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Cable-less TV Watching (And Prop 8)

Posted on November 12, 2008 in research, word-of-mouth

I myself am not gay. But I do deeply empathize with the frustration gay Americans must feel when they’re told they they can’t have the same rights as “straight” Americans. I also don’t have cable, or watch MSNBC. But came across Keith Olbermann’s commentary on Proposition 8. And his words, so well spoken, captivated me, [...]

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Some Thoughts on MySpace’s Redesign

Posted on June 18, 2008 in social media, usability

MySpace is rolling out their new re-design, as of yesterday, which the brilliant folks at Adaptive Path played a large part in. I’m always impressed by their work, but I was surprised by the screenshots of the redesign I saw on Valleywag who notes: “When Fox Interactive began interviewing Web designers for the job last [...]

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Turning A Facebook App Into A Viral Hit

Posted on June 12, 2008 in advertising and marketing, social media, word-of-mouth

Last month, I wrote about Jia Shen’s approach to designing killer Facebook applications. He’s the co-founder of RockYou, the makers of SuperWall (2 million daily active users). Today, I want to take Jia’s approach, and season it with some of my own thinking to see how we might redesign an existing Facebook app called “Nordsrtom [...]

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What Is The Future Of Design? (Hint: it’s not the web)

Posted on May 23, 2008 in design, gaming, website design

What’s the future of design you ask? Taking game design concepts and ideas, and applying it to all other areas of design, from products to websites, to make experiences more engaging, addictive, and visceral. This week USA Today’s Mike Snider wrote an article: “Social sites help casual games reach the next level” where he talked [...]

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RockYou Showcases Gen Y Design Practices

Posted on April 18, 2008 in Gen Y Design, social media, website design

RockYou.com is a top site for teens, and their Facebook apps are some of the most popular. As I alluded to, I interviewed Jia Shen, CTO and co-founder of RockYou, about how he and his team target young consumers online. Jia had great insights to share, and a real knack for clearly articulating the way [...]

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Web radio: it’s all about proliferation

Posted on April 2, 2008 in Web 2.0, word-of-mouth

There have been a few awesome Web-only radio services to explode in popularity lately. Probably the two biggest are Last.fm and Pandora. But neither does a very good job of spreading their services “viraly” by allowing open aggregation of playlists and stations. Last.fm’s facebook app focuses on showcasing your compatibility with friends’ musical tastes. And [...]

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