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by rantfoil 19y ago
Great implementation, well thought out with the music playing from page to page. Impressive. Design-wise you should get pick up or contract a visual designer/creative director to really get you to the next level.
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The User Experience of Software-as-a-Service Applications (UC Berkeley academic paper)(repositories.cdlib.org)
1 points by rantfoil 19y ago|0 comments
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by rantfoil 19y ago
Contains some great tips on where to locate your servers.
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by rantfoil 19y ago
I also recommend these podcasts: http://edcorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html As well as just perusing the whole site -- there are a TON of videos on there by many smart people in the entrepreneurship community. http://edcorner.stanford.ed
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John Doerr on traits of startup mercenaries vs missionaries (Stanford Video)(edcorner.stanford.edu)
20 points by rantfoil 19y ago|8 comments
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Extensible CSS - the most basic things your site's css/html should support(cameronmoll.com)
7 points by rantfoil 19y ago|1 comments
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by rantfoil 19y ago
"The Machine that Changed the World", an early 90's PBS documentary that changed my life when I was 12. After seeing that 5 hour special, I knew I would work with computers for the rest of my life.
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by rantfoil 19y ago
If you only had 30 seconds of attention, what's the best way to prove to the user that you're worth any more investigation? Right now due to the current design deficiencies mentioned by AnotherUser, that user is heading elsewhere.
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by rantfoil 19y ago
Unfortunately it's a slide into irrelevance. The execs and braintrust at Microsoft generally don't "get" the Internet. PG, not BG's "The Road" is absolutely coming to fruition.
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by rantfoil 19y ago
As always -- it depends. =) First, BigCo experience can be good at this stage because you learn how they do it. A BigCo is a BigCo because they have a process that works. (maybe not perfectly, but enough...) It's important early on to see h
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by rantfoil 19y ago
Suggestion: Make a simple web app to support the "attendee directory" -- This way you can do sorting, etc. later when/if the list gets huge. There appear to be some sort of 15-minute or longer lock times for modifications on the doku wiki p
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Extreme User Research(feeds.feedburner.com)
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by rantfoil 19y ago
The first paragraph nails it -- Google did less than Yahoo, and wins because of it. Twitter, likewise. Also: See Flip video camera. Brilliant.
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by rantfoil 19y ago
The "Grids are Good" presentation by Khoi Vinh is absolutely must-read for any designer. http://www.subtraction.com/archives/2007/0318_oh_yeeaahh.php
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by rantfoil 19y ago
Gradual engagement is absolutely critical. A good rule of thumb when developing a user experience is asking -- what would be appropriate if the website were a person? When I first meet someone, I expect a hello, and an introduction... not a