Sites Used as Examples of Bloopers (Negative Examples)

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Anonymous Client Site and Internal Web Application (Nov. 2000, Apr. 2002, July 2002)
A fortune 100 company.
Chapter 2	Blooper 10: Pointless Choice
Chapter 4	Blooper 22: Making People Type Blooper 23: Intolerant Data Fields
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
Chapter 8	Blooper 57: Unobtrusive Error Messages
37Signals.com (Jan. 2002) A Web design firm.
Chapter 1	Blooper 1: Home Page Identity Crisis
AA.com (Sept. 2001, May 2002) American Airlines.
Chapter 2	Blooper 10: Pointless Choice Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end
AAC.Acer.com (Feb. 2002) Acer America Corporation, U.S. subsidiary of Acer Corporation.
Chapter 8	Blooper 60: Terrible Tabs
Acer.com (Dec. 2001, Feb. 2002) Acer Corporation, a manufacturer and vendor of computer equipment.
Chapter 1	Blooper 1: Home Page Identity Crisis Blooper 4: Conflicting Content
Chapter 3	Blooper 15: Site Reflects Organizational Chart
Chapter 7	Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons : Click Target Smaller than It Seems
ACM.org (Mar. 2000, Jan. 2002, May 2002, Sept. 2002) The Association of Computing Machinery, a professional organization for computer professionals.
Chapter 5	Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls
Chapter 6	Blooper 41: Too Much Text Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style
ACM.org/SIGCHI and /CHI2002 (Apr. 2002) The Association of Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, a professional organization.
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
Agilent.com (Feb. 2001, Jan. 2002) Agilent, an instrument manufacturer spun off from Hewlett-Packard.
Chapter 2	Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data
Chapter 4	Blooper 24: No Defaults
Chapter 7	Blooper 51: Wrapped Links: How Many?
Amazon.com (Feb. 2002, May 2002) E-commerce site that sells books and other products.
Chapter 3	Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here
Chapter 7	Blooper 48: Links Don't Look Like Links
AmericanExpress.com (Jan. 2002) Travel agency and financial services.
Chapter 6	Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style
Anderson.com (Mar. 2002) Well-known accounting firm.
Chapter 7	Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell
Angelfire.com (Dec. 2001) Web portal and web-hosting service.
Chapter 8	Blooper 55: Camouflaged Text
Audi.com (Feb. 2002) Audi automobiles.
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
AYA.Yale.edu (June 2002) Yale University Alumni Association.
Introduction
Chapter 7	Blooper 52: " Click Here ": Burying Links in Text
BarnesAndNoble.com (Dec. 2001, Jan. 2002, Mar. 2002) Barnes and Noble, a bookseller.
Chapter 3	Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly
Chapter 5	Blooper 36: Needle in a Haystack: Piles of Irrelevant Hits
Chapter 6	Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User"
BookPool.com (Jan. 2002). Online bookseller.
Chapter 6	Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User"
CalPerfs.Berkeley.edu (Mar. 2002) Concert-management affiliate of the University of California at Berkeley.
Chapter 3	Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links
CalShakes.org (July 2002) California Shakespeare Festival.
Chapter 2	Blooper 8: Redundant Requests
CharityFocus.org (Mar. 2001) Non-profit organization that develops websites for other non-profit organizations.
Chapter 4	Blooper 28: Checkboxes or Radiobuttons
CheapTickets.com (Feb. 2002) Discount airline travel agency.
Chapter 2	Blooper 11: Omitting Important Options
ChicagoFed.org (Nov. 2000, Feb. 2001, Sept. 2002) Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago branch.
Chapter 8	Blooper 54: Tiny Text Blooper 55: Camouflaged Text Blooper 58: Shades of Beige: Color Differences too Subtle
CIO-dpi.gc.ca (Dec. 2000) Treasury Board of Canada, Chief Information Office.
Introduction
Citibank.com (Jan. 2002, July 2002) Online personal banking service of CitiBank.
Chapter 2	Blooper 14: Agonizing Task Flow
Chapter 8	Blooper 57: Unobtrusive Error Messages
Citibusiness.com (Mar. 2002) Online business banking service of CitiBank.
Chapter 4	Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls
CL.UH.edu (May 2002) University of Houston at Clear Lake.
Chapter 4	Blooper 29: Looks Editable but Isn't
CNN.com (Apr. 2002) Cable Network News broadcaster .
Chapter 5	Blooper 32: Dueling Search Controls
Comdex.com (Sept. 2001) Information Technology conference and expo.
Chapter 7	Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links
ComputerWorld.com (Jan. 2002) Computer industry magazine.
Chapter 3	Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here
Connectix.com (Jan. 2002, Feb. 2002) Connectix, Inc., a software company.
Chapter 3	Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links
Chapter 6	Blooper 44: Insider Jargon Blooper 47: Typos and Grammos: Sloppy Writing
Chapter 7	Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell
Chapter 8	Blooper 58: Shades of Beige: Color Differences too Subtle
Continental.com (Feb. 2001, May 2002) Continental Airlines.
Chapter 2	Blooper 10: Pointless Choice Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end
Chapter 6	Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User"
Chapter 7	Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems
CPSR.org (Jan. 2002) Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, an organization that examines the impact of computer technology on society.
