“Is ugly the new Black”
March 28th, 2006
http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/03/27/is-ugly-the-new-black/
What would happen if someone came along and built a better craigslist by using new techniques like AJAX? I will have to admit that I could care less about the looks of things as long as they are functional. To me, the Google Mail is successful mostly because it is easy to use. It is not the most glamourous interface but it does the job well. Microsoft, Yahoo and even my Verizon account have interfaces that spend too much time being cool and a lot less time being useful.