Comments on: How not to make a budget web site http://wrecking.org/cbd/2010/02/25/how-not-to-make-a-budget-web-site/ Software studies, technical communication, writing studies, and new media. Life with my girls. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michelle Wardlow http://wrecking.org/cbd/2010/02/25/how-not-to-make-a-budget-web-site/#comment-37027 Michelle Wardlow Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:10:42 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=1368#comment-37027 I wonder if anyone at ours will be part of the protestign of cost and budget cuts for universities across the country. The news report on CNN said that cost has increased 182 percent in 8 yrs. I'm feeling it when looking into housing options trying to get out of the trailer park I live in. Even the ugly looking places are around 600 per month. One room shanty looking thins in big houses are at least 400 now. Pathetic. I couldn't live in this town as a worker. I wonder if anyone at ours will be part of the protestign of cost and budget cuts for universities across the country. The news report on CNN said that cost has increased 182 percent in 8 yrs. I’m feeling it when looking into housing options trying to get out of the trailer park I live in. Even the ugly looking places are around 600 per month. One room shanty looking thins in big houses are at least 400 now. Pathetic. I couldn’t live in this town as a worker.

]]> By: cbd http://wrecking.org/cbd/2010/02/25/how-not-to-make-a-budget-web-site/#comment-37011 cbd Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:17:40 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=1368#comment-37011 Agreed. There are some <a href="http://37signals.com/" rel="nofollow">darn good web app developers</a> in Illinois. Why not ask them for help? Or at least have some sort of competition among universities. This would be a great class project. Agreed. There are some darn good web app developers in Illinois. Why not ask them for help? Or at least have some sort of competition among universities. This would be a great class project.

]]> By: Scott Lawson http://wrecking.org/cbd/2010/02/25/how-not-to-make-a-budget-web-site/#comment-37009 Scott Lawson Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:12:37 +0000 http://wrecking.org/cbd/?p=1368#comment-37009 That's exactly what I thought. I just took a look at the site this morning, and it was completely underwhelming. I was expecting a lot more based on the headline. It's no more "interactive" than pretty much every other website. Like you, I assume something like a digg-style idea suggestion system. A lot of companies have started using that format for feature requests, and it seems to work really well if there's participation. Pretty disappointing overall. That’s exactly what I thought. I just took a look at the site this morning, and it was completely underwhelming. I was expecting a lot more based on the headline. It’s no more “interactive” than pretty much every other website.

Like you, I assume something like a digg-style idea suggestion system. A lot of companies have started using that format for feature requests, and it seems to work really well if there’s participation.

Pretty disappointing overall.

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