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August 15, 2008
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the moment we've been waiting for.
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August 13, 2008
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Hmm, some of these are actually not that bad…
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well, duh
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August 12, 2008
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I always wondered what the difference was. Thanks for clarifying
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1. Show your product within the first 60 seconds
2. The best products take less than five minutes to demo
3. Leave people wanting more.
4. Talk about what you’ve done, not what you’re going to do.
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#1 • Users building a model of their audience
#2 • Audiences giving feedback to the people who post content
#3 • Giving feedback to the system: Who’s interesting to me
The Ego Loop
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August 9, 2008
How come you don’t Twit, Ash?
August 8, 2008
Because I’m not a freaking Nazi.
pretty fun stuff, via techcrunch.
What a drag it is getting old (see for yourself)
August 5, 2008
The NYTimes ran an article very relevant to design.
According to the article, The Macklin Intergenerational Institute developed a program called Xtreme Aging as a sensitivity training program for schools, churches, workplaces and other groups that have contact with the elderly.
Increasingly, these types of simulation programs are going to be important for designers to gain empathy for the users they’re trying to design for.
When I read about the program, I loved how simple it was to simulate losing certain faculties — as well as having to let go of material and life’s most important (immaterial) possessions. Anyone anywhere can recreate this same type of simulation, or other simulations to give people a sense of what it would be like.
I especially love that this program fosters sensitivity among the non-designing masses. As more and more folks are aging into retirement, it gives me solace to think that people are receiving training to be more sensitive to those around them– a group that includes our parents and grandparents.