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Users rule the experience. Advertisers pay for the experience. And trust me, your internal constituents are not afraid to remind each other.

Review: Mac information managers

Zaharenia puts three of her favorite Mac information managers to the test.

Java now with added Yahoo!?

Sun is the latest to bundle it’s free download with a toolbar. Good idea?

Trust me on this. If audiences had an unlimited attention span, I’d be in my second term as President.

Investing in UX

Jon Lax shares the results of the UX Fund. Does great UX equal stock price growth?

Google vs. Zoho Notebook Michael Stiso compares two web notebook heavyweights.

The Dark Google Myth

Kevin Muller looks at the technology behind the myth.

Re-thinking the Medicine Cabinet

Brandon Schauer interviews Deborah Adler on the Clear RX bottle design and her inspirations.

Don’t let branding kill your brand

Damon takes a look at brand guidelines and how they counteract with the User Experience

New Google Docs Released

Another day, another UI update. We look at Google’s decision to go “classic”.

Conversion Rate Optimization - Part 2

Part 2 explores even more benefits of the Google Optimizer

Check Your Disciplines At The Door

Taking a look at collaboration across disciplines.

Conversion Rate Optimization - Part 1

Frederick Towne looks at converting site visitors to buyers

Abundance and UX

Is abundance necessary for user experience to thrive?

What Is Holding User Experience Back Where You Work?

Richard Anderson looks at what propels the user experience “boat” forward?

Apr10 Greatness and Uniqueness Are Symbiotic Mar02 The Panhandler User Experience Mar01 No Business Is Perfect View all past articles.

Hit The Blue Up

When we get worried about dumbing something down, whose intelligence are we worried about insulting?

New Google Analytics: First Impressions

Google’s free metrics service gets an upgrade.

Stop Using Your Shoppers

A look at the causes of mass cart abandon.

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Thing of Beauty: iPod nano

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The always inspiring PSFK blog points us to this early sketch that shows the genesis of what is now Twitter (down time is never an issue on the sketch pad).

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Many of us will have come face-to-face with Facebook’s new design today. More on VentureBeat.

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Enjoying the new video by REM. Via Motionographer. Love the old-school CGI mash-up, if I can call it that.

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Google seems to be testing out Digg-like features which would allow users to rate and comment search results. Building social features around it’s search is to many the next step for Google. This would essentially add human-powered indexing to Google’s engine — huge. See the video.

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Translation software errors can lead to some hilarious results.

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Microsoft announces the New Xbox Experience — this is a complete redesign and we now have Mii like Avatars. While not as original as the “Blade” UI it does seem much more instantly graspable.

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You can now get a sneak peak of Facebook’s new profile design right here — not sure what to make of it yet but key actions are far more prominent.

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Fill a subway car with twins, make them sit opposite each other and you get Human Mirror, Improv Everywhere’s latest and greatest.

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Want to go back on what you typed into an auto-complete form? Now you can with this.

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The Kodak Theatre HD Player is an HD-ready, wifi-enable media player that sits under your TV. We’re loving the easy-access connectors and gyroscopic control device. $300, out in September.

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PlanningWiz is a well-built online app for building floor-plans. While I don’t love the look of the interface it actually works very well. Some clever UI ideas in there.

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Yahoo! is opening up it’s search engine with BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service). This means that anyone can now tap into it’s search technology with nearly no restriction. Hakia and Me.dium are two of the early adopters.

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Thing of Beauty: Space Invaders

Short News

The always inspiring PSFK blog points us to this early sketch that shows the genesis of what is now Twitter (down time is never an issue on the sketch pad).

Permalink | Add comment

Many of us will have come face-to-face with Facebook’s new design today. More on VentureBeat.

Permalink | Add comment

Enjoying the new video by REM. Via Motionographer. Love the old-school CGI mash-up, if I can call it that.

Permalink | Add comment

Google seems to be testing out Digg-like features which would allow users to rate and comment search results. Building social features around it’s search is to many the next step for Google. This would essentially add human-powered indexing to Google’s engine — huge. See the video.

Permalink | Read comments (1)

Translation software errors can lead to some hilarious results.

Permalink | Add comment

Microsoft announces the New Xbox Experience — this is a complete redesign and we now have Mii like Avatars. While not as original as the “Blade” UI it does seem much more instantly graspable.

Permalink | Add comment

You can now get a sneak peak of Facebook’s new profile design right here — not sure what to make of it yet but key actions are far more prominent.

Permalink | Read comments (5)

Fill a subway car with twins, make them sit opposite each other and you get Human Mirror, Improv Everywhere’s latest and greatest.

Permalink | Add comment

Want to go back on what you typed into an auto-complete form? Now you can with this.

Permalink | Add comment

The Kodak Theatre HD Player is an HD-ready, wifi-enable media player that sits under your TV. We’re loving the easy-access connectors and gyroscopic control device. $300, out in September.

Permalink | Add comment

PlanningWiz is a well-built online app for building floor-plans. While I don’t love the look of the interface it actually works very well. Some clever UI ideas in there.

Permalink | Read comments (1)

Yahoo! is opening up it’s search engine with BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service). This means that anyone can now tap into it’s search technology with nearly no restriction. Hakia and Me.dium are two of the early adopters.

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