Ancestry UX
Jul 11, 2008
6:44pm
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Speed continues to be really underestimated. Little known fact: Amazon internal testing showed that 100ms extra pageload time means 1% less sales. Google tests show that 500ms longer pageload (half a second) means 20% less traffic. Meditate on those numbers for a moment, and then tell me your webteam takes speed seriously enough.
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- Peter Van Dijck
Jul 11, 2008
10:50am
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Many of the best ideas may come from unexpected contributors, including those who are so far outside the organization’s own walls that they speak a different language. To succeed in the future, organizations will need to look to both internal and external sources of innovation. Seeking an outside-in perspective on internal challenges may require long-held processes to be rethought, from the design cycle to R&D budgets to intellectual property strategies.
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- The Future of Making
Jul 11, 2008
10:43am
Cycles in Theory Building
I’m a big fan of Clay Christensen’s writings in general, but this paper I think has great applicability to how we approach UX research.
Jul 10, 2008
10:24am
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spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for website designers.
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- Silverback - Mac Usability Software
Jul 9, 2008
11:27am
Summize Operators
The proximity and attitude operators are uber cool!
Jul 7, 2008
2:39pm
Balsamiq
A web-based wireframing tool. It could be interesting if it didn’t look like a kindergardener drew it. There is a difference between low fidelity and ugly.
Jul 1, 2008
3:11pm
Jun 26, 2008
11:56am
Ancestry.com (Summize Twitter Search)
See what people are twittering about Ancestry.com.
Jun 25, 2008
1:37pm
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Individuals immersed in a productive scenius will blossom and produce their best work. When buoyed by scenius, you act like genius. Your like-minded peers, and the entire environment inspire you
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- http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/06/scenius_or_comm.php
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