May 2012
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It's good to make your website or application as...
BEAUTIFUL DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN USABLE It’s good to make your website or application as beautiful as possible, but not at the expense of usefulness. “Did you ever come across a product that looked beautiful but was awful to use? Or stumbled over something that was not nice to look at but did exactly what you wanted?” These questions are asked by Javier Bargas-Avila, a senior user experience...
Bridging the content management chasm
BRIDGING THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT CHASM There is a chasm between those who create content and those who consume it. The Web allows us to bridge that chasm. I once knew the editor of one of the world’s most prestigious magazines. He told me how over the years the magazine had invested millions of dollars and countless hours in trying to understand exactly what was read in each issue. They came up...
April 2012
4 posts
How to choose the right web metrics
There once was a business-to-business website that sought to bring buyers and sellers together. When it started out it had a simple philosophy: Have as many sellers as possible and the buyers will come. Its web team focused on getting as many sellers signed up as possible. They had signup targets every month. They met them. Within six months the website boasted thousands of sellers. They had an...
THE AGE OF DATA: DATA
If you’re part of a large website then understanding human behavioral data will be central to the advancement of your career.
“Data, in my view, is a transformative new currency for science, engineering, education, commerce and government,” Farnam Jahanian, head of the National Science Foundation’s computer and information science and engineering directorate told the New York Times in March...
February 2012
3 posts
Is there such a thing as content strategy?
Strategy is defined at a senior management level. Good content can help implement that strategy.
I believe in the power of web content, particularly words. I have spent my career of nearly 18 years encouraging organizations to take content seriously. And what’s the most important thing I’ve learned? Don’t talk about content. If you want to get paid more, don’t talk about...
How to advance your web career
How to advance your web career
By Gerry McGovern To earn more money and get more respect, you need to become a manager of tasks, not a manager of technology, and certainly not a manager of content. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years is that content gets no respect from senior management. Associating yourself with content is a guaranteed way to ensure your career goes...
Why are ugly websites so successful?
“Techmeme has redesigned,” Gabe Rivera founder of the popular technology news site wrote in January 2012. “Drudge Report is now indisputably the web’s ugliest news site.” I use Techmeme all the time. I find it an excellent news website. It’s a collection of well-selected links to important issues in the technology industry. It doesn’t look pretty but it works fine for me. Asides from the...
November 2011
4 posts
You don't need a mobile strategy
Mobile is a platform. It is a tactic, not a strategy. What you need is a strategy for the connected customer. If a Norwegian man is sitting on the toilet reading the news on his iPhone, is he mobile? Well, research indicates that one of the most favored places where Norwegian men use their phones is on the toilet. iPads are used a lot on the couch but the iPhone is more popular in bed. Mobile...
If customers get the first click right they have...
Nobody likes taking a wrong turn, particularly when it’s your first turn. If you have travelled 10 kilometers in the wrong direction, then it feels like you are travelling back 20 kilometers. Linking is the foundation of the Web. It is its key distinguishing characteristic. It is what makes the Web the Web. The essence of linking is navigation. The essence of navigation is helping someone...
"A Year in New York" Video Essay Flaunts the... →
Enjoy this lyrical interpretation of New York City, shot and edited by talented videographer Andrew Clancy. Not only does “A Year in New York” give you a good look at the city and its vast array of people and sights. It demonstrates the gorgeous quality of expertly-framed HD vide…
Protecting Your Online Reputation: 4 Things You... →
You don’t have to be running for president to care about your online reputation. Almost everything you do online is easy to track, especially when you’re using social media sites. This infographic shows you how to manage your “e-reputation,” perhaps saving you some embarrassment, or even your car…
October 2011
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September 2011
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WHAT MAKES SOMEONE LEAVE A WEBSITE ?
Source: What Makes Someone Leave A Website?
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5-Minute Guide to Getting a Job in Social Media... →
Are you looking to get a job in social media? Of course, we’d highly recommend jumping into this lively line of work, but the field is highly competitive and there are lots of people looking. This infographic from online training software company mindflash.com can help you stand out from the crow…
August 2011
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THE CHANGING ROLE OF MARKETING
Marketing has become everything you do. Everyone in your organization is a marketer.
In classical management thinking, marketing, advertising and branding were often separate from the product and company. This is a particular type of thinking best associated with what is called Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), but has become popular for all types of products and services.
