Good Design is on Purpose!
You need compelling visual design and a great user-experience or you’ll have lot’s of beautifully written code that will never get used.
It’s great to see a product like this that put’s the emphasis on “design” and “experience”, and helps keep the control over those things where it really belongs. Product design is a collaborative effort, but at the end of the day users want something clean and easy to use, and looks good doing it.
What are those kids doing on their phones all day anyway?
And how can we use that knowledge to our advantage?
Maui Snorkeling (by BaldShark01)
Funny video of Summer and I in Maui last December.
So Target, and I assume many other retailers, are tracking every move you make and everything you buy. Surprise, surprise!
It seems as though they keep getting more clever (read sneaky) since they know that people hate feeling like they’re being watched.
The idea of inserting non-related ads next to the ones they know you’ll be interested, just so you “think” they’re random…genius…or creepy?
It’s a rather long and involved article, but pretty interesting none the less. Actually, some of the comments were even more entertaining than the article.
Have you ever known anyone that has lots of cats? Do they ever seem just a little off? Maybe there’s a real scientific connection there. Of course, it could all be a bunch of nonsense. You be the decider.
Spent a little time last week with some friends planning out a road trip for later this year.
On the list of possibilities is the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route. It looks like a great dual sport ride, but probably best for the end of Summer because of the weather.
Also considered Vancouver Island, but dont know much about it.
May end up doing a mini ride down PCH, just to warm up.
Still more to plan, but I like the options.
I have to say that Im a bit surprised by a couple of these.
And seeing the pink goop that they used to make the “chicken” nuggets from was a little nasty. So happy to learn that they stopped using mechanically separated chicken “parts” years ago. Whew!
Google tops the list with International Hotels Group getting the last spot. Glad to see REI in the top ten, but a little surprised that Apple is nowhere to be found.
Any surprises for you?
Brands with social media experience know they don’t need to respond to every ounce of negative buzz in the social sphere; often, letting consumer brand advocates do it for them can address the problem while also showing how loyal some customers are to the company. At the same time, however, leaving genuine questions, problems and complaints unanswered could leave customers feeling out in the cold—on a medium that is supposed to be all about dialogue.
If you’re going to have a social presence, and you probably should, then you should pay attention to it. Take full advantage of the opportunity, or it might backfire on you.
Took pretty much the entire month of December off…back in the groove for 2012!
Number of mobile buyers will nearly triple by 2015. In 2011, US mobile commerce sales (including travel) surged 91.4%, to reach $6.7 billion. Continued strong growth will boost sales to $31 billion in
