 at 08:07AM
A few of us on the Web team have been chatting lately about alternatives to traditional web shopping interfaces. Coincidentally, blogger Dan Taylor has posted an interesting and interactive overview of alternative online shopping experiences which is worth a read: …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on July 29, 2008 at 05:19PM
Though the usability of tag clouds is subject to some debate, they’re certainly a captivating format for showing topics. And none more so than the Wordle site, which will take any blog, web page, or RSS feed and create a …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on July 02, 2008 at 12:31AM
Eagle-eyed visitors to Cisco.com this weekend noticed a subtle but handy new enhancement: A new "My Cisco" button up at the top of almost every page. Click on this button, and it'll unfurl into a useful toolkit that travels with …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on June 17, 2008 at 09:42AM
In the world of perpetual Beta, "final" never really is. A case is point is the recently launched, segment-savvy home page from the design team at HP.com: There were many pros and cons chronicled about this "black page" design, but …Read more.
Posted by Martin Hardee on June 05, 2008 at 10:23PM
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