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You're right about this. Kayk et al aren't saturated with ads, but they don't feel nearly as...something as hipmunk. Clean? Maybe? Shiny? I don't know but
by blhack 16y ago
You're right about this. Kayk et al aren't saturated with ads, but they don't feel nearly as...something as hipmunk.
Clean? Maybe? Shiny? I don't know but every time I've shown the site to any of my friends or coworkers they remark that it's pretty.
Hipmunk vs Kayak or bing is the difference between a cheap casio watch and a nice, heavy, automatic winding watch with a pretty window on the back of the dial. They both tell the time, they both sit on your wrist, but the latter just...feels nicer.
- danilocampos 16y agoThoughtful. I think what you're grasping for is thoughtful. Hipmunk is very v1, but nonetheless you can tell how much thought has gone into the presentation of flight data. The agony sort, for example, is so blindingly obvious once you see it in practice, but no one bothered to give it any thought until now. Simplicity is actually really hard. They got it to work.
- Psyonic 16y agoIf that's all hipmunk has going for it (shiny?) than I wouldn't bet on them. Nasty interfaces often win (i.e. craigslist). The guys who started kayak are ex-orbitz people, so they've been around awhile and have data on what works. Don't get me wrong, I'm rooting for hipmunk. I would love to see them succeed. But they need more than shiny.
- blhack 16y ago>Don't get me wrong, I'm rooting for hipmunk. I would love to see them succeed. But they need more than shiny. I'm not just talking about the interface, I'm talking about the experience overall.