Ancestry UX

Too Cheap to Meter

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:13 -0400

“I can get free email, free storage, free photo manipulation tools, free genealogical sharing, free phone service, free twittering, free .. well almost free anything … knowing that the hosts are monitoring (metering) my usage”

Lego Time Tracking

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:20:59 -0400

Lego Time Tracking:

"You’ve worked hard, sacrificed nights and weekends, your site is out there for users to click..."

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:20:02 -0400

“You’ve worked hard, sacrificed nights and weekends, your site is out there for users to click around in, the beer from the launch party is now flat. And yet, there is an outstanding list of design bugs that goes around the corner. Columns are uneven, colors “off” from spec, fonts the wrong size, links going to the wrong places if working at all. Hmmmm… Obviously, something is wrong. Everyone is saying the site is live and celebrating, but it looks… unprofessional and not representative of the team’s best work.”

- Peter Rivera, Quality of Experience: Being “Live” is Simply Not Enough

Faviki - Wikipedia Vetted Tagging

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:25:57 -0400

Faviki - Wikipedia Vetted Tagging

MobileFamilyTree - genealogy research on your iPhone and iPod...

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:26:00 -0400

MobileFamilyTree - genealogy research on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Available in the App Store for $4.99.

Ancestry with the largest population in state. Via swissmiss

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:45:56 -0400

Ancestry with the largest population in state. Via swissmiss

Meada, simplicity, the glass house… “When you have...

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:17:00 -0400

Meada, simplicity, the glass house…

“When you have diverse options, backgrounds, age ranges and you bring people together in a very special place new things are invented.”

Wooden iPhone covers...nice

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:38:00 -0400

Wooden iPhone covers...nice

Brian…your iPhone needs more cowbell!

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:57:26 -0400

Brian…your iPhone needs more cowbell!

Novel idea... actually drinking tap water

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0400

Fun idea, weak logo design…

http://www.wewanttap.com/

"Speed continues to be really underestimated. Little known fact: Amazon internal testing showed that..."

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:44:32 -0400

“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.”

- Peter Van Dijck

"Many of the best ideas may come from unexpected contributors, including those who are so far outside..."

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:50:00 -0400

“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.”

- The Future of Making

Cycles in Theory Building

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:43:22 -0400

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.

"spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for website designers."

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:24:32 -0400

““spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for website designers.””

- Silverback - Mac Usability Software

Summize Operators

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:27:14 -0400

Summize Operators:

The proximity and attitude operators are uber cool!

Balsamiq

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:39:57 -0400

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.

You know this is gonna be off da hook!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:11:00 -0400

You know this is gonna be off da hook!

Ancestry.com (Summize Twitter Search)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:56:00 -0400

Ancestry.com (Summize Twitter Search):

See what people are twittering about Ancestry.com.

"Individuals immersed in a productive scenius will blossom and produce their best work. When buoyed..."

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:37:57 -0400

“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”

- http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/06/scenius_or_comm.php