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Experientia launches Italian version of Putting People First
We are very pleased to announce that we have created an Italian version of Putting People First. Siamo molto lieti di annunciare la realizzazione di una versione italiana di Putting People First. It contains summaries of all the articles of…
Participation on Web 2.0 sites remains weak
Nokia global user study on where people carry their phone
Torino 2008 World Design Capital launches Torino GEODESIGN
Yesterday I went to a press conference by Torino 2008 World Design Capital at the Milan Design Fair which presented TORINO GEODESIGN. TORINO GEODESIGN (described in more detail in this Core77 article) is an international competition which will bring designers…
NESTA call for user-focused solutions to mental health problems
The UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) is calling for innovative project proposals from front-line workers, carers and people with direct experience of mental distress, to tackle some of the key challenges surrounding mental health in…
In Europe, the social network as digital friend [International Herald Tribune]
New tricks and old dogs
How Second Life changes customer service
Nearly half of customer problems relate to handset configuration
McKinsey on how businesses are embracing Web 2.0. But why are they afraid of blogs?
Social-networking sites have business uses too [The Economist]
Experientia interviews Paola Zini, director of Torino 2008 World Design Capital
Core77, the online design magazine, published today an interview with Paola Zini, the director of Torino 2008 World Design Capital, conducted by Experientia partner Mark Vanderbeeken. The interview is the first of many as Mark is pleased to announce that…
More and less: Designing for high-stakes decisions
The Collaborative State
Tony Blair on user needs
France caters to market for the most simple of computers [International Herald Tribune]
I just wrote on Core77 how French Internet service provider, Neuf Cegetel, has taken inspiration from the legendary Minitel to develop the Easyneuf computer based on a similar low-cost model, aimed at people who are unable or unwilling to buy…
Intel Technology Journal on “designing technology with people in mind”
The current issue of Intel Technology Journal, the company’s R&D webzine, is entirely devoted to people-centred design: Foreword Foreword By Herman D’Hooge Senior Principal Engineer Channel Platforms Group, Intel Corporation Ethnographic techniques Sideways glances: thinking laterally and holistically about technology…