RE: WebCat name recognition (was Re: MacFinder -- a new WebDNAweb site)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18805
interpreted = N
texte = At 7:39 PM 7/12/98, Pat McCormick wrote: >I have had problems saying the name WebCatalog to customers. It seems to >strike them as a toy or hobby-level piece of software. It certainly doesn't >account for the product's capabilities. I feel dumb every time I say the >name WebCatalog to customers. >The name WebCatalog seems to me to reflect the core capabilities of this product. It is similar in name recognition and functional association to NetForms and Internet Explorer (my apologies to my Mac buds!). I find that product names such as Anarchie and Timbuktu and WebDNA require too much effort to decipher without inside/prior knowledge, and, especially, to communicate purpose to the unwashed bill-payers.Just a thought... Bob Beaton HFES Webmaster (among other things) Visit us at http://hfes.org -- we're still using WebCat 1.6 because it works perfectly (and I understand it!)
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At 7:39 PM 7/12/98, Pat McCormick wrote: >I have had problems saying the name WebCatalog to customers. It seems to >strike them as a toy or hobby-level piece of software. It certainly doesn't >account for the product's capabilities. I feel dumb every time I say the >name WebCatalog to customers. >The name WebCatalog seems to me to reflect the core capabilities of this product. It is similar in name recognition and functional association to NetForms and Internet Explorer (my apologies to my Mac buds!). I find that product names such as Anarchie and Timbuktu and WebDNA require too much effort to decipher without inside/prior knowledge, and, especially, to communicate purpose to the unwashed bill-payers.Just a thought... Bob Beaton HFES Webmaster (among other things) Visit us at http://hfes.org -- we're still using WebCat 1.6 because it works perfectly (and I understand it!)
Bob Beaton
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