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Worst Non-Profit Web Site of 2007 — One Laptop Per Child
Submitter's comments:The point of this email to you is about the web site for the "One Laptop Per Child," which is at http://www.laptop.org/. As you can tell, it has a "SPLASH!!" page that uses Mystery Meat Navigation (MMN), for which I'm not really getting the whole story on what each link does. What does that arrow do? Oh, I see. Those graphics spell out "ONE - LAPTOP - **PER** - CHILD". That's a Participate link? That would have been my last guess.
Once you actually get into the web site, the web site also uses MMN for where you would have to hover over one of the 4 main links on the top to get to other daughter web pages from the parent homepage.
Although the One Laptop Per Child foundation was obviously formed to give one laptop per child in developing countries, I don't think their web site should be designed for children as an audience. It should have been done better who is targeted more for adults to look at what that project stands for.
Vincent Flanders' comments: This is truly depressing. I realize children in developing countries can't read, but is the solution Mystery Meat Navigation for everyone? Take a look at the interface. Sigh.
The splash page isn't necessary -- except they have to have it to describe the navigation used on the site.
Actually, I'm somewhat wrong about reading. They're offering an e-book reader, which implies that somebody can read. Sheesh. This is upsetting.
Other comments #1: After a segment aired on 20/20 about OLPC, I visited this web site to donate some money. However, there wasn't anyplace to donate online. I guess someone was too busy to verify a PayPal account.
Anyway, I wrote them and got a form letter back. They clearly didn't even read my e-mail, which asked if I could donate online.
Talk about sucky. OLPC had a segment on 20/20 of all shows, which has a guarantee of decent viewership. I was ready to fork over $200 for the cause. Such a pity.
Other comments #2: Read an article yesterday - it appears that the children in Zambia are using their newly acquired laptops to visit porn sites. Cute, huh. The manufacturers stated that they are going to install filters in the next batch they send. I also agree wholeheartedly with comment #2. How far would $100+ go to giving these kids a better life? Rhetorical.