Chapter 5	Blooper 32: Dueling Search Controls
CRLA.net (Dec. 2001, Feb. 2002) College Reading and Learning Association.
Chapter 7	Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems Blooper 52: "Click Here ": Burying Links in Text
CSMonitor.com (Jan. 2002) Christian Science Monitor newspaper.
Chapter 7	Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems
DenPlan.co.uk (Feb. 2002) Dental insurance website in England.
Chapter 4	Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls
Dice.com (Jan. 2002) Online job-search service.
Chapter 5	Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls Blooper 39: Search Terms Not Shown
Chapter 7	Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links
DigiGuide.com (Feb. 2002, Apr. 2002) Online television program schedule.
Chapter 5	Blooper 33: Hits Look Alike Blooper 40: Number of Hits Not Revealed
Chapter 6	Blooper 45: Variable Vocabulary: Different Words for the Same Thing
DMV.CA.gov (Jan. 2002, Sept. 2002) California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Chapter 3	Blooper 19: Lost in Space: Current Page Not Indicated
Chapter 5	Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls
Chapter 7	Blooper 36: Needle in a Haystack: Piles of Irrelevant Hits
Earthlink.net (July 2001, Sept. 2001, Jan. 2002) Earthlink, an Internet service provider.
Chapter 2	Blooper 8: Redundant Requests Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data Blooper 13: Dead-end Paths: Now You Tell Me!
Chapter 4	Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
Earthwatch.org (Jan. 2002) The Earthwatch Institute, an organization that provides funding and volunteers for environmental research projects.
Chapter 1	Blooper 4: Conflicting Content
eBay.com (Jan. 2002) Online auction service.
Chapter 6	Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors " User"
eDesignCorp.com (Dec. 2001) Design firm.
Chapter 2	Blooper 10: Pointless Choice
EDD.CA.gov (July 2002) California state government Employment Development Department, where-among other things- citizens can apply for unemployment benefits.
Chapter 4	Blooper 23: Intolerant Data Fields
Enron.com (Mar. 2002) Enron Corporation, an energy company that, in late 2001, declared bankruptcy after being exposed in a scandal involving price-manipulation and questionable accounting practices.
Chapter 1	Blooper 5: Outdated Content
Chapter 3	Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here
Chapter 5	Blooper 40: Number of Hits Not Revealed
Chapter 7	Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell
ERCB.com/DDJ (Sept. 2002) Dr. Dobbs Journal , a computer magazine.
Chapter 7	Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links
Erlbaum.com (Feb. 2002) Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, a book publisher.
Chapter 4	Blooper 27: Lame Label Placement
Chapter 5	Blooper 38: Crazy Search Behavior Blooper 39: Search Terms Not Shown
Chapter 6	Blooper 45: Variable Vocabulary: Different Words for the Same Thing
Chapter 8	Blooper 59: Dead or Alive? Active Buttons Look Inactive
Eudora.com (July 2001) Customer service site for email software marketed by Qualcomm, a software and telecommunications company.
Chapter 3	Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links
Evite.com (Sept. 2002) Web-based invitation service.
Chapter 4	Blooper 25: Faulty Defaults
Fedex.com (Jan. 2002) Mailing and freight delivery service.
Chapter 8	Blooper 60: Terrible Tabs
FeldenkraisGuild.com (Oct. 2002) The Feldenkrais Guild, a professional organization of movement therapists.
Chapter 3	Blooper 21: Missing Links: It's Back or Nothing
Chapter 5	Blooper 37: Hits Sorted Uselessly
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
FinancialEngines.com (Sept. 2002) Investment portfolio advice service.
Chapter 6	Blooper 42: Speaking Geek Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User" Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style
Chapter 8	Blooper 54: Tiny Text
FrontierAirlines.com (Sept. 2002) Frontier Airlines.
Chapter 8	Blooper 54: Tiny Text
Ford.com (Sept. 2002) Ford Motor Company, an automobile maker.
Chapter 4	Blooper 26: Compulsory Clicking: No Default Text Input Focus
Galor.com (Sept. 2002) Software company.
Chapter 7	Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links
Greyhound.com (Jan. 2002) Greyhound Bus Company.
Chapter 2	Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end
Chapter 7	Blooper 52: "Click Here ": Burying Links in Text
HauteAtHome.com (Jan. 2002) Online vendor of gourmet meals.
Chapter 5	Blooper 37: Hits Sorted Uselessly
Chapter 6	Blooper 44: Insider Jargon
House.gov (Nov. 2001) The U.S. Government House of Representatives.
Chapter 2	Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data
HP.com (July 2001) Hewlett-Packard, a computer, instrument, and electronics firm.
Chapter 4	Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls
HotelDiscount.com (Mar. 2002) Online hotel-booking service.
Chapter 7	Blooper 48: Links Don't Look Like Links
IEEE.org (Dec. 2001, Oct. 2002) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a professional organization for engineers .
Chapter 3	Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly
Chapter 4	Blooper 26: Compulsory Clicking: No Default Text Input Focus
iFilm.com (Jan. 2002) Online movie guide.
Chapter 3	Blooper 16: Numerous Navigation Schemes Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here
Chapter 5	Blooper 35: Search Myopia: Missing Relevant Items
IGC.org (May 2002) The Institute for Global Communication, an organization that promotes Internet communication among politically progressive groups.
Chapter 3	Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly
Chapter 5	Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls