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December 9, 2008
Blackbird provides African Americans with a custom web browsing experience based on their specific needs and interests. Let’s keep race relations out of the browser development business.
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September 21, 2008
Communication problems are common, especially in the enterprise. I guarantee, by using a few social media applications and technologies, your organization can have one less meeting and begin working more efficiently.
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May 4, 2008
Every day, millions of people are going online and creating content. Do you know what your customers are broadcasting online about their experiences with your brand and your products? Learn how to just listen or engage your critics and fans alike in the social media landscape.
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April 15, 2008
As websites evolved over time, a set of accepted user interface, content and programming standards were established by the architects of Web 1.0. In 125 years, people will still use the Internet as a tool to communicate and share information, but the World Wide Web of the not-so-distant future will bare little resemblance to today’s experience.
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April 7, 2008
I am chained to my Outlook calendar at work—many of you can relate; I have also been using Google Calendar since it was released to keep track of personal appointments, tasks and deadlines. The problem, of course, was that these two calendars had communication issues… until now.
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February 14, 2008
Every now and then I find myself randomly showing up and hanging out on the Why Use Twitter page like it’s an ex-girlfriend’s apartment. For those who do use Twitter – Do you see the value? Can you explain it to me? Should I take the plunge?
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December 22, 2007
Rhode Island School of Design, a.k.a. Riz-Dee, has appointed John Maeda as its new president. He is one of the preeminent thinkers in the design/technology community and an ideal selection to lead the design school.
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November 27, 2007
Try as they might, even the most seasoned user experience and interaction designers must overcome tremendous challenges to create an intuitive and useful web UI for a hand-held device. Face it, typing a URL or your user name and password with your thumbs on a phone keypad is no fun.
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November 24, 2007
There are literally thousands of content management solutions available, from enterprise solutions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, to free open-source applications.
Over the course of the year, I’ve become fairly intimate with three popular PHP/MySQL based CMS solutions: Drupal, ExpressionEngine and WordPress. In order to make each system’s high-level capabilities and character perfectly clear, I’ve compared each one to a famous assassin.
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November 20, 2007
Today, I came across an interview with esteemed UX consultant, Bruce Tognazzini. One question that was asked was especially interesting; the interviewer asked Tog if any of his original Apple user experience guidelines were still relevant.
Twenty-seven years later, it’s not just relevant; it’s user experience Gospel.
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November 7, 2007
As I pushed my cart and dragged my two children into the self check-out lane of our local grocery store, a realization came over me: Shouldn’t I be compensated in some fashion for performing the role of cashier and bagger? Rather than paying a cashier an hourly wage, the store owner expects me to figure out how to operate the check out and payment system and bag my groceries for free.
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November 1, 2007
There has been a lot of speculation over the past several months about the next big thing in user interface design, and many experts are betting that a three-dimensional, immersive user experience is the wave of the future. While some of the examples I have seen are compelling, I’m not entirely convinced that the majority of users are anxious to experience a 3D interface
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