Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Juan Ruiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody have statistics that validate the inclusion of this feature? Do people really use this feature? If so, do they use it a lot? I don't have stats, but just a few days ago I was wondering about the same - and decided to make a pool. Here are results: http://interaktywnosc.pl/temp/wyniki.png Translation: 1. Do you sometimes send (using any method) you friends a link to interesting articles and other stuff? 1) Yes, every day. 2) Yes, not often. 3) No, afair never. 4) One time... Maybe five... 2. Did you send a link/message using email to friend feature this year? 1) No 2) Yes 3) Don't know, can't remember. 3. Did you get a link/message sent via email to friend feature this year? 1) No 2) Yes 3) Don't know, can't remember. Pool is of course very primitive method - and the responders were specific (over 100 people working in the webportal), but over 5% answers Yes on both 2nd and 3rd question is some indicator. I was going to recommend abandon this feature, now I am not, the more so as cost od implementing is very low. Greetings, KPK Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google by default
Personally I see it as shortcuts. I've used Quicksilver for quite some time. Typing PS4 and hitting return launches Photoshop CS4. This is far faster than locating the app itself and launching it. The location bar of the browser has become packed with functionality over the last few years. OmniWeb searched your history when you typed in the location bar. Firefox included the page titles. Plenty of browsers made it possible to search in the location bar, and Google Chrome got rid of the search box altogether. Meanwhile, InquisitorX provided splendid predictive search that let you jump directly from search field to site, and the Pagerization script for Greasemonkey allows you to scroll down through page upon page of search results at Google and other sites (I heartily recommend this plugin). They're all little tweaks, but in sum, they're shortcuts to what you're looking for. Note: they also reinforce the power law winners. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Musical Keyboard-Performer Interaction
One feature that some MIDI keyboards have is aftertouch, i.e. that while the note is pressed it sends a control message (0-127) proportