Company Websites

Microsoft

I have been to this site fairly recently, and it has been updated since then. It is pretty colorful, and is easy to navigate. All of the different Products and Downloads are listed on the sidebar of the page. This reflects the company well, because they are a computer company, so I would hope that their website would be the best that I went to. And it was. There was a lot on the website but it was very organized. At the bottom there is a link to contact them, and even a link for Journalists. This page had a lot of product news and consumer news. This was a great site.

World Health Organization

The WHO website could have been a little more organized, but it was fairly easy to navigate. The picture on the home page made you very sympathetic to the cause. It also made you want to learn more. There were links for 6 different languages, and that was easy to find. There was also a search tool at the bottom just in case something was hard to find. It was hard to find a Contact Us link. I liked that the home page had news releases and other featured sites involving World health.

Intel

The Intel site was very animated and 3-D looking. While it wasn’t as organized as Microsoft, it was still easy to navigate. It had resources for businesses and personal separate, and also news was readily available. The also had a Site Map link at the bottom, which was very organized, just not as colorful. There was a lot of advertising on their home page, which was a great idea. There is a Contact Us and Press Room link at the very top of the page, which is great for consumers and journalists.

Apple

The Apple/Mac website was a little cluttered, but still easy to look around. They have very colorful “hip” looking pages, that appeal to younger people. You had to log in for some stuff, but most things were accessible. It was hard to find a Contact Us, or Journalist link. They focused a lot on the store and selling accessories and iPods. (I can imagine this is more during the Christmas season) This website is updated a lot, because I visit it frequently. It looks like a lot of effort is put into this site, and it is very aesthetically pleasing.

Dell

Dell went a step further in separating information . They made links for home, small business, medium and large business, and government and education. I think this is a great way to separate products, and help information. The website is not nearly as inviting as Apple, but then again this reflects that they do have cheaper products. There was a link for information about a recall at the bottom, which is helpful, and link for feedback. The Contact Us link was visible, but hard to find a Journalist link. There was also a button to press for large text, for people with poor site. I know some old people (like my mom) might find this useful. Also the main links were organized, and showed graphics, not just words, which is helpful. This site seems easy to navigate for people that don’t know that much about websites.

IBM

IBM was very very boring looking, but well organized. All the information you would ever need is ready to click right on the home page. The only problem I see with this is too many words, and people may get bored trying to