When it Comes to Tech, Simplicity Sells
If you have never been to www.TED.com then you really need to do so. According to the site “TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds.”
The website has a collection of videos some of their talks which they call “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”. Really good stuff. Do check it out.
This talk by David Pogue discusses many of the points that I have been writing about here, namely that when it comes to technology, simplicity sells.
He may not sing that well (yes, Pogue not only sings, he plays the piano as well), but he does make some excellent points. He talks about how both the iPod and Google have done quite well by embracing simplicity. He says that the hard part of software design is “not deciding what to add, but what to leave out.” That pretty much sums up our philosophy behind the design of WebMeeting123 . We focused more on what to leave out than what to add. We are happy with the result. Check it out and let me know what you think.
