Archive for May, 2006

Kentucky Derby Guesses?

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

Light postings. I’ll be at the Kentucky Derby.
Who’s going to win?
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Unrelated: I’ll be making just a few revisions to The 7 Steps That Guarantee Victory on Large Projects based on reader feedback. (The feedback has been very positive, and generous.) For those folks keeping track, I’m making excellent progress on User Experience Infiltration […]

At Least Two Ways to Say the Same Thing

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Option One
Wow. There was huge demand for a free copy of The 7 Steps That Guarantee Victory on Large Projects. It blew out my email! MadMan saved me, bless his heart.
Option Two
Like an idiot, I decided to send personalized notes to each and every person making a request for The 7 Steps That […]

The 7 Steps That Guarantee Victory on Large Projects

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

I’ve written a short report that I think many WebWord readers will enjoy. For a very limited time (today only!) I’m going to give away copies, free and clear.
To get your free copy of The 7 Steps That Guarantee Victory on Large Projects, simply send an email to: john AT webword DOT com.
It’s […]

Research Tradeoffs: Good Comment

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

I like WordPress but I have had issues with it. First, as many people already know, some of the categories on WebWord are broken. (Still.) Second, sometimes comments do not show up. That’s really annoying because that directly impacts the folks putting in effort.
This problem happened again yesterday. As it turns […]

New Microsoft browser raises Google’s hackles

Monday, May 1st, 2006

“With a $10 billion advertising market at stake, Google, the fast-rising Internet star, is raising objections to the way that it says Microsoft, the incumbent powerhouse of computing, is wielding control over Internet searching in its new Web browser.”
Here’s my quick sarcastic comment: Boo hoo. If Googles doesn’t like Microsoft’s browser, then perhaps they […]

Coming of Age in Ethnography

Monday, May 1st, 2006

“Ultimately, it is once again all about the user. Whether it’s a usability test, card sorting exercise or complete ethnographic survey, we want to understand everything we can about how users use our product or Web site. Keeping this front-of-mind during the design, delivery and analysis of user observations is the best strategy of all.” […]

Research Tradeoffs

Monday, May 1st, 2006

This weekend I took a survey. I’m kind of an odd duck in that I actually enjoy taking most surveys. The reason is that I like to analyze surveys as I’m taking them. What data do they want? What questions do they have? What’s the real point of the research?
The survey I took this […]