UX Blog » General http://uxblog.co.uk The ux blog/tweet dump of User Experience specialist Barry Briggs Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:01:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Your genes determine whether you will respond to surveys http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/08/31/your-genes-determine-whether-y/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/08/31/your-genes-determine-whether-y/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:40 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/08/31/your-genes-determine-whether-y/ Your genes determine whether you will respond to surveys

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/31/genetics_surveys/

(from theregister.co.uk)

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Cyberstalking, govt control, etc. Interesting stuff

http://is.gd/dD8E4

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http://is.gd/dujsx

Great tool for OCD website analytics watchers!

#mac #dashboard #widget #googleanalytics

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http://is.gd/dt8yC

Fascinating article from Andrew Marr about ubiquity of news online. Loving #TheJeffBeckParadox

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http://bit.ly/cbFdYI

(from @usabilitycounts)

Valid points with amusing examples

#ux

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http://bit.ly/9vdfx2

(via @computerlovers)

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http://bit.ly/bcPSB2

(via @UIE)

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/27/the-discipline-of-content-stra/feed/ 0 Chester Zoo appoints Code Computerlove to drive digital forward http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 12:56:51 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/ Chester Zoo appoints Code Computerlove to drive digital forward

http://tinyurl.com/34opywf

(via @howdomedia)

Big #ux job at it’s core :)

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http://is.gd/ceyPe

from @theregister/@vulturemedia

Exploring how we read news online

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http://is.gd/cdgCF

#ReclaimPrivacy #fb

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http://is.gd/c8W4P

Full of jargon thats wrong for audience: “socially engineered malware”??

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http://is.gd/c8LuJ

from @nytimes

Longer than the U.S. constitution!

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/14/facebook-privacy-a-bewilderin/feed/ 0 3 ways to use narrative in online engagement http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/10/3-ways-to-use-narrative-in-onl/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/10/3-ways-to-use-narrative-in-onl/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 09:55:49 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/10/3-ways-to-use-narrative-in-onl/ 3 ways to use narrative in online engagement

http://bit.ly/a3Caeo

via @storytellin & @richardsedley

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http://airfrnt.at/a

(via @paulmsmith)

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http://bit.ly/clo5II

#ux #usability

(from @cmswire via @iheartusers)

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/23/do-you-know-the-difference-bet/feed/ 0 “It’s A Fatal Mistake To Copy Successful Web Sites” http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:56 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/ “It’s A Fatal Mistake To Copy Successful Web Sites”

http://is.gd/9fRAV

via @kim_cre8pc

Very insightful & highlights potential #ux pitfalls

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http://bit.ly/b5xnXx

via @whitneyhess

Some very useful resources #ux

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http://is.gd/9dRKP

from @carsonified

Some great ideas to enhance the #ux

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/how-a-well-designed-thank-you-inspires/feed/ 0 The Neuroscience of Screwing Up http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/19/the-neuroscience-of-screwing-up/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/19/the-neuroscience-of-screwing-up/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:45:35 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/19/great-article-on-failure-the/ Great article on failure – The Neuroscience of Screwing Up

http://post.ly/OBxB

via @bigspaceship

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http://is.gd/8IgJ1

“all we really need is a single category and a well written article”

from @carsonified

#taxonomy #ux

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