http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2297 Mokokoma Mokhonoana Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:13:39 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2297 Sifiso, I hope so, chances are some of the people responsible now sees the power of effective design. Political party, DA had their identity redesigned just after Barack Obama won the elections, their logo even has resemblance of Obama's logo!
I hope so, chances are some of the people responsible now sees the power of effective design. Political party, DA had their identity redesigned just after Barack Obama won the elections, their logo even has resemblance of Obama’s logo!]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2296 Sifiso Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:20:18 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2296 Perhaps it won't be long before they realise that they should be aspiring to the new Whitehouse website: http://www.whitehouse.gov I'm praying that Obama's mojo will rub off. http://www.whitehouse.gov

I’m praying that Obama’s mojo will rub off.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2295 Mokokoma Mokhonoana Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:44:23 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2295 Justin Slack, I think they're ill-informed, they should realize that gone are the days when browsing meant using only Internet Explorer and IE alone. Welcome, thanks for leaving your remark and compliments on my website.
I think they’re ill-informed, they should realize that gone are the days when browsing meant using only Internet Explorer and IE alone.

Welcome, thanks for leaving your remark and compliments on my website.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2294 Justin Slack Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:37:24 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-2294 This has been a personal bugbear of mine for ages. The main SABC site hasn't worked properly in Firefox since 2007. And it returns 807 errors. I see the SABC 1 site has been updated to use .. wait for it ... frames. Excellent work! Nice site btw Mokokoma.
I see the SABC 1 site has been updated to use .. wait for it … frames. Excellent work!

Nice site btw Mokokoma.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-1481 Mokokoma Mokhonoana Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:42:21 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-1481 Sifiso, I always find it disturbing when companies which can afford professional design end up with work of such poor standards. The 'high' cost of employing a professional web developer is nothing compared to the damage to their brand that arises from this situation. Welcome to my blog and thanks for leaving a remark, I hope the Sabc website's developers will learn a thing or two from your comment and maybe fix some of the coding mistakes that you highlighted!
I always find it disturbing when companies which can afford professional design end up with work of such poor standards.

The ‘high’ cost of employing a professional web developer is nothing compared to the damage to their brand that arises from this situation.

Welcome to my blog and thanks for leaving a remark, I hope the Sabc website’s developers will learn a thing or two from your comment and maybe fix some of the coding mistakes that you highlighted!]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-1478 Sifiso Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-1478 I see you published this entry in February. Why, oh why is that site still live? I thought the misaligned was just an oversight on the developer's part until I took a look at the page source code. SHOCK!! HORROR! HORROR! It's clearly apparent that the developer did not know what they were doing. XHTML 1.1 is not recommended if you wish to address a multitude of different browsers. 1.0 transitional is the better choice. There are two opening 'html' tags. One in the correct place at the top, one is somewhere in the middle <b>after</b> the 'body' opening tag. Then you have a mess of different opening and closing tags all over the place ('td' followed by 'div' then by 'html' and ends in '/div') ? <strong>To the SABC:</strong> And you guys want to compete with the likes of CNN and Reuters? Not a chance!
SHOCK!! HORROR! HORROR!

It’s clearly apparent that the developer did not know what they were doing. XHTML 1.1 is not recommended if you wish to address a multitude of different browsers. 1.0 transitional is the better choice.

There are two opening ‘html’ tags. One in the correct place at the top, one is somewhere in the middle after the ‘body’ opening tag.

Then you have a mess of different opening and closing tags all over the place (‘td’ followed by ‘div’ then by ‘html’ and ends in ‘/div’) ?

To the SABC: And you guys want to compete with the likes of CNN and Reuters? Not a chance!]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-252 IEC website punishes its visitors for NOT using ancient technology! » Mokokoma Mokhonoana Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:39:16 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-252 [...] wrote about something similar regarding sabc one’s website, but this time I stumbled upon a worse [...] http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-118 Ross Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:11:16 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-118 Can you believe it?! I have struggled to comprehend this fact of blatant disregard for decent website development since I first saw it. Being a Firefox user, there is an alternative in http://www.tvsite.co.za/, but how sad is it that we have to use something else to get something simple like their tv guide. I'm guessing our tv license is not going towards website development and cross browser testing. One of the saddest thing: their old site broke in FF, and after the redesign it breaks as badly, but in different ways. So so sad...
I have struggled to comprehend this fact of blatant disregard for decent website development since I first saw it.

Being a Firefox user, there is an alternative in http://www.tvsite.co.za/, but how sad is it that we have to use something else to get something simple like their tv guide.

I’m guessing our tv license is not going towards website development and cross browser testing.

One of the saddest thing: their old site broke in FF, and after the redesign it breaks as badly, but in different ways.

So so sad…]]>