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everydayUX morsels for February 7th – February 12th

by Alex Rainert on February 12, 2011 · 1 comment

Smart Gamification: designing the player journey
Lots of great info in this deck.
Near Field Communications: a technology primer
Great great primer to get yourself up to speed with NFC.
HTML5 Is An Oncoming Train, But Native App Development Is An Oncoming Rocket Ship
Great piece on a long standing debate.
LukeW | An Event Apart: Shepherding Passionate Communities
Some great lessons for both community mgmt and product development.
The Seven Deadly Sins That Choke Out Innovation | Co.Design
Lots of good nuggets in this one for those trying to build and manage creative teams.
(4) Twitter Inc. (company): What is the on-boarding process for new employees at Twitter? – Quora
It's fascinating to see how companies onboard new employees. It's something you should always be improving, particularly at startups.

by Alex Rainert on March 19, 2010 · 0 comments

iGroups: Apple’s New iPhone Social App in Development – Patently Apple
Interesting look + breakdown of Apple patent pertaining to mobile + social groups.
Those Facebook QR Codes Are Part Of Their Location Plans
Will Facebook finally help make QR codes mainstream?
The Ten Commandments Of User Experience | Konigi
GRat presentation from @nickf from SXSW. Short, simple, poignant.
GM’s Awesome Augmented Reality Windshield [VIDEO]
Nice practical (finally) use of augmented reality.
iPhone vs Others: The Mobile OS Market – GigaOM
Nice set and visualization of recent smartphone penetration numbers.
Ambilight for video tag
Awesome demo of the ambilight tag on a video player in HTML5.
the himmelsblog
Funniest 404 page I've seen in a long time.
Pasta&Vinegar » Blog Archive » Paris metro interactive map
Pretty low tech, deceptively flexible and ultimately super useful. Love it.

by Alex Rainert on March 10, 2010 · 0 comments

Made by Many goes SouthWest
Awesome real-time visualization of the @madebymany team at SXSW 2010.
Target launches first scannable mobile coupon program, frugalistas going wild — Engadget
The implementation sounds pretty nice, too.
CSS3 Please! The Cross-Browser CSS3 Rule Generator
Neat tool to use as a CSS3 sandbox to play in and get your learn on.
Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
Awesome to see this stuff take shape. Can't wait to see where it goes.
What Movie UIs Say About the Future | UX Magazine
Lots of good demos in here. PS: I wonder how close Natal will be to this experience.
Cdixon Tumblog – Things startups do and don’t need
"Things startups do and don't need" by @cdixon. Simple list but really nails it.
10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed
Thinking of going out on your own. Read this list. Some goes without saying but a good reminder nonetheless.
iPad Application Design » Matt Legend Gemmell
If you plan on designing for the iPad, this piece is a must read. Seriously. Go read it now.