Angry Web Designer

The Bad

Why I hate the term ”Web 2.0”

I hate it. For me it is the worst term out on the web today and I cringe every time I see it, especially when it’s used in marketing.

The fact I hate it is because no-one really knows what it means so they assume they know what it should mean. I have head the following keywords from other web designers of what they think Web 2.0 means…

The Bad

Dear Facebook, give it a rest already!

With its latest design overhaul lets try and look at what Facebook is trying to do and how they failed at it. Also a quick look at why they keep changing their god damned minds. This story couldn’t be resisted. It’s caused a huge uproar in the whole Facebook user-base/community.

The Good

The future of the next web with HTML5

The next best thing for web designers and developers is the advent of HTML5. The next revision of the HyperText Mark-up Language is going to change the way websites are made and how they interact with the user. Including advancements in the structure of the code, interactivity with the user and browser and accessibility possibilities for the disabled. It’s going to shoot the web into another dimension, not literally.

The Bad

GoDaddy Conspiracy! Buying domains you search for!

It’s a conspiracy! I have come across a very interesting situation after searching for a potential domain to buy. I’m not alone in this conspiracy because many other’s have blogged about the same problem.

A few months ago I had a bright idea for a cool new web application that was on my list to do. So I went on a domain search and I used GoDaddy to check out if it was free. It was so I went and did some research and design mockups before I made a strong commitment. That’s where I went wrong and where I found out about GoDaddy’s evil plan.

The Bad

IE8 and its fantastic CSS2.1 support… hello 2007!

Its time for a good bitch at Microsoft and where better to begin nothing other than Internet Explorer 8. It’s the long awaited savior of the Internet Explorer franchise with more secure this and better compliance that but its still behind the rest of the pack. It’s just come out of beta and the first public version of IE 8 looks like IE 7 and isn’t much different really.

It’s boasted to have new and improved security and online personal security functionality (phishing and dangerous site notifications). It also now has, to be blunt, the PornMode called ‘InPrivate’ which will not remember anything you have visited for a session. Now that’s all well and good but compared to other browsers is catching up on last years features and is still the same cruddy IE.

Lets focus on what enrages me and no doubt the web designer community too. This single sentence from the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) describes why I hate IE with a passion…