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UK report on culture, participation and the web
Jesse James Garrett of Adaptive Path on delivering value through experience
Are design fairs really effective?
Google’s new ‘Website Optimizer’: what does it mean for user-centred design?
The New Yorker on the feature paradox
Vodafone’s Receiver magazine is “at home”
The latest issue of Vodafone’s Receiver magazine (#18) is entitled “at home” and is introduced as follows: Digital media are entering the connectivity as a matter of course era, and they are entering the “home zone”: the home (for many…
Interview with Mike Kuniavsky
Tamara Adlin, a user experience consultant in Seattle, just published a long interview with Mike Kuniavsky on her interesting website UX Pioneers. Mike Kuniavsky (blog) researches, designs and writes about people’s experiences at the intersection of technology and everyday life.…
Improving the lives of those with dementia and their carers through design
MIT Technology Review interviews Bill Moggridge
Delta Airlines: change the experience / experience change
Swisscom launches Room 2.0
CHI 2007 – Can user-centred design be harmful?
Researchers and practitioners meeting at CHI 2007 produced the surprising argument that user-centred design is a bad idea, writes Andy Daerden on Usability News. Instead, a range of alternative approaches were proposed for projects in developing countries such as “community…
Social lending gains net interest
“Now there is a wave of sites trying to convince people that the web is the place for their money,” writes Katie Ledger of BBC’s Click Online. “The concept is called social lending and the idea is to introduce people…
Gartner’s interview with Eric von Hippel
World Usability Day announces 2007 healthcare focus
MyThings – Social Networking meets the Internet of Things
MyThings (as the name suggests) is an online registry of members’ possessions, from jewellery and electronics to cars and boats, writes Joanna Bawa on Usability News. Sign up and gain access to a range of services including valuation, recovery after…