An example of a website with which I do not resonate: www.rentmychest.com

After googling 'worst web sites', I chose PC World's Contributing Editor, Dan Tynan's article on the "25 Worst Web Sites".  

About the source: "Dan Tynan considers himself the Leonard Pinth-Garnell of high-tech journalism. He writes PC World's Gadget Freak column and is author of Computer Privacy Annoyances (O'Reilly Media, 2005)."

After choosing this site, I discovered the article was published September 16, 2006 - ancient in web terms. Nevertheless, I'll share my thoughts. This site is a page of keywords for sale: $15 to $60 depending on size and color. After purchase, your site is linked to this page. Perhaps the authors are mimicking the advertising approach of google's "I feel lucky" option, but one would have to find RentMyChest.com. I found no "about" page so do not know who the authors are.

An example of a site that works for me: www.groupon.com.
This is the 2011 Webby Awards Winner for Breakout of the Year

This from www.webbyawards.com: "The Academy evaluates Web sites based on six criteria: content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, and overall experience. Web critique, like Web development, is not an exact science. Powerful new ideas and applications arise constantly…"

What I like about this site is the simplicity. The first question asked by the authors: Confirm your city (no threat of being bombarded with unwanted emails - ok...). The next window: Enter your Email (you either escape or continue - you'll be getting emails, but you can opt out later...). The next page: Fun Things to Do in Des Moines (at discounted prices). Not such a bad idea - the nation thinks so, too.



One more site I'm partial to: www.thehabittablet.com

This is a site I built and published using Weebly.com's very simple drag and drop interface.

It was great fun writing and building it.

Keeping the blog current ... not so much.