tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post799183069979265878..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Tests a New Homepage in AsiaAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-84291133752482140802007-07-27T05:59:00.000-07:002007-07-27T05:59:00.000-07:00You must admit that the Yahoo homepage and this ex...You must admit that the Yahoo homepage and this experimental iGoogle page look pretty similar.Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-48421393944950078602007-07-26T11:26:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:26:00.000-07:00@Anonymous: No, you're confusing Google with AOL.....@Anonymous: No, you're confusing Google with AOL... ;)Mysteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847030879118548101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-79763398835517974522007-07-25T10:18:00.000-07:002007-07-25T10:18:00.000-07:00copied from yahoo design :)copied from yahoo design :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-66356101618684053772007-07-24T13:14:00.000-07:002007-07-24T13:14:00.000-07:00In that discussion it's worth pointing out that th...In that discussion it's worth pointing out that these iGoogle homepages are *not* the default homepage. Clear your cookies and go to http://www.google.com.hk to reproduce (unless Google uses geolocation to show different results from Hong Kong). Same with Taiwain. <BR/><BR/>And the normal Google.com also includes a link to iGoogle.Philipp Lenssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340991515644165702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-13743625804550879182007-07-24T12:54:00.000-07:002007-07-24T12:54:00.000-07:00This home page (in my opinion) aligns more closely...This home page (in my opinion) aligns more closely with what Asian users want and expect, so I don't view this as eroding Google's philosophy at all. A page that might look clean to one country can look too sparse to another country, and it's a good thing to look at what each country's users want/expect.<BR/><BR/>For example, in the U.S. people expect to click on search results and go directly to a page. In a country like Korea, users might want those clicks to open a new page. I think it's important to pay attention to each country's sensibilities rather than trying to impose our view of what the user interface should look like worldwide.<BR/><BR/>(This is just my personal opinion, of course.)Matt Cuttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526072281417654587noreply@blogger.com