IPL T20 Website: Sad sad sad!

They use modx CMS, some open-source script if I am not wrong... they advertise this site on TV! After blowing millions of dollars on players and promos, this is what they do to their website. What a shame!

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Idea Cellular Web Site

Ideacellular.com What's with yellow boys. Don't you know?

Yellow, pure bright lemon yellow is the most fatiguing color. Why? The answer comes from the physics of light and optics. More light is reflected by bright colors, resulting in excessive stimulation of the eyes. Therefore, yellow is an eye irritant. Babies cry more in yellow rooms, husbands and wives fight more in yellow kitchens, and opera singers throw more tantrums in yellow dressing rooms. [read more @ colormatters.com]

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Canon India's Website is an Attack Site?

First, Google said:

So I went to http://www.canon.com/ and selected the Canon India site from the Worldwide Site list: Now, my Firefox said:
Webmaster of Canon, could you please wake up and smell the coffee?
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Gmail Usability Issues

I had written about it sometime back but the issues still remain. Let's give it another deko: 1) I want my 'Go' button. It is too easy to click the wrong choice in the drop-down.

And, what does the Refresh link do? Refresh my mail or...? You know? The link needs a new place. Next to the 'More Actions' menu, it makes you think. Doesn't it?

You wanted to delete only one mail from the conversation... you clicked Delete.

...Gmail deletes all the mails in a conversation. Gmail should pop a message asking you 'This will delete all the mails in the conversation. Are you sure? And, shouldn't Delete be renamed to Delete Conversation por favor? And, and and... provide the Delete Message control in a prominent place where you can find it without thinking too much? Right now, you have to click that small drop-down button next to Reply.

Your thoughts?

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UB Group website can harm my computer?

Sometimes usability is not even about your design! I searched for UB City and Google warned me that the site can harm my computer! Wow! Dr.Mallya, what's going on? You owe me a beer sir!

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Happy to Help? Really?

Vodafone claims it is happy to help. Take a look. Click on the pictures to enlarge them. It is not enough if you deploy a CRM solution that's worth a zillion. How can you disable my account just because I didn't log in for 180 days? You send me your bills, and I pay them too; So, why should you disable my account doggy? Sometimes a little common sense goes a long way.

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101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site

The guys at insidecrm.com claim:

These quick tweaks will help you keep visitors engaged.

101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site

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