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Book: Designing Social Interfaces

Designing Social Interfaces Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone O’Reilly Media and Yahoo! Press... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 27, 2009 at 09:24 AM

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Dissolving service design

Dan Saffer, who together with Interaction-Ivrea alumni Jennifer Bove, recently started the interaction design studio Kicker, is working on a revision of his book... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 27, 2009 at 09:05 AM

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Matt Jones on Dopplr

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From Putting People First | January 27, 2009 at 08:53 AM

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The OLPC versus the mobile phone - a false dichotomy

Katrin Verclas of Mobile Active reports on the ongoing debate over the value of cheap and open laptops for users in developing countries as opposed to mobile phones... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 26, 2009 at 08:39 PM

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The unforeseen consequences of the social web

Lidija Davis reflects on ReadWriteWeb on the consequences of what you do on social media and its traces that cannot be easily removed from the Web. The social Web... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 26, 2009 at 01:28 PM

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What technology has taught us at dizzying speed

Alice Rawsthorn, the design critic of the International Herald Tribune, reflects on what skills have, because of technology, become less useful than they would... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 25, 2009 at 05:52 PM

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Horizon Report 2009

The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium (NMC) Experientia
From Putting People First | January 25, 2009 at 05:41 PM

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People-centric sensing in the city of the near future

Fabien Girardin, whose work I start to know (and appreciate) more and more, just uploaded the presentation of his research work in the domain of people-centric... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 25, 2009 at 05:18 PM

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Kitchen Budapest visit

I just posted an article on Core77 about my visit yesterday to Kitchen Budapest. Check it out. KiBu will be presenting three projects at the upcoming Lift09 conference... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 04:11 PM

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Silvia Zimmermann from Switzerland is new UPA President

The German and Swiss websites of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) report that Silvia Zimmermann from Switzerland is the new president of the UPA. Although... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 02:36 PM

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Revolution, Facebook-style

A long feature article in the New York Times Magazine explores whether social networking can turn disaffected young Egyptians into a force for democratic change... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 09:59 AM

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The Publius Project

The Publius Project is an initiative of Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, with the cryptic byline: “a collection of essays and conversations... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 09:47 AM

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?oyfriend

Worldchanging published an original piece of science fiction by author Madeline Ashby. The story imagines a series of futuristic technologies (including smart tags... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 09:20 AM

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Mission 2.0: advice for arts & cultural organisations from the social web

Rohan Gunatillake of NESTA Connect highlights three principal drivers as being behind the new wave of online activity: the low barriers to participation, the thirst... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 09:10 AM

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Design research methods for experience design

In the current edition of UXmatters Michael Hawley (VP Experience Design at Mad*Pow Media Solutions LLC) reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of two existing... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2009 at 09:01 AM

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95% of mobile users would use more data services if setup were easier

Press release: Complexity is preventing uptake and usage of mobile applications and services, according to a survey of US and UK consumers commissioned by mobile... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2009 at 05:43 AM

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BUG+IDEO blog

IDEO just announced a quick open user interface exploration project with Bug Labs, that will run for a little over a week on a new public blog BUG+IDEO. An open... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2009 at 05:38 AM

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EU President Barroso discusses how to boost

Yesterday President Barroso met social innovation experts and stakeholders in Brussels, following a workshop organised by the Bureau of European Policy Advisers... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2009 at 05:32 AM

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Book: Designing for the Digital Age

Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services [amazon] by Kim Goodwin, Alan Cooper Wiley (March 2009) Paperback: 768 pages ISBN... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2009 at 05:25 AM

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Bad usability calendar

The (in)famous Bad Usability Calendar has featured 48 classic design mistakes in 13 different languages since 2005. Now it is available in its 2009 edition (with... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2009 at 05:18 AM