Googled on my iPhone for Amplify after Facebook broke my iPad!

OK – got you here! Now, read some tips from the experts on how to craft irresistible headlines. Or join the discussion over on Joe Hackman’s Amplify – is the best time to blog really when when you are tanked to the gills?! “Pass the port, Algernon, there’s a good chap!” Amplify’d from http://www.copyblogger.com How … Continue reading

I am sooooo fed-up with Google dumping products and features!

First Google dumps Notebook and ignores the storm of protests and pleas: http://googlenotebookblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/stopping-development-on-google-notebook.html Now they are reducing the functionality of Google Reader and Google Groups. At the same time Yahoo! is upgrading Groups to be more like Facebook . . . What is going on?? #GoogleNotebook #GoogleReader #GoogleGroups #YahooGroups Amplify’d from googlereader.blogspot.com Turning off the … Continue reading

Reflect or change mental models to improve website usability

More straightforward “research into practice” advice from Jakob Nielsen’s “Alertbox”. Amplify’d from http://www.useit.com Mental Models Summary: What users believe they know about a UI strongly impacts how they use it. Mismatched mental models are common, especially with designs that try something new. Mixed-Up Mental Models Many of the usability problems we observe in studies stem … Continue reading