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I had trouble signing up for US Air’s frequent flyer program (Dividend Miles). I literally tried about eight times, but failed. So, a couple of days ago I spent about 10 minutes looking for a way to send them an email. I found a way, sent my message and shuffled along.
Today I received a response. […]

I’ve been reading a lot of about how the real estate market bubble is going to burst. But I am curious about the term “bubble” as it applies to the real estate market. When you think about bubbles, what do you think? Thin, fragile, ready to burst? That’s what I think. Doesn’t irrational exuberance […]

Fear of money? Are you kidding? Not at all. Read on if you think I’m crazy.
How well do you understand money? How well do you understand how money flows in and out of your life? Can you directly link your financial health to how you feel? Who taught you to balance your checkbook? Do you […]

Avis needs to try harder. On their My Avis sign up page they say:
Please note that information marked with an asterisk (*) is optional.
Virtually every other form on the web does it the other way around. Required fields are indicated (color, bold, asterisk). Tsk, tsk.

Can wiki pages be locked when being edited by others? Is there any check in, check out capability? I can’t find any solid answers.
Speaking of wikis, do you have any favorite web-based, collaborative, document management tools? How do you share a document, or series of documents, with others, while providing them with editing and […]

I don’t write as well as I would like. In part, it is because I don’t fully grasp how to use the tools available to me. For example, I don’t deeply and fully understand how to use quotation marks. I can limp along but I’m not a true expert.
I work with some really smart people. […]

“Eighteen percent of users admitted that they’d clicked on the “unsubscribe” link in spam, another behavior that’s exploited by spammers, who then know the address, and perhaps the entire domain, are active and so potential targets for follow-on spam campaigns.”
I don’t like the tone of this article. The locus of blame is on the user; […]

Apogee (Szuc and Gaffney) — “In architectural and technical drawings, different layers or transparencies are often overlaid to assemble the complete design solution. A similar “design transparency” approach can ensure that product teams are working towards a common goal, gaining a balanced view, and increasing the chance of success.”
Simple article with a simple message. And, […]

Jakob Nielsen is doing something weird. On useit.com he is using a combination of text and images to display email addresses. Visit the site and scroll to the bottom. Highlight the text, if you need to, and you’ll see what I am talking about. Is he trying to avoid email harvesting? Is he trying to […]

Structure. Format. Ordering. Why do these things matter? I think it boils down to the fact that humans generally like the comfort that regularity offers.
* Breaking tradition (smashing, violent!)
* Thinking outside the box (outside, cold, alone!)
* Breaking taboos; breaking free (smashing, violent!)
* Walking outside the lines (risky!)
* Changing paradigms (strange word; obsfucation!)
* Play by […]

“It is absolutely critical that we begin to support the development of free content built on proprietary platforms”
Other tools?
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“Now, don’t know about Webshots? I didn’t either until recently. But Webshots has 23 million members (Flickr has less than a million). and they get 750,000 uploads a day. More uploads in five days than Flickr has had in all of its existence.”
Webshots vs. Flickr? Fair comparison? Apples to apples?
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