As Matt McAlister notes in Making your web site weigh less:
People have learned how to use more complicated user interfaces on the Internet, but I find it fascinating that people still gravitate toward the simplest interactions. I like the idea behind CNet’s cluster cloud with each article, but I never click on it…it’s too heavy.
We still need to make The Big Picture more intuitive. Some love it as is, but many are looking for plain links still… which means we’ve haven’t proved that it’s more useful than the 1995 variation.
Matt, one thing… it’s CNET. 😉