Homework 8- 2006/12/16

For housing services, compare the three websites

A:http://www.housingmaps.com

B:http://www.urmap.com.tw/asp/kijiji/
C:http://www.7house.com.twList the differences in the user interface design and usability.
Make commentsby your use experiences.
Ans: Under discusses Housingmaps, Urmap and the 7house good and bad points by several.
1. The user lies between the surface:
A.housingmaps is unifies google map to develop lies between the surface, for namely regards the human nature use way which namely uses, clicks on the map first chooses needs the information, then demonstrated on map, when ZOOM OUT map also may demonstrate needs the material.
B.urmap also is by the map graphical display material, but just started to be unable to click from the map, had first to choose from other Windows, also when ZOOM OUT map was unable to demonstrate chose material
C.7house will be the traditional input lies between the surface, needs time on the information which will need completely to input completes, also will be unable from the map to know the correlation position immediately, nobody nature.
2. Processing speed:
A.housingmaps is uses Javascript first to write down the material position the client end, therefore in moves the map time or time zoom in zoom out is not affected. The processing speed is quick. And may directly watch the picture on the map.
B.Urmap migration map all needs to wait for server the response, needs reto write down the material position. The processing speed is slow. After the picture needs to click on other Windows to watch again.
C.7house is unable to unify the map to watch, if must watch the map to need to click to other Windows, is unable to demonstrate immediately, also the information quantity is huge, watches receives seeks not easily.
3. Contact way:
A.housingmaps only provides e-mail and the person contacts, lacks on-line to link up.
B.Urmap provides skype and the e-mail pattern, may let person immediate on-line link up. C.7house provides e-mail and the traditional telephone.
4.Comment
Synthesizes above several, housingmaps is compares the human nature, but also has the place which the need improves, like increases MSN or SKYPE on-line the immediate subpoena pronunciation service, and future and Youtube connection. But the Urmap speech, needs to lie between the surface improvement in the human nature, so long as solely lies between the surface, reduces other Windows. 7house needs largely to promote Web2.0, the use human nature graph lies between the surface.