Monday, February 28, 2005

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-text28.html interesting article on drug deals using IM and law enforcement desire to wire tap IMs 3:13:01 PM    comment [] Designing Products That Work the Way People Work: An Interview with Kate Gomoll. While techniques, such as focus groups, usability tests, and surveys, can lead to valuable insights, the most powerful tool in the toolbox is the field study. We talked with Kate Gomoll, a User Research expert, about how she and her team at Gomoll Research & Design conduct their Field Research. Read this article [UIE Research Articles] 9:44:05 AM    comment [] The Right Trigger Words. When dealing with information, A web page only does one of two things: either it contains the content that the user wants, or it contains links to get them to the content they want. In this article, Jared shows how, when creating new content, the designer's most important task is to identify the users' trigger words--clues that will get them to the content they desire. Read this article [UIE Research Articles] 9:43:49 AM    comment [] Three Important Benefits of Personas. UIE's research has surfaced obvious benefits from the persona technique, such as better designer agreement on important features and an in-depth understanding of the user's motivations. But, it also unveiled some benefits that we don't see discussed anywhere. Read about these other benefits here. Read this article [UIE Research Articles] 9:43:35 AM    comment [] Putting Context Into Context. Design happens at the intersection of the user, the interface, and their context. It's essential for interface designers to understand the gamut of contexts that can occur, thereby ensuring they create designs that are usable no matter what's happening around the user. In this article, Jared M. Spool explores the various components of context and how to integrate them into the design process. Read this article [UIE Research Articles] 9:43:20 AM    comment [] True love with a criminal-background check. CNET News.com explains what's behind the move by many state legislatures to regulate online dating services. [CNET News.com] Duh - why bother to communicate or educate when you can just legislate something meaningless and stupid?  Sigh -figuing out what is true on the internet is just another lifeskill. "We found that 20 percent of Internet users believe that some of the larger dating services do background checks when in fact they do not. We believe there's a false sense of security out there that needs to be corrected through disclosure." 9:37:02 AM    comment [] Images: Alternate reality games unfold. Clues on "Perplex City" and coded postcards found in Bologna and North Carolina blend real-world signs and storytelling. [CNET News.com] So, put this together with an avatar meeting center envrionment, and you've got something.  When people can't see each other but can communicate, you get to soar into some space that is truely, truly about the mind. Get this transaction stuff down to a commodity for chrissakes... we have othe things to do with our minds and spirits!! 9:31:49 AM    comment []

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