Lately, there is an interesting conversation on twitter between YogYES.com official account (@Yogyes) and Okto Silaban (@labanux). For me, the conversation is quite interesting. They discussed about the newest feature of YogYes.com. The feature is called as “YogYES Place” (example). This feature is completed with the information on address, map, and pictures from the desired venue. At a glance, this feature is quite similar to the one on Urbanesia. However, its UX is simpler and more comfortable to use.
What is YogYes.com actually? It is the portal that provides tourism information especially in Yogyakarta and some other places and cities such as Borobudur, Solo, Dieng, Semarang, and Karimunjawa. Recently, YogYes is developing the Place feature which is available on beta version by now. Surely, it is going to be improved for further development.
Frankly speaking, it’s been a while since the last time I visited YogYES. One of my reasons is because of the uninteresting page mien. It makes me feel reluctant to visit it. However, when I visited it again last few days, it has been changed and looks “fresher” than it used to be. There are few changes in UX.
Moreover, the “YogYES Place” feature surely will help users to do searching on places reference when they want to visit Yogyakarta. I am quite optimistic about it. However, there is a suggestion I have for YogYES. I believe that YogYES should release the mobile application soon.
The development of mobile devices is pretty fast. Most of internet users are going mobile. Although not all of the users accessing internet from app, but the application development will give more experiences. Mobile access can be done anywhere, on the go. Thus, YogYES can take advantages by maximizing its service on the tourism information – mobile, place feature, facilities, and the usage of the site itself.
Good luck YogYES!
