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Coffee break for Nov 27th – Dec 9th

by Alex Rainert on December 9, 2011 · 0 comments

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Digital bric-a-brac for October 18th – October 25th

by Alex Rainert on October 25, 2011 · 0 comments

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The Psychologist’s View of UX Design | UX Magazine
Awesome post.
What are your golden metrics? – GeekWire
Good post on identifying what your most important metrics are so you can track them and eventually make decisions based on them.
For a Future-Friendly Web
Great presentation on designing for mobile and the native vs. web debate.
Data Viz: Design Frontier | Punchcut
Fascinating presentation by Nick Felton on his process. He sure sounds a bit wistful in the first few minutes about his pre-Facebook days.
What the Starbucks Card Teaches Us About the Future of Transactions | MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog
Comprehensive Review Of Usability And User Experience Testing Tools – Smashing UX Design
My Dinner With Android – Four months with Android: reflections, grievances and some tenuous metaphors bundled up into a weighty tome
Google Wallet – A missed opportunity? Drop Labs
Qui utilise Foursquare en France ? Télécharger les résultats de l’enquête !
Amazing results of a study in France on foursquare usage. Some really nice dataviz going on here too.

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everydayUX morsels for September 14th – September 26th

by Alex Rainert on September 26, 2011 · 0 comments

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Swiss Army Knives | The Contrast Blog
A fantastically concise post on how to prioritize features when building a product.
get up stand up | Ten Job Application Mistakes
Labeling the Back button – Neven Mrgan’s tumbl
Tinyproj / Hello
Neat tool to match up people who have projects to work on and those who want to work on them.
Patterns
Nice collection
How To Get Instapaper On Your Kindle

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everydayUX morsels for August 28th – September 11th

by Alex Rainert on September 11, 2011 · 5 comments

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Elapsed Time: So, what do product managers do?
Flickr Nails Photo Privacy With New Geofence Feature
Clever approach to a common problem.
Gimme Bar, An App That Lets You Clip And Save Anything On The Web | Co. Design
So. Many. Bookmarking. Tools. Want to figure out if/where Gimmebar fits in.
curiosity counts – Lessons in creative entrepreneurship from Airbnb…
Great presentation from Joe Gebbia from Airbnb on going from idea to reality. Inspiring.
Kids today need a licence to tinker | Technology | The Observer
Square, the iPhone Credit Card Machine, Goes Mainstream – Alexis Madrigal – Technology – The Atlantic

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everydayUX morsels for July 25th – August 7th

by Alex Rainert on August 17, 2011 · 0 comments

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Facebook’s Design Strategy: A Status Update | design mind
What happens to user experience in a minimum viable product? – (37signals)
Good piece on why MVP doesn't have to mean "crappy" > What happens to user experience in a minimum viable product?
The Innovation Issue | Think Quarterly by Google
57 Things I’ve Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies
(16/1) What makes engineering management hard? – Quora
Great post for any managers out there (or people who want to be).
The Eight Pillars of Innovation | Think Quarterly by Google
An Average User’s First Google+ Experience: “Ug. This Is Already Too Much Work.” « reDesign
“Native vs Web” Is Total Bullshit | Brad Frost Web
How to get a job at a startup | Marketing.fm
Great post from 4sq's own @EricFriedman on how to get a job at a startup, including The Coffee Equation (TM)
Eric Stromberg — How to Choose the Right Startup to Join
Great list of things to consider RT @ericstromberg Want to work at a startup? Here's how to choose the right one to join

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everydayUX morsels for June 8th – July 4th

by Alex Rainert on August 15, 2011 · 0 comments

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Why founding a three-person startup with zero revenue is better than working for Goldman Sachs. | AdGrok
Ritz-Carlton Extends Concierge Services to Foursquare
Awesome case study right here. More hotels should do this.
Making Your Interns Addicts: a How-To Guide – bitquabit
Great post.
Brian K Balfour · The One "Process" Every Startup Should Have
Hey Startups: Here’s How To Totally Screw-Up Going International
Interesting piece criticizing the crowdsourcing approach to internationalization (i.e. Facebook's approach)
Career Path « Candy Chang
Great interactive public installation where people can reflect on their life choices.
Subtraction.com: How Much Design Is Too Much Design?
How JJ Abrams Got on Quora – AllThingsD
Great background on a smart social media campaign.
Daily deals and personal social responsibility
Great read, particularly if you like your favorite local businesses as much as you love your daily deals.
Nice preso. Muddling Through the Mobile Web. (via @brad_frost) – flytip

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everydayUX morsels for May 31st – June 8th

by Alex Rainert on June 8, 2011 · 2 comments

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Nice preso. Muddling Through the Mobile Web. (via @brad_frost) – flytip
How Twitter + iOS 5 Will Change Mobile Apps
(12) Why Netflix is killing it — and what… by Rakesh Agrawal – Quora
GREAT post on Netflix's success and what startups can learn from them.
Four passionate travelers launch Fortnighter to deliver high quality travel expertise – Industry
Love what this team is doing.
Excellent presentation. Amazon.com: the Hidden Empire
Tumblr Help Desk Software Stories
Great window into building a scalable support system for a product with explosive growth.

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everydayUX morsels for May 25th – May 30th

by Alex Rainert on May 30, 2011 · 0 comments

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Google Wallet: What does the Google Wallet announcement mean for Isis? – Quora
Great Quora thread.
Why Mango Matters – Microsoft
Good post on why Mango is critical for Microsoft.
Why “Web vs. Native” Isn’t a Black-and-White Battle
A Lunch At Apple Changed Square’s Name and Design
Could totally see these two getting together someday, for many reasons.
Prototypes — Bring your mockups to life
Turn your flat images into tappable and shareable prototypes. Haven't tried it myself but I like the idea.
dodgeball.com :: mobile social software
The old dball homepage brings me back. #neverforget

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everydayUX morsels for May 4th – May 9th

by Alex Rainert on May 9, 2011 · 0 comments

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5 Reasons Why Activity Streams Will Save You From Information Overload
Grouponomics | Felix Salmon
Great piece on the Groupon.
LogoLounge.com Article – 2011 Trends
2011 trends in logo design. I love compilations like this.
At 9/11 Memorial, Name Placements Reflect Bonds Between Victims, Thanks To Algorithm | Co.Design
More amazing work from Local Projects.
lovely ui
Another great resource for mobile UI patterns.
Apple, Please Hire This Man And Implement His iOS Notifications Already [Video]
Some slick, simple and well-thought out ideas in here. Please Jesus, let Apple finally address this glaring blindspot.
Why the truth will out but doesn’t sink in « Mind Hacks
Great piece on the staying power of news (or misinformation) even after a correction to the facts has been issued.

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everydayUX morsels for April 28th – May 3rd

by Alex Rainert on May 3, 2011 · 0 comments

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The only wrong answer is 50/50: Calculating the co-founder equity split – GeekWire
What’s the most epic photo ever taken?
Amazing thread (and collection of photos) on Quora.
What Safari’s “Reading List” in Lion means for Instapaper – Marco.org
Great lesson for anyone who has one of the big guys enter their space.
Lunch – Joel on Software
Great post on the importance of sharing lunch with one's colleagues.
Best Practices for Mobile Design | Punchcut
Gore, Ex-Apple Engineers Team Up to Blow Up the Book | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Great piece on @pushpoppress's amazing work on Al Gore's new [future] book. Be sure to peep the demo video.

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