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So how do you start a blog? Let’s think about it for a moment…
1. Have a voice. That is, don’t be generic or bland or normal. There’s enough of that in the world already. Speaking your mind is important and valuable. You don’t need to break all boundaries but you do need to have […]

Seth Godin: What I Learned from Eye Tracking
“One of the takeaways is that bad web design might actually be a good thing! Slightly bad design isn’t familiar. It’s off. It demands attention.”
…and…
“The biggest lesson wasn’t news to me, but it might be to your boss: your prospects are not rational and organized and linear. You […]

How many usability blogs will point to this posting…
What’s a usability blog without a post about door handles?
Without door handles, what would we analyze, review and explain? (Oh, well, maybe everything?)

I think you’ll be very pleased with an eye tracking video that Andy Edmonds pointed me to just recently. He spends nearly 7 minutes clearly explaining the benefits of eye tracking research to internet marketers.
This is pure gold for people designing web sites. Usability professionals should be paying attention to this application of eye tracking […]

Just a quick little “joke” to share with you.
Friend: What’s your favorite beer?
Me: The one in my hand right now.
So, what’s my favorite example of usability? The one right in front of me at the moment. I get really focused on a usability problem and I don’t let go. It just feels good to get […]

Digg Avatar Colour Is Important — “Standing out does two things: Makes the item more memorable, and re-collectable at a later stage. Appeals to the human ‘instinct’ to ignore the mundane and monotonous (as that is ’safe’), and take notice of the buck of the trend (as that is ‘new’ and hasn’t been ‘evaluated’ for […]

Components of User-Centered Design — “Knowing your target audience is important, but what about the others that are finding you. Are you looking for a niche or do you offer something for everyone. By knowing the search behaviors of users you may find a new group of users that you can convert into buyers. Are […]

Why Simplicity Is Essential to Web Design (Gerry McGovern) — “…we don’t pay for visiting a site with our money; we pay for it with our time. The longer we spend on a Web site, the more we pay, so there is a strong motivation to spend as little time as possible.”
The caveat is that […]

I wrote a posting about India etiquette 2-3 years ago that prompted this response:
“WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR LEFT HANDED? DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU ARE WRITING WITH YOUR POOP HAND?”
Now, you have to realize that this is not a spam comment. Instead, this is a real comment by a real WebWord reader. I see the comment above […]

UsableWorld — “This blog is about my personal goal, as a psychologist, to improve people’s lives through better design and use of technology.”
A personal blog about “real” usability. Smashing!

Little did I know what I started when I posted about HODGKINS IL on WebWord…
63 responses thus far!
 

“The focus of your blog should be decided before your first post and then committed to. Random blog entries about a melee of topics might work for a personal blog read by friends and family, but is not a good approach for a serious, professional blog. The lifeblood of any blog is in its loyal […]