My Twittering (2009-05-31)

  • A real human interface” shows a cognitive model of how a computer functions, using an actor: http://ping.fm/qNqPN #
  • Keith Raboid says eBay lost market share because social apps are more fun. A lesson for interaction designers? #UX #UE http://bit.ly/eZcyw #
  • Any publ’d usability-test results of the voice-search feature on Yahoo, Blackberry, Nokia, Win Mobile handsets? http://ping.fm/bxEt9 #
  • Mobile-phone sales dropped 8½%, though smartphones increased. Is it fashion or experience design that bucks the trend? http://is.gd/FckF #
  • Quick usability test: time it takes to find the most effective, non-surgical birth-control method at http://ping.fm/mvAb5 #
  • Jared Spool calls for re-use of patterns, components, and #IxD frameworks. http://ping.fm/iLis2 #
  • RT via @jmSpool: Nice, solid research paper by Frank Long at NCAD Dublin shows user personas improve team dynamics http://is.gd/I5Zk #
  • Based on TCO (cost) and features, Examiner.com says students need a SmartPen, not an iPhone/iTouch. http://bit.ly/X3YrT #
  • RT @bskelton: @lynneux Haha - I just make up my own tags all the time #itmakesmehappy #
  • A $40 computer-in-a-thumb-drive may stimulate the design of user-interface hardware, since you’ll buy that separately. http://bit.ly/17YBAK #
  • Do you think your phone company should confirm your identity to businesses that you approach online? Should they sell this as a service? #
  • Security and identity present #usability problems (http://bit.ly/vUDLr). I think we need a new model to verify identity. Vouching. #
  • Phones reduce commuter-biking performance: cyclists swerve more, miss signage and potential traffic danger. Keep it up = #darwin awards 4 u #
  • A radio researcher in NL just commented that it’s more difficult to find content on .fr domains than on .com, .de, .uk, .nl. Is France l … #
  • Babies can’t distinguish Connecticut English from Jamaican at 15 mos but can by 19 mos. Are babies better at identity basics than computers? #

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