Crude Technologies

Usability week ending July 31st

Friday, 29th July, 6:53 PM
House committee approves bill requiring ISPs to spy on their users: http://j.mp/nafBhD #eff #privacy #internet #legal

Thursday, 28th July, 3:09 PM
With an LP, I possessed something tangible. When I download from iTunes, I can listen, but I possess nothing I can touch: http://j.mp/pLrhZf

Thursday, 28th July, 12:31 PM
Rethinking ad supported vs. web subscription differentiation as the difference between Coach and Business Class: http://j.mp/oNZng6 #ux

Tuesday, 26th July, 3:31 PM
How Apple Computer became Apple Inc., illustrated in 3 graphs: http://j.mp/p8Cmzo #apple

Tuesday, 26th July, 3:14 PM
New data indicates that #HTML5 is not just going to be big, it’s going to be huge: http://j.mp/ppGc6K

Monday, 25th July, 7:04 PM
There's a good chance that with enough data analyzed smartly enough, many events are predictable with useful accuracy: http://j.mp/pa1yNX

Monday, 25th July, 5:54 PM
Five popular web strategies to get you noticed that don't work, and one that does – be remarkable: http://j.mp/puPv13 #strategy #business

via twitter.com/terretta

Friday, 1st July, 4:36 PM
#Android "freeloaders" don't believe in paying for content; #Apple customers an "ideal paying demographic": http://j.mp/jrZvWs

Thursday, 30th June, 11:41 AM
Demystifying #Android screen densities, learning fundamentals of Android #design patterns, taking #screenshots: http://j.mp/kHMjcl

Wednesday, 29th June, 1:05 PM
How sausage is made -- a detailed IA, UX, and UI design case study, on designing GitHub for Mac: http://j.mp/iT6key

Tuesday, 28th June, 6:32 PM
The new #Google experience is founded on 3 key #design principles: focus, elasticity and effortlessness: http://j.mp/mE7PYk #ux

Tuesday, 28th June, 6:02 PM
Why we share what interests us -- rethinking real-life sharing for the web at http://plus.google.com -- video: http://j.mp/m7toYf #ux

Tuesday, 28th June, 3:15 PM
#Google Swiffy converts #Flash #SWF files to #HTML5. Repurpose Flash content for devices like iPhone w/o Flash player: http://j.mp/m11zgs

Monday, 27th June, 10:23 PM
Invent your *own* category… "consumers are not interested in form factors that deviate from the benchmark set by Apple": http://j.mp/kbZNjZ

via twitter.com/terretta

Wednesday, 17th November, 6:26 PM
The hardest part of software isn’t the process of creating it, it’s changing culture and influencing organizations: http://j.mp/aQyesF

via twitter.com/terretta

Friday, 26th March, 1:04 PM
#Flash vs #HTML5 -- Until we realize the foolishness of faith in technology, we’ll see the same cycle repeated: http://j.mp/axUb0W #ux #ui

Thursday, 25th March, 5:09 PM
Guess what? Your users do that because you designed it that way: http://j.mp/axiOWX #ux #ia

via twitter.com/terretta

Friday, 22nd January, 9:29 AM
Conan puts online #video distribution rights fees to comedic use, licenses costly Rolling Stones track for comedy skit: http://j.mp/8SI3Cd

Thursday, 21st January, 5:47 PM
In past 2 years, over 12 telcos/carriers entered CDN biz, all by re-selling or partnering with a pure-play provider: http://j.mp/5ZCZNq

Tuesday, 19th January, 3:36 PM
#Cisco says avg employee in enterprise watches 4.6 hrs of #streaming video a month, to double over next 2 years: http://j.mp/4TABIl #vod

Tuesday, 19th January, 2:55 PM
Got Windows 7 but no TV tuner? You don’t need one to watch streaming video (even popular TV) on a Media Center PC: http://j.mp/5TK8cs #vod

Tuesday, 19th January, 12:04 PM
À-la-carte pricing could inject huge uncertainty into cable, channels might not get enough subscribers to survive: http://j.mp/8iqz4M

via twitter.com/advection