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« on: June 10, 2008, 05:56:07 PM » |
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KivanSteven
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« Reply To This #1 on: June 10, 2008, 06:18:15 PM » |
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Hey at least it gives us something else to talk about here, be the new layout for the better or worse.
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
My only solace is that I find a peaceful place where I might be resigned to my depriving loneliness.
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saabnet
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« Reply To This #2 on: June 10, 2008, 06:25:17 PM » |
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Without seeing the new home page, I think this is an excellent decision by Kiva. The current home page is very basic which is okay - it's a basic message they've been trying to get out, but it could be much more dynamic. The site, technically speaking, is a work of art - what an amazing platform they've developed. While I'm not in favor of an over-marketing type of revamp of the home page, I could see it being a little more fun, inviting, capturing.. those are some of the words that come to mind. Waiting anxiously to see the new home page... -Scott http://www.saabnet.com/scott.html |
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KivanSteven
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« Reply To This #3 on: June 10, 2008, 06:43:03 PM » |
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I dont mind the homepage, though I have never considered improvements. Now that a change is coming I am beginning to think about what it could look like with a bit of re-working. As long as it doesnt turn out any worse, Im all for it. Even if its not improved much, its still nice for long time members to be greeted by a refreshing and updated look.
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
My only solace is that I find a peaceful place where I might be resigned to my depriving loneliness.
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Jan & John
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« Reply To This #4 on: June 10, 2008, 07:03:23 PM » |
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 I didn't even know there were more entrpreneurs further down the page... If what I am looking for is not on the first screen I see, I will tend to skip somewhere else - but the main links for Kiva are right there and quite user friendly. jan
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"The place God calls you to is the place where your deepest gladness and the world's deepest hunger meet" - Fredrick Buechner (in Wishful Thinking). "Every child should be well born, well fed, well taught, well housed and well treated." Maude Riley, Alberta Council on Child and Family Welfare 1923 "Each of us feels that we are just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less without that missing drop." --Mother Teresa 1 click per person per day on this link means 1 additional cent for the Fistula Foundation - thanks! |
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saabnet
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« Reply To This #5 on: June 10, 2008, 09:10:12 PM » |
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Never mind, Kiva totally fixed the home page! I think it looks great! It is all above the fold and they've definitely opted for a very simple web page layout, technically speaking (a la google, so to speak). I think they've made the right choice. It totally works. I can see a bunch of new potential loans easily and, since I like to read about Lenders, I can see the featured lender easily too! Congrats, Kiva, on a nice soft touch to the home page redo. -Scott http://www.saabnet.com/scott.html |
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« Last Edit: June 10, 2008, 09:17:26 PM by saabnet »
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Cloudia
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« Reply To This #6 on: June 10, 2008, 09:24:32 PM » |
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I love the bigger pictures... they look so temptingly inviting this way.  |
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Jan & John
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« Reply To This #7 on: June 10, 2008, 10:11:36 PM » |
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 Great job Kiva - love everything except that first photo - too bad it has that glare - they are in the same order as the popularity sort on the lend page - so I guess it's up to us to change the most popular to one we like better ? Certainly easy to shop  jan edit: didn't take long to change the photos... I think I like this... and my log-in is sticking around longer now when I jump from place to place... wheeee - jan |
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« Last Edit: June 10, 2008, 11:15:17 PM by Jan & John »
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"The place God calls you to is the place where your deepest gladness and the world's deepest hunger meet" - Fredrick Buechner (in Wishful Thinking). "Every child should be well born, well fed, well taught, well housed and well treated." Maude Riley, Alberta Council on Child and Family Welfare 1923 "Each of us feels that we are just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less without that missing drop." --Mother Teresa 1 click per person per day on this link means 1 additional cent for the Fistula Foundation - thanks! |
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Christopher
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« Reply To This #8 on: June 11, 2008, 02:54:04 AM » |
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It looks an interesting change, I thought the homepage had been looking a bit odd recently with so much white space between the top and bottom of the page - and I hope this change works better. Shame it does not work for me in Firefox  clicking on the small image for a new featured lender does nothing (other than tell Kiva that I have clicked it via their click/heat map). However much I love Kiva I am afraid I am not converting back to IE. |
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If you think you're too small to make a difference try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito, or give kiva.org a try.
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Peter S
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« Reply To This #9 on: June 11, 2008, 03:13:24 AM » |
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that's strange Christopher - it works OK for me in Firefox (2.0.0.14)*. When I click on one of the small faint images in the strip below, it puts that image in the larger space above, where the Featured Entrepreneur is. Must be something to do with the different ways we have Firefox configured.
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* more precisely, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14
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« Last Edit: June 11, 2008, 03:17:13 AM by Peter S »
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saabnet
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« Reply To This #10 on: June 11, 2008, 08:29:29 AM » |
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I too was having problems with the home page in Firefox yesterday, but after a few refreshes, it was clear Kiva was still tweaking their code for it as the problems cleared right up and the home page started working very well for me. Perhaps try it again today making sure you get a good refresh... -Scott http://www.saabnet.com/scott.html |
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Sherri
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« Reply To This #11 on: June 11, 2008, 09:04:59 AM » |
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I suspect you will need Javascript enabled in your browser to see this new function.
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roma
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« Reply To This #12 on: June 11, 2008, 11:23:05 AM » |
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Thanks all, glad you liked the change.
Christopher, can you provide any details about your browser setup that would help us to figure out what's going on? (version, os, etc). Either here, or if you can shoot an email to kivacontactus. Thanks
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« Last Edit: June 11, 2008, 11:23:29 AM by roma »
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waywardcats
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« Reply To This #13 on: June 11, 2008, 11:39:41 AM » |
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Hi Roma,
Thanks for looking in on us. One request I had: would it be possible for Kiva to put loans on the home page with a different criteria than most popular? We were chatting about this in another thread and were thinking that a random mix that included the oldest loans might be nicer.
Just a thought,
-Kerry-
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