There’s a lot of things you can Search in Google and most of them require a specific command. For example: site: will allow a user to search within a given domain. Google has a page that lists most but there a whole lot more (Fedex and UPS packages for example).
The most popular commands are included in the Google Toolbar. But the other day, I was working on somebody else’s computer without the toolbar installed. I was helping out with some SEO stuff so I needed a lot of the Google commands. It was like working on a UNIX machine. Back to the command line! We’re coming full circle, maybe Longhorn will be command line based.
First finish Use Cases -> then create Wireframes -> then Usability test. Don’t do them simultaneously.
Trust me.
Webmonkey is shutting it’s door. Webmonkey tought me HTML, JavaScript and CSS. It’s sad to see it go….
While digging through some of the resources I’ve collected over the years I came across a presentation by Adaptive Path. It includes a great example of an effective homepage. It’s from the USDA Farm Service Agency.
Here’s my general approach to generating traffic through Google.
When talking about Search Engine Optimizing, I often find people jump to 4, not realizing that if you can be succesful at 1 to 3, you can keep those dollars in your pocket or apply them elsewhere.
A few weeks ago I wrote about the travel experience for the future. The Travel Experience and the User Experience will soon become integrated. This is based on what I
Doug Bowman is one of the best visual designers I’m aware of. He understands the medium and that is something many of his peers lack. He was in Vancouver last week for the AIGA Conference. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend. Doug’s impressed with our city, specially our crosswalk signals. How can he not be?
Some time has passed since my last post. Sometimes I still have to get used to my commitment to my website and find a place for it in my day-to-day activities.
Yesterday was another great meeting with the VanUE group. This time, guest speaker Andrew Zolli gave a very interesting speak called “The Cultured Brand“. It was interesting because he put his finger on some of the things in our culture and society that I’ve been casually observing. In particular the notion that companies and brands have infiltrated our lives (my words) to a point where we’re describing our personal identities with brand identities (his words). Brands have become experiences have become our culture. I don’t know how I feel about that….not very good I’m afraid. I suddenly have an urge to paint more.
The UEFA has a great website and I use it a lot. Last year, they posted video highlights of all Champions League games online. They also offered live commentary. These things aren’t unusual for the big sporting leagues but very nice for a fan who lives in North America where soccer is still nowhere on the radar screen.
I just found out today that the UEFA is also posting videos of entire champions league games online this year! Sure, it’s 90 minutes after the game and it costs $39US/year but that’s definitely worth it! It’s about time somebody clued in how to deal with sporting events online. There’s a real user need for live broadcasts of games. By delaying the broadcasts, TV revenues are protected and extra revenue is generated from subscriptions. Win/win. Can’t wait for tomorrow when Ajax plays Club Brugge.
Last Night was the inaugural meeting for the newly formed Vancouver User Experience Group in the newmic . I was very impressed with the turnout of about 30-40 people.
The panel of speakers was also very good. The topic of discussion was Intersecting Experiences: Defining and Defying Common Language. The panel pointed out that User Experience is still in it’s infancy. The User Experience also has to be viewed in a larger context outside of the screen environment. The experience doesn’t start there and it doesn’t stop there either. It’s only part of it. Couldn’t agree more. The panel offered some great insights in the value of involving user in the development process, the importance of building teams consisting of the right people who care about the project, and some innovative methodologies to get the job done.
If you consider yourself a User Advocate and User Experience professional, the next meeting will be October 23 at the newmic.