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quotes on marketing, culture, and digital / what consumes me, bud caddell
Great collection of quotes on marketing and culture collected by Bud Caddell. Good one to bookmark and follow as it grows.
Deliverables vs. Delivery – 52 Weeks of UX
An expose on the "Theater of Deliverables" that so many agencies (and clients) seem to be enamored with instead of focusing on activities that relate directly to what you're trying to make.
Internet 2009 in numbers | Royal Pingdom
Great collection of internet usage numbers from 2009. Time to update those decks!
Feature Update: New Email Designs!
Nice dissection of what is a complicated, and very important, problem for Aardvark to solve.
Apple Service Might be a “Game Changer” | Inside Digital Media
The repercussions of Apple going with this (rumored) new approach to content subscription could make things really interesting.
Glue Labs: Revised LIKE Button
Good dissection of a UX problem + nice solution.
Logic+Emotion: The 5 Reasons You’re Failing In Social Media
It's really not more complicated but the truth can hurt.
The iPhone Inspired DIY Kitchen Touch Screen Project
Awesome DIY home kitchen appliance.

EverydayUX morsels (January 13th – January 17th)

by Alex Rainert on January 17, 2010 · 0 comments

5 Ways Foursquare is Changing the World
Probably the best piece yet at capturing what Foursquare is and why it's important.
app.itize.us
iPhone app review site that really seems to find best-in-class UI + Design examples. Going to watch this one for a bit and see if it continues.
Johnny Holland – It’s all about interaction » Blog Archive » An unsuitable match: social media and User-Centred design
Great piece on the unique way in which you need to approach designing a social app.
You can always do less – (37signals)
Amen.
Create a Widget – PlaceWidget
Awesome use of the Foursquare API. Place widget's for venues.
The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade – Brand New
Nice walk through the decade in branding with quick blurbs about the best and worst.
Solve Existing Problems – 52 Weeks of UX
This post should be printed and put up on the wall in every agency pitch war room.
Twitter and Foursquare Become the New Loyalty Program at Tasti D-Lite
Welcome to the future of customer loyalty programs. Really exciting.

by Alex Rainert on January 12, 2010 · 0 comments

Why microcopy matters – Polon
Some great principles (with examples) in here.
Lose It or Lose It | Lose the weight or lose your money! 100% FREE if you make all 10 of your weekly weigh in goals!
What could make weight loss more fun? Gambling! Great idea.
Always Be Testing: 8 Services For Usability Feedback – ReadWriteStart
Nice collection of tools to collect feedback from your users.
What Information Overload? // NoahBrier.com
"Information overload only occurs when the structure of the information being offered to you isn't intuitive for you. It's not the amount of information; it's that you're stuck in a meta-rut due to age, attitude, or lousy intellectual environment." – Scott Rafer
Matt Galligan – The Case For a Better iPhone
Nice list of 5 pretty significant areas where the iPhone is starting to slip behind its competitors. Great to see Matt blogging again, too. I expect good things from this one.
The Nambu Network | Blog | Nambu in 2010
A really great example of honest, earnest communication b/t a company & its users.
UXD in Advertising, Part 2 :: Conceptology
Nice follow up piece to Karri's post on the role of UXD in Advertising.
GOOD.is | Using Technology to Make Shopping Better (Raw Image)
Nice infographic showing how active the savviest retailers are on Twitter.

by Alex Rainert on November 29, 2009 · 0 comments

Quote: "I have no desire to scale up or get bigger – (37signals)
Love this quote from Food Inc. serendipitously posted by 37Signals. Thought about this a *lot* over the past few months.
Foodspotting: Foursquare meets Food Porn – ReadWriteStart
I LOVE the idea behind this app.
iTiVo – http://www.underground-signs.com/#
This could either be the coolest thing ever or a huge pain in the ass. Time to dig in and find out.
A New Twist On Navigation Apps
Really interesting. Taking social + gaming mechanics (a la Foursquare) and applying them to Navigation.

by Alex Rainert on April 8, 2009 · 0 comments

The Future Of Interface Design | Design Reviver
It's lists like this that make me happy I do what I do.
How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet
Brilliant. (via @dens)
Baker Tweet
If only I could go to ITP again, I would love to have built something like this.
Findings from the A LIST APART Survey, 2008
Always a good one.
Gizmodo – Nine Inch Nails Shows Every Other Band How to Make an Awesome iPhone App – Nine inch nails iphone app
If other bands got it half as well as Trent Reznor and Radiohead, maybe the music industry wouldn't be on its knees.