Web 2.0 is a mass phenomenon, concludes UK survey
Experientia partner Jan-Christoph Zoels on interaction design
Technology transforming relationship between the elected and the electorate of Europe [eGov monitor]
Europe has celebrated 50 years of peace and political progression, but the next 50 will see massive changes in the relationship between the electorate and politicians thanks to technology. That was the message from the Microsoft Government Leader’s Forum 2007…
Study on use of tagging released
The TRIL Centre: ethnographic research on ageing to develop healthcare technologies for the elderly
User research helped design a better Windows Vista
Healthcare 2.0?
Sentimental journey: on computers and emotions [CIO Magazine]
Two-thirds of Brits use just 4 functions on their phones [Cellular News]
Nickelodeon begins a web site focusing on interactive play [The New York Times]
Nokia usability analysis of secure pairing methods
Harvard Business Review on understanding the customer experience
“Companies that systematically monitor customer experience can take important steps to improve it—and their bottom line,” argue Christopher Meyer and Andre Schwager in the February 2007 issue of the Harvard Business Review. “Because a great many customer experiences aren’t the…
Harvard Business Review features user-centered innovation as breakthrough idea for 2007
The Harvard Business Review has published its annual list of Breakthrough Ideas for 2007, written out in “twenty essays that will satisfy our demanding readers’ appetite for provocative and important new ideas”. Eric von Hippel wrote the entry entitled “An…
Intentional Software: programming that captures the intentions of computer users [New York Times]
World Economic Forum on Web 2.0 and emerging social network models
Tadam: reinventing the puppet theatre experience
Philips integrates experience research in healthcare innovation
Book: Designing Emotions in Online Travel
The new book Designing Emotions in Online Travel by Soraia Cardoso of Sotopia Usability and René Vaartjes, provides new insights on how to arouse positive emotions at travel websites by using specific graphic elements, colours and online functions to ultimately…