Comments on: The future of corporate website design? http://ramseymohsen.com/2008/07/the-future-of-corporate-website-design-some-insight/ My Blog. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:34:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The future of corporate website design? Some insight… at Addict http://ramseymohsen.com/2008/07/the-future-of-corporate-website-design-some-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-40 The future of corporate website design? Some insight… at Addict Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:20:07 +0000 http://ramseymohsen.com/?p=19#comment-40 [...] The future of corporate website design? Some insight… As a web consultant, I lead and manage the design of web projects. So naturally anything that brings “sparks” in regards to strategy interest me. I came across an awesome snippet of in regards to corporate website design. … [...] [...] The future of corporate website design? Some insight… As a web consultant, I lead and manage the design of web projects. So naturally anything that brings “sparks” in regards to strategy interest me. I came across an awesome snippet of in regards to corporate website design. … [...]

]]> By: Scott Parent http://ramseymohsen.com/2008/07/the-future-of-corporate-website-design-some-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Scott Parent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:23:28 +0000 http://ramseymohsen.com/?p=19#comment-26 Great post Ramsey. I, too, was blown away by Smith's vision of the corporate website in the next 5 years. JAK - I think it absolutely reflects a "real world outlook" on where things are heading. First, you're right, most companies aren't there yet. And yes, many are still trying to grasp a web paradigm that most of us in the business feels is outdated. Step back for a second and think about how long five years is in internet terms. Five years ago there was no YouTube. There was no facebook, no MySpace, no podcasting etc. I can go on and on. With all thats happened in the last half decade, is it really so hard to believe that Smith's vision could be reality? For what it's worth, your dismissal of Smith's argument because of a copyright line that hasn't been updated is a bit weak. You clearly took the time to go to his corporate website and no-doubt combed through it. My guess is the only thing you could find to discredit him was the copyright tag. Details do matter, but that's a pretty weak argument as to why his theory should be dismissed. Great post Ramsey. I, too, was blown away by Smith’s vision of the corporate website in the next 5 years.

JAK – I think it absolutely reflects a “real world outlook” on where things are heading. First, you’re right, most companies aren’t there yet. And yes, many are still trying to grasp a web paradigm that most of us in the business feels is outdated. Step back for a second and think about how long five years is in internet terms. Five years ago there was no YouTube. There was no facebook, no MySpace, no podcasting etc. I can go on and on. With all thats happened in the last half decade, is it really so hard to believe that Smith’s vision could be reality?

For what it’s worth, your dismissal of Smith’s argument because of a copyright line that hasn’t been updated is a bit weak. You clearly took the time to go to his corporate website and no-doubt combed through it. My guess is the only thing you could find to discredit him was the copyright tag. Details do matter, but that’s a pretty weak argument as to why his theory should be dismissed.

]]> By: JAK http://ramseymohsen.com/2008/07/the-future-of-corporate-website-design-some-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-15 JAK Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:12:43 +0000 http://ramseymohsen.com/?p=19#comment-15 While I see Smith's perspective, I don't believe it reflects a real world outlook on where the vast majority of companies are these days with their digital marketing efforts and consumers are with their grasp and adoption of technology as a whole. We can talk all we want about web 3.0, but too many folks are still trying to wrap their heads around 1.0. So that 5 year timeframe seems -- at least to me -- crazy optimistic. But when you're sitting in one of those hotspots of the digital universe like San Fran, it's probably harder to see what's happening in the trenches out here where the digital gospel hasn't quite taken hold. But who's to argue with Owyang elevation of Smith's assessment, right? If Forrester says white is the new black, there is always an army of followers ready to prove it true. For what it's worth, it's hard for me to take Smith's comment too seriously when his own company's website still has a 2007 copyright line. Minor detail for sure, but details count. While I see Smith’s perspective, I don’t believe it reflects a real world outlook on where the vast majority of companies are these days with their digital marketing efforts and consumers are with their grasp and adoption of technology as a whole. We can talk all we want about web 3.0, but too many folks are still trying to wrap their heads around 1.0. So that 5 year timeframe seems — at least to me — crazy optimistic. But when you’re sitting in one of those hotspots of the digital universe like San Fran, it’s probably harder to see what’s happening in the trenches out here where the digital gospel hasn’t quite taken hold.

But who’s to argue with Owyang elevation of Smith’s assessment, right? If Forrester says white is the new black, there is always an army of followers ready to prove it true.

For what it’s worth, it’s hard for me to take Smith’s comment too seriously when his own company’s website still has a 2007 copyright line. Minor detail for sure, but details count.

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