May
21
Usability, Design and User Interface Feed
May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
A real time feed about usability and Interaction Design discussions resulting from Twitter, Facebook, IxDA, Usability Professionals Association, Professional Online magazines and other sources from around the web.
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Jan
23
Best Technology of Bush Years
January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
With Bush finally leaving office, now is a good time to do a quick Tip ‘O’ the Hat to those gadgets and widgets and useful technology that the Bush Administration was able to put in place.
The FBI has built a Most-Wanted widget.
The TSA has an employee blog about security.
The State Department has an internal Diplopedia [...]
Dec
23
Scrapplet takes portable site creation to a new level
December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
RadWebTech, a company that specializes in Web technologies, announced Monday that it has opened its hallmark service, Scrapplet, to the public. Scrapplet was formally in private beta.
In essence, Scrapplet is a blank, browser-based canvas that allows you to drag-and-drop practically anything from any Website and place it on your Scrapplet page.
Want to grab your Twitter [...]
Dec
9
Facebook Users Hit by Virus
December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I saw this article posted by a friend on Facebook (of course). The original article was written by By Dan Whitworth, and is available on the BBC News site.
Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get hold of sensitive information like credit card details.
‘Koobface’ spreads by sending a message to [...]
Nov
10
Monetize Facebook Applications
November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There is a Meetup happening next Wednesday, Nov 15 to discuss how to make money with your Facebook application.
Many companies that have done well with those little applications you can add to your profile.
Some of the speakers will be:
- Anu Shukla, Founder & CEO, Offerpal Media
- Siqi Chen, Founder & CEO, Serious Business (developers of [...]
Nov
6
A New Age: Internet Presidency
November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 2008 presidential election marked two great changes to the U.S. Presidency. The most obvious, of course, was the election of an African-American as the next president of the United States.
But the bigger change over the long term was the crowning of the Internet as the king of all political media. It was the end [...]
Jul
26
Usability Challenge 2008
July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Usability Challenge 2008 is only 6 days away if you’re in Oakland, California, and 5 days away if you’re in Wellington, New Zealand. If you’re one of the almost 5,000 inhabitants of the island nation of Kiribati, then you will be the very first Earthlings to experience Usability Challenge Day 2008, being the easternmost humans [...]