For many FMCG goods...
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July 2011
2 posts
Google+
Talk about hitting two birds with one stone: Besides Facebook, Twitter is another social-media site threatened by Google+.
Users of Google’s new social network have found it is essentially a “Twitterbook” hybrid. As with Twitter, users can follow large numbers of people. As with Facebook, users control who they share information with. You can broadcast to everyone on the...
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June 2011
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Where to get your task list from
The first step in top task management is carrying out a task situation analysis in order to understand the whole range of customer tasks that exist. I call this list of customer tasks the ‘Longlist.’ The following longlist sources are specifically for a public website, but the basic approach to building a longlist works just as well for an intranet. (However, you can’t really...
May 2011
4 posts
MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s financial advisers are now marketing themselves on Twitter and LinkedIn, the first time a major wealth management firm has employed social media for that use
5 Best Practices for Fashion Retailers on Facebook →
The Facebook Marketing Series is supported by Buddy Media. Eight of the world’s top ten brands use the Buddy Media Platform to power their social marketing on Facebook. Find out why here. As U.S. consumers continue to spend increasing amounts of time on Facebook, and as brands amass larger fol…
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CLOUD COMPUTING IS ABOUT SERVICE
Cloud computing is about services, but more specifically it is about self service. What people want more than anything from self service is speed and simplicity. Do you remember the days when you walked into a shop and bought software by the box? How did you judge the software? Well, for starters the box needed to be nice and shiny. It needed to look good. And the box needed to be reasonably...
April 2011
2 posts
coming soon page for a project
I just got a project last and they wanted a coming soon page . A friend sent me a link for a new product that just does that , launch “viral” coming soon pages! cant wait to give it whirl. Check it out here is the link , I’m one of the first in line to build a viral “Launching Soon” page with #LaunchRock. Join me #launch http://t.co/H1hWPco via @getlaunchrock
March 2011
8 posts
52 Weeks of UX: Why "Clean" Isn't Such a Dirty... →
52weeksofux:
You have probably heard someone say, “That design is so clean!”
Or perhaps you’ve scanned your RSS feed and seen titles like “1000 Clean and Minimalist Designs”, “Super-clean, Simple, Minimal Website Designs”, or “How to Design Clean, Typographic, Minimalist Sites.”
I normally throw up in my…
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MOBILE IS HERE →
MetaLab: The Rockstar Myth →
metalabdesign:
We have to accept that we aren’t super-human. Too many designers pride themselves on hand-crafting everything they produce. They write their own code and insist on designing every screen of a project themselves. Designers like this burn themselves out within a matter of years. When your business…
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February 2011
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January 2011
9 posts
When It comes to paychecks , size matters
When it comes to paychecks, body size matters http://wapo.st/ghosBR
OECD CASE STUDY: CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR...
Why do people read a book? Why do they watch a video? In a business setting it’s because they want to get something done. They have a task to complete, a problem to solve. The OECD is one of the world’s largest publishers in the fields of economics and public policy. I asked Toby Green, Head of Publishing, what he had learned from a decade’s experience of publishing OECD’s knowledge via its...
Lead Time
Dear potential clients of design agencies: ALWAYS assume a min. project lead time of 4 to 6 weeks. Starting the project next week = fantasy. (via @andyrutledge)
Dribbble Blog: Dribbble is ... Fan-tastic →
dribbble:
Social media star and dribbler (only two b’s?!) Shaquille O’Neal informs us as @the_real_shaq that he’s very “quotatious.” (His word—note the quotatious marks.) Following in his giant footsteps, Dribbble will soon be very … Spectatious.
We’ll be opening up the site in waves to anyone with…
52 Weeks of UX: Is Facebook Temporary? →
52weeksofux:
Last week, the most prestigious investment bank in the world, Goldman Sachs, decided to invest almost 2 billion dollars in the social network Facebook (a mix of its own and its clients capital), which on paper made the six year old startup worth $50,000,000,000.
Yes, a social networking…
Startup? I'd love to help you. →
kylewritescode:
For $399, I’ll come brainstorm with your startup (ideally small teams in an early stage) for two hours. My sweet spot is a blend of product and technical ability. If you’re not in NYC, happy to connect over Skype.
Some background on me:
I’m the founder, lead developer and head of product at Forrst, a community of developers and designers over twenty thousand strong, born out of...