UX Blog http://uxblog.co.uk The ux blog/tweet dump of User Experience specialist Barry Briggs Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:07:52 +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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http://is.gd/engOf

from @sixrevisions #ux

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http://post.ly/sH1c

(via @bigspaceship)

Hands off my kipper, Geoffrey. Very odd :)

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http://is.gd/elE7y

Fascinating article from @sixrevisions about how proximity/grouping/etc effect #ux

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http://bit.ly/co7Bod

(via @UXTweets)

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/08/10/10-simple-usability-tips-for-e/feed/ 0 Great article in The Guardian about the social dangers of Foursquare http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/23/great-article-in-guardian-abo/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/23/great-article-in-guardian-abo/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:48:32 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/23/great-article-in-guardian-abo/ Great article in @guardian about the social dangers of @foursquare

Cyberstalking, govt control, etc. Interesting stuff

http://is.gd/dD8E4

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http://bit.ly/uilibrary & http://is.gd/dC8oh

(via @helenrapp & @morville)

#ux #interface

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http://is.gd/dz90e

#engagement #transparency

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http://is.gd/dy6CJ

from @gerrymcgovern

It’s rude to ask your customers too much, too soon. Some great insights.

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http://is.gd/dxTF8

Scroll down to end of article & keep your eye on space on right. Subtle #ux

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http://bit.ly/9TNAaB

(by @boagworld via @richardsedley)

Great examples of functionality to improve #ux in forms

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/19/useful-form-design-checklist-h/feed/ 0 Loving #AnalyticsWidget – Great tool for OCD website analytics watchers http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/16/loving-analyticswidget-http/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/16/loving-analyticswidget-http/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:56:22 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/07/16/loving-analyticswidget-http/ Loving #AnalyticsWidget

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/cczUqH

(via @UXBooth)

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http://bit.ly/9hplhX

(via @UIE)

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#ux

http://is.gd/dsZhw

via @philrandall

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http://bit.ly/9T85PU

via @uxbooth

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http://is.gd/dqdfB

from @uxbooth

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http://bit.ly/aYdmvx..

decent review of 3 distributed commerce apps

(via @Pod1)

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http://bit.ly/dgoDQd

(via @UXTweets)

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