Site Maps

Site maps suck.

As probably the most effective way of looking at all of the pages on a particular site, site maps are really underused and underdeveloped. a quick look at Google's and Apple's maps, I can see that it's pretty plain looking.

I don't think it could be all that hard, but if a page map were to represent the traffic of individual pages, and the hierarchy of pages in a nice, elegant way, it'd be a hit.Forgive the picture, but this is a crude representation of what i'm thinking of. Highly trafficked pages are colored to represent what's popular at the moment. Information could be displayed in a very dynamic way, and allow you to quickly digest information in one look.

I'm thinking that Java or CSS could be used to develop it, and be linked to the site's page counter to show the traffic info. Tag Clouds are a promising start to quick site navigation, but it doesn't let you see the hierarchy of the site. With all of the information on the web, there have to be changes in navigation styles.

Tags: Site Maps, Tag Clouds