Andre's Blog

Hi everyone,

here is my final review for iteration 3 of the MCubed project. I used this link.

Strengths:
- very nice and well structured layout, the user does not get lost
- smooth integration of the map
- search works perfectly, search parameters make sense
- search is nationwide
- the project is of great value for everyone who looks for a job
- gives you the results fast
- integration of the job offerings on a map makes perfectly sense

Weaknesses:
- missing description

- André

Hi,

here is my review for iteration 3 of the Where is My Caffeine project. I used this link.

Strengths:
- very nice layout, color scheme fits the coffee scheme
- flawless integration of the map
- great idea with the coffee ranking, makes the user explore new coffee places
- user can add locations (why collect the latest data on your own, when the user is willing to do so

Weaknesses:
- only coffee places in Ann Arbor, what about Ypsi?

- André

Hi,

this is my review for iteration 3 of the Team Extreme project. The project can be found here.

Strengths:
- smooth integration of the different APIs
- all APIs and the provided information are relevant to the context of the project
- easy to use, you get what you want very quickly
- nice and well structured layout

Weaknesses:
- one word: NONE :)

Good job!

André

Hi,

here we go with my review for iteration 3 of the ISA mashup. The review is based on this link.

Strengths:
Your project really adds value to the existing ISA site. Especially for new students it is very helpful to see where they have to go to get the drivers license. Even more important they will find enough restaurant not to starve :) The integration of the different APIs works flawless!

Weaknesses:
- page size is to wide!
- layout is on the first look a little confusing
- it was hard to find the mashup on the ISA site!

- André

Hi,
this is my review for iteration 3 of the Virtual India (AJACS) project. The project can be found here

Strengths:
Compared to the last iteration you have added additional tourist sites, which gives the user more information on India. I also like the integration of the weather API! It totally makes sense to offer weather information in your "tourism related" project. The integration of the differen APIs works flawless. Good job!

Weaknesses:
To be honest I think you should have found another solution for displaying the pictures. Using the Google InfoWindow is in my opinion not very convenient for the user and affects the Look&Feel of the website.

André

Hi all,

this is my review for iteration 3 of the Hack n' Mash project. I used this link for my review.

Strengths:
I am really amazed to see how the project developed from iteration 2 to iteration 3. The is intuitive to use and the different API are nicely integrated. Finally I see where the data mashup comes into play :) I think it really adds value to the PWP website and the audience will be happy about the new features!

Weaknesses
The layout of your mashup and the PWP is still too different.

Good job

André

Hi,

live from the class room :) Bud just mentioned an expert who recently commented on "wisdom of the crowds" in his blog. This reminded me of another "expert" I recently heard commenting on Wikipedia and "wisdom of the crowd". His name is Michael Scott, he is the manager of the Dunder-Mifflin Scranton branch. Some of you may know Michael from the NBC documentation "The Office" ;) Here his comment on Wikipedia:

- André

Hello,

here is my review for Chidambaram's individual mini project. The review refers to the application, which can be found here and the presentation here

Strengths:
Chidambaram's project uses the Yahoo News API to retrieve news from the web according to a previously specified search term. You can also specifiy if the list of search results should be cleared for every new search, or if the new results should be appended to the end of the existing list. I like this feature because you do not loose previous results. So you can perform several different searches and then dig through all the different results....very convenient!

- André

Hi all,

here you can read my review for Joern's individual mini project. This review is based on this link:
F1 Tracks and News

Strengths:
I think Joern's project does not need any further praise, it could easily pass as a full team project :) It has tons of relevant information (after all track layout and weather news decide the outcome of a race) and every F1 racing fan will love it (too bad Formula 1 is not that popular in the US). Especially the layout is, for a mini project, amazing. The whole application really reminds of the information screens you will see during the races on the sports channel.

- André

Hi,

this is my review for Srikanth's individual mini project. The review is based on the application that I found at this link:
Book Search
Presentation

Strengths:
Srikanth's mini project features the Safari Book Search. The application is quiet intuitive. You simply enter a search phrase in the according field and start the search by clicking the button. Seconds later the results should appear on the page. I like that the application returns all the relevant information on the books (Title, Author, ISBN and Price). Especially the ISBN is very helpful for searching other book stores and for comparing prices.

- André