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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

O'Reilly Radar, 27.02.2007: Creating Engaging User Experiences

O'Reilly Radar, 27.02.2007: Creating Engaging User Experiences
by Tim O'Reilly: "Adobe's holding a special product preview summit today called Engage, focused on Adobe's new tools for creating engaging user experiences. I love Adobe's framing of 'engaging user experiences' as a touchstone for the web going forward."

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

ZDNet.com, The Universal Desktop, 13.12.2006: Usability on the web is a sham

ZDNet.com, The Universal Desktop, 13.12.2006: Usability on the web is a sham
by Ryan Stewart: "Accessibility and standards are still very important parts of the web because information needs to be available to everyone, but dismissing the next generation of RIAs because they don't fit into the current model is short sighted."

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Read/Write Web, 13.12.2006: Search 2.0 - What's Next?

Read/Write Web, 13.12.2006: Search 2.0 - What's Next?
by Emre Sokullu: "Moreover, the super high valuation of Google on NASDAQ pushes investors and researchers to find better search solutions - to be The Next Big Thing. And these wannabes are not only working on discovering better indexing techniques, they're exploring new horizons like vertical engines, meaning-based search, intent-driven search, new clustering methods, and much more. In this post, we look into latest trends in the search industry."

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Forrester Research, 07.12.2006: Smackdown: Rich Internet Applications Versus HTML

Forrester Research, 07.12.2006: Smackdown: Rich Internet Applications Versus HTML
by Ron Rogowski: "We found that, on average, RIAs outperform HTML interfaces; at the same time, RIA usability can fall prey to basic design mistakes. To make the most of their investments, firms planning to invest in RIAs must apply design best practices and run multiple tests on their RIAs before — and after — they go live."

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Intranet Blog, 30.11.2006: Pick a Card (sort), any card

Intranet Blog, 30.11.2006: Pick a Card (sort), any card
by Toby Ward: "A lot has been made of card sorting in developing site information architectures. In short, card sorting involves having users sort content into intuitive groups. Content categories or types are written on flash cards and users are encouraged to sort them according to their own intuitive preferences."

Semantic Studios, 29.11.2006: Information Architecture 3.0

Semantic Studios, 29.11.2006: Information Architecture 3.0
by Peter Morville: "Next year, after the bubble bursts, we will enter the era of Information Architecture 3.0. This won’t surprise Tim O’Reilly who slyly positioned the polar bear atop the #1 Google hit for Web 2.0 and commissioned the third edition just in time to clean up the mess."

Monday, December 04, 2006

Enterprise Information, 28.11.2006: Last word: The trouble with portal dashboards…

Enterprise Information, 28.11.2006: Last word: The trouble with portal dashboards…
By Janus Boye: "Enterprise portals are supposed to make systems more accessible to real, live humans. But portal technology adopters today face several usability challenges, including complicated dashboard interfaces."