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PublicTechnology.net — “This shows what many people have suspected for some time: that organisations in or supporting the disability sector do not yet adequately consider web accessibility and usability as a priority in their communications strategies. As a result, significant proportions of users are likely to find it difficult, even impossible, to access information, restricting […]

“Sterling Audits today announced an open “call for researchers” to assist with its landmark research on Web Site and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) usability. The company will pay US-based remote researchers $10 for each completed survey for use in its Web Site Usability Almanac 2004 and Voice Response Usability Almanac 2004.”
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GamesBids — “Reports say that Athens 2004 organizers said they had been contacted by four or five British usability companies raising concerns about the site.”
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BBC News — “A way to read text messages just by touch has been developed by researchers in Germany.”
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(Thanks Daniel!)

Boxes and Arrows — “This article describes unique attributes of enterprise software that make typical usability testing a challenge, our use of Remote Contextual Inquiry, and some considerations when using this methodology.”
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Wharton School of Business — “The real issue for companies is how customer insights are used, no matter what method is chosen to gather them.”
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Zip-LinQ products are primarily for mobile users. Zip-LinQ products are easy to […]

“WebVisions is a day-long conference that brings together the Web’s thought leaders to explore the future of design, Web standards, usability, ROI and more. Plus, it’s always an opportunity for some good, old fashioned schmoozing.”
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PC Magazine — “I hate online chatting. I hate the IMs (instant messages), the paging, the PMs (personal messages), the private chats, the open chats, the IRC, AIM, ICQ, and MSN Messenger. I particularly despise the small talk that is an important part of chat, and I loathe all the phone SMS chatting and its […]

Jakob Nielsen — “Bystanders rated mobile-phone conversations as dramatically more noticeable, intrusive, and annoying than conversations conducted face-to-face. While volume was an issue, hearing only half a discussion also seemed to up the irritation factor.”
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Nokia — “Group testing kills two birds with one stone. A mixture of both focus groups and usability, it delivers the best of both worlds and provides an efficient way to gather important data on users and their behavior.”
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(Thanks for the submission Dano!)

Digital Web Magazine — “More than once I’ve encountered a hostile reaction to the idea of using any JavaScript at all, although fortunately this attitude remains confined to the fringes of Web development land. These anti-JavaScripters make some good points, but they are not well informed of recent advances in JavaScript theory. The time has […]