Comments on: And Bing’s Strongest Vertical Is…Kayak? http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Tunkelang http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Daniel Tunkelang Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:31:50 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3981 Copying functionality is one thing, but copying the look and feel--which, at least to my untrained eye, is what they did--feels a bit less in the spirit of the internet. That said, someone did suggest to me that it is Kayak that copied from Farecast before Microsoft acquired Farecast. Certainly it feels like someone copied the other's design. Copying functionality is one thing, but copying the look and feel–which, at least to my untrained eye, is what they did–feels a bit less in the spirit of the internet. That said, someone did suggest to me that it is Kayak that copied from Farecast before Microsoft acquired Farecast. Certainly it feels like someone copied the other’s design.

]]> By: Jim M http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3980 Jim M Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:19 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3980 the internet's motto has long been "reverse engineer and improve" due to the openness of just "View Source" on any page out there. perhaps the Bing people forgot the "improve" part. I toy around with it to see if it's better. I'm not sure why the kayak people would be upset about the copying since that's pretty standard fare. Should all implementations of typeahead search be banned except for the first person who did it. maybe kayak is getting commoditized... the internet’s motto has long been “reverse engineer and improve” due to the openness of just “View Source” on any page out there. perhaps the Bing people forgot the “improve” part. I toy around with it to see if it’s better. I’m not sure why the kayak people would be upset about the copying since that’s pretty standard fare. Should all implementations of typeahead search be banned except for the first person who did it. maybe kayak is getting commoditized…

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 Daniel Tunkelang Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:24:52 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3921 Oh, I agree. Though I think it's hard to do much better, given the real-time challenges with travel pricing and availability. Hey, there's a real real-time search problem! Oh, I agree. Though I think it’s hard to do much better, given the real-time challenges with travel pricing and availability. Hey, there’s a real real-time search problem!

]]> By: Christopher Rines http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 Christopher Rines Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:48:45 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3920 Well if it's the case it really annoys me. As good as Kayak is I'm sure that's not as far as the user interface can be pushed. Speaks to you is Bing innovating question I suppose. Well if it’s the case it really annoys me.

As good as Kayak is I’m sure that’s not as far as the user interface can be pushed. Speaks to you is Bing innovating question I suppose.

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Daniel Tunkelang Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:45:31 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3919 I'm not a designer, and I do acknowledge that some ideas may be universal. Still, I have heard many people comment on Kayak as an example of good design, distinct from its competitors in travel space. That predisposes me to consider Bing's similarities a deliberate copy rather than coincidence. I’m not a designer, and I do acknowledge that some ideas may be universal. Still, I have heard many people comment on Kayak as an example of good design, distinct from its competitors in travel space. That predisposes me to consider Bing’s similarities a deliberate copy rather than coincidence.

]]> By: Christopher Rines http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/06/25/and-bings-strongest-vertical-is-kayak/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Christopher Rines Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:40:16 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2264#comment-3918 Copying wholesale really annoys me, if that is what they did... In our area there are many similar takes on how to present guided navigation but generally I don't feel people are just "stealing" what works. I noticed this also on Huffington Post... They have a widget which if not a direct rip-off of Evri's sure is suspicious and there's no reason for it. The idea behind the widgets been around for ever so they could easily have come up with their own visual take. Copying wholesale really annoys me, if that is what they did…

In our area there are many similar takes on how to present guided navigation but generally I don’t feel people are just “stealing” what works.

I noticed this also on Huffington Post… They have a widget which if not a direct rip-off of Evri’s sure is suspicious and there’s no reason for it. The idea behind the widgets been around for ever so they could easily have come up with their own visual take.

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