Google: Taking notes from Yahoo now?
Cause your services are starting to look retardedly familiar. And by that I mean, somehow QA let some really bad user experience get through...
Situation 1:
1) Log in to iGoogle
2) Notice page has you set as logged in
3) Click on Google Calendar
RESULTS: Login to Google Calendar Prompt
EXPECTED: No secondary login required. Duh.
Situation 2:
1) Log in to iGoogle
2) Click on Add Stuff
3) Search iGoogle for "calendar"
4) Navigate to Google Calendar entry
5) Confirm url for Google Calendar entry is base.google.com*
(note that there are multiple entries implying they are Google Calendar. Reserve your names Google, please)
6) Click on Google Calendar entry
7) Notice that the #1 "You may also like" is also called Google Calendar. (see #5 note, above)
8) Click "Add it Now" button
RESULTS: Dialog "You are attempting to add something that was not was not created by Google. Preferences and Settings you enter in order to use this feature may be available to the feature's provider. Do you want to continue?"
EXPECTED:
Anything named explicitly after a Google provided feature, and hosted by Google ... should be made by Google. Thus, either of the following...
1) No warning dialogue, because the source was already accepted.
2) Warning dialogue stating that *Google* is the author and will have access to the provided data.
Situation 1:
1) Log in to iGoogle
2) Notice page has you set as logged in
3) Click on Google Calendar
RESULTS: Login to Google Calendar Prompt
EXPECTED: No secondary login required. Duh.
Situation 2:
1) Log in to iGoogle
2) Click on Add Stuff
3) Search iGoogle for "calendar"
4) Navigate to Google Calendar entry
5) Confirm url for Google Calendar entry is base.google.com*
(note that there are multiple entries implying they are Google Calendar. Reserve your names Google, please)
6) Click on Google Calendar entry
7) Notice that the #1 "You may also like" is also called Google Calendar. (see #5 note, above)
8) Click "Add it Now" button
RESULTS: Dialog "You are attempting to add something that was not was not created by Google. Preferences and Settings you enter in order to use this feature may be available to the feature's provider. Do you want to continue?"
EXPECTED:
Anything named explicitly after a Google provided feature, and hosted by Google ... should be made by Google. Thus, either of the following...
1) No warning dialogue, because the source was already accepted.
2) Warning dialogue stating that *Google* is the author and will have access to the provided data.