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Entries from November 28th, 2006

Hot Off The Press: "Budgeting For Usability Lab Tests"

November 28th, 2006 No Comments

My newest research at Forrester looks at the practical side of usability…
Forrester surveyed vendors who conduct usability lab tests of digital and physical products like Web sites, desktop software applications, and mobile phones. We found that, on average, these vendors tested 13 users per engagement, conducted tests over the course of two to three weeks, [...]

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Gmail Is Starting To Show Real Design Problems

November 13th, 2006 No Comments

Gmail is now going mainstream. One sign is the Java app that came out last week is appearing loaded onto new mobile phones.
But New Changes to the Gmail Interface clearly miss the markGmail has added some new interface elements, namely a contextual drop-down menu as part of every message.
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Zune TV Campaign Falls Short Of Classic iPod Ads

November 2nd, 2006 No Comments

Zune TV ads are circulating around the blogosphere, such as these YouTube clips on the Zune Insider Blog .
Of course the question is, how do they compare to Apple’s famous campaign of the dancing silhouettes?

The ads, which try to emphasize the social functionality of zune, show the product in use at a dog park with [...]

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