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You know the one that signals a webfeed (formerly known as RSS or Atom). Over at Microsoft they’re pondering what new icon they should pick. Mind you, this single icon will be viewed by millions of upcoming IE 7 users.
\nSo all you usability guru’s, web designer, graphic designers, … if you have an alternative or an opinion go and leave a comment on their Team RSS blog<\/a> now!!!<\/p>\n

This is what they’ve come up with so far:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. beta 1<\/li>\n
  2. gleam<\/li>\n
  3. ring<\/li>\n
  4. spark<\/li>\n
  5. waves<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Personally I’m not sure what to think of it. Besides “I don’t like them…”. Maybe it’s because they’re ripped out of their context, namely the address bar of the upcoming IE 7. Or it’s just something brewing in the back of my head. (And should I tell Microsoft…?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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