is it just me or do you find this UI a bit presumptive?  this is what loads when the page loads.  before i’ve even done anything.

now, i’m a fan of this show but what if i wasn’t?  if this was the very first episode i’ve ever watched before - would my very first action be endorsing it on my network?  i’m not a UI or design pro by any means.  i just pay attention to stuff like this and it felt a little presumptive.  instead of watching the video and maybe sharing it with my friends, i took a screen shot and wrote this post instead.  i bet CH didn’t really consider that as a use case but oh well.

on the flip side, youtube is minimizing.  finally.

bleikamp:

Interesting job requirement for Apple’s lead front end engineer position.

not sure how to feel about this. innovation is good, yes. arguably the lifeblood of apple’s dominance. however, i’m not sure they used the language they want to use here. either they’re overturning a new leaf and opening up a bit or they, amazingly, might not really understand how to approach the social web.

inherently, we share things we find interesting, valuable, useful, etc. but, more often than not, when people try to design things only to generate attention - the opposite happens. not doubting apple’s value and function tenants but the vernacular - as ben said - is an interesting choice.

maybe they’re just trying to communicate what they want in someone to the lowest-common denominator? if so, hopefully, those won’t be the kind of applicants they get.