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The worthless “Do not track me act” introduced in Congress
Mashable today broke the news on the recently introduced DO NOT TRACK ME ONLINE ACT As far as I can see, the only true benefit is for political gain for those that are introducing the bill. They are...
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Yes, my mom is on Facebook (updated)
Had to share this funny Facebook moment. My mom is brand new to Facebook. In fact, she is brand new to technology in general. She’s only been texting for the last 3 months, so I thought it was time to...
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iPad 3 / Apple TV Predictions
I just heard about the site that is taking bets on what Apple is planning on announcing next week – it inspired me to make a few predictions on my own (note that I am not placing bets though) iPad It...
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Transparency in the Water Sector
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWST4qfcQ2Q&feature=youtu.be This Hangout tackles questions such as: The shifting transparency debate: from expenditures to lasting impact Whether increased...
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The Human Interface Manifesto
Since the first days of early man, technologists have pushed the boundaries of gathering and sharing information. Early in our history, we shared stories, fables, and myths to communicate values,...
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It’s Time For How
For the last 8 years I have been blogging and speaking to convince companies why user experience matters. They now get it. For the last year, we have seen exponential growth in our space. Even though...
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Microsoft’s Digital Experience…
Kint M: 11:02:20 PM Welcome to the Microsoft Answer Desk! My name is Kint and how may I help you today? You: 11:02:26 PM I have just purchased Windows 8.1 download edition but, I can’t download it –...
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Apple subtly reveals plans for the future
I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed with Apple’s lack of any hardware announcements today. Mostly because i hold Apple stock, and “The Street” had high expectations for new products today – I’m...
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Maintaining Acute Vision while Fostering Innovation
All great enterprises are born from a vision, and keeping that vision in focus – keeping enterprise on track – sometimes requires seeing it from a different angle. Henry Ford didn’t invent the car. He...
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How gamification is hurting our industry
I honestly thought gamification has been dead for about 2 years ago, when I saw the last RFP come across my desk with a company requesting “gamification” as one of the features they wanted in their...
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Good Visual Design Can Harm User Acceptance
I just had an interaction with an insurance company’s website while shopping for home owner’s insurance. I experienced a very odd feeling of total frustration. I was frustrated with how the site was...
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Apple’s Next Big Announcements
I don’t try to hide it – I’m fairly vested and a true believer in Apple’s products and business philosophy. Every once and a while I try and predict what they will reveal next. (here, here, and here...
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Innovation is for Cowards
Okay – I should probably apologize for using such a strong word. But truthfully, that word, coward, captures the viscerally negative feeling I get when someone says the word “innovation”. The word...
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CES: The tech industry is losing its soul
I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport, shoes off, looking at the fellow CES’ers waiting for our flight back home. We all look beaten down by the 72 hour onslaught of tech sales and marketing tactics....
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More Evidence of Twitter’s Hidden Engagement Issues
Twitter has undoubtedly changed how we all interact with news and content. It has given an unprecedented “voice to the people” by making it easier for anyone to share a quick glimpse of news to the...
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Are Uber’s troubles a sign of things to come?
Two Uber executives were taken into custody by French police today for running an illegal taxi operation. This arrest comes on the heals of a French taxi-driver revolt where most of the cars...
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Don Norman is an idiot, and other observations
Okay – idiot is perhaps too strong a word but I am infuriated by his latest article published in Fast Company titled “How Apple Is Giving design a Bad Name“. In my humblest opinion, the article comes...
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I wasn’t going to do it. I was going to wait to buy an iPad. Damn Juan and Jon (originators of the Ideate app EffectiveUI built) … I went out an bought one just because I could not do without it :)...
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