Hurricane Web Site Analysis

Hurricane Web Site Analysis

Rate the sites from 1-5 based on the criteria below with:

5=superior; 4=good; 3=acceptable; 2=fair; 1=poor

Site | Ease of Use | Information | Educational Value | Average Rating |

Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

How Stuff Works | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

BBC News: Animated Guide: Hurricanes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

National Geographic: Forces of Nature | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

NOAA: Hurricane | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

Which site do you rate as the number one site? Give several reasons why you liked the site.

I rated Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide as number one. Primarily for the amount of content (links).

What are the best and worst features of your number one choice?

Lots of good links with good information. Very poorly designed navigation. The site needs a makeover with the users ease-of-use in mind.

Which site do you rate as the number two site? Give several reasons why you liked the site.

I rated NOAA: Hurricane as number two. The site has good content, but the finding it took a few minutes.

What are the best and worst features of your second choice?

Consolidated navigation, but it’s not readily apparent how to use (or find) the links.

Which site do you rate as the number three site? Give several reasons why you liked the site.

I ranked National Geographic: Forces of Nature as number three. The site is laid out like a news site. There as associated articles at the bottom of each story.

What are the best and worst features of your third choice?

The site is laid out like a news site. There are too many embedded adverts.