Interesting discussion over at Web Word about the interview with Jesse James Garrett. Folks are debating his point about why people don't know the names of the folks behind the design and usability of sites like Amazon.

Actually, I do know the name of one of their designers, who has corresponded with me about some of my comments about Amazon's designs. So they are out there, just quietly toiling away doing cool things.

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Hi Erin - you actually know two Amazon folks (myself and Erik). You linked to some of my stuff a while back - the satellite images of Earth from space. I responded to the discussion at webword, and find it an interesting topic overall, though I don't feel like I'm contributing much beyond common-sense thoughts. At any rate, the thread is old now, but if you want, you can read my response at http://webword.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1067