Comments on: How's the weather? http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/ An inside look at CNN.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sat d http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1817 sat d Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:36:17 +0000 http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1817 I do like the new and improved weather feature...especially the weird names of the cities...keep em coming! I do like the new and improved weather feature...especially the weird names of the cities...keep em coming!

]]> By: Joy Tiseo http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1809 Joy Tiseo Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:22:13 +0000 http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1809 I think the weather link is great and will switch from the one I have been using. As a teacher, I will use it with my students because it is easy to understand and it will increase the possibility that they encounter information on current events that they would not find elsewhere. Thanks! -Joy Tiseo I think the weather link is great and will switch from the one I have been using. As a teacher, I will use it with my students because it is easy to understand and it will increase the possibility that they encounter information on current events that they would not find elsewhere. Thanks! -Joy Tiseo

]]> By: Alan http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1807 Alan Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:58:31 +0000 http://behindthescenes.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/12/hows-the-weather/#comment-1807 The new weather information is nice, clean-cut and easy to navigate. The AccuWeather graphics are a nice touch, too. Animation would be nice--probably would keep someone on the page without their going to another weather-specific site to get animiated graphics. One thing, though, about your icons. Have you empirically validated (in some way, even if informall with focus groups), that the weather icons for each day's forecast actually lead to the intended impressions? That is, do people generally get the difference between the pair of lighter clouds and the pair of darker clouds, etc.? Good going.... The new weather information is nice, clean-cut and easy to navigate. The AccuWeather graphics are a nice touch, too. Animation would be nice–probably would keep someone on the page without their going to another weather-specific site to get animiated graphics.

One thing, though, about your icons. Have you empirically validated (in some way, even if informall with focus groups), that the weather icons for each day's forecast actually lead to the intended impressions? That is, do people generally get the difference between the pair of lighter clouds and the pair of darker clouds, etc.?

Good going....

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