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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=911161513-20102005>Many of us know that
the sad truth is that a sexy user interface on top of a crappy back-end will
probably win over more lay person users than the ugly interface on the best map
engine/data solution. I think that a lot of us are just starting to
realize the importance of usability for our mapping apps, particularly for
external customers. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=911161513-20102005>I found this article
on Web map interface usability at Directions Magazine and it hits on some good
points. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=1988">http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=1988</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=911161513-20102005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>David.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=911161513-20102005><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS. Bob
B. Thanks for showing off your app at the City of St. Paul last
week. Impressive app!</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>