http://robzand.disqus.com/enWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:54:26 -0000http://www.robzand.com/blog/a-lesson-courtesy-of-amazon-windowshop-you-cant-control-serendipity#comment-3365206i am fine with going beyond diagonal. just give me some type of "i'm feeling lucky" mechanismrobzandWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:54:26 -0000http://www.robzand.com/blog/a-lesson-courtesy-of-amazon-windowshop-you-cant-control-serendipity#comment-3365004This is great, Rob. It highlights one essential characteristic of a serendipitous experience -'skim-ability' That is, creating an ultra-low ability for a user to browse content in a skimming fashion. I would argue that we even need to go beyond diagonal control... but it would be a nice start to get away from 'scientific discovery' and towards 'serendipitous discovery'.Andrew GreenWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:43:59 -0000http://www.robzand.com/blog/a-lesson-courtesy-of-amazon-windowshop-you-cant-control-serendipity#comment-3363972Great post. It looks like you can beat the flaw you describe by clicking on the item you want to look at instead of using your arrow keys - however, that's not the model you're presented with upon coming to the site.stribsWed, 29 Oct 2008 11:47:02 -0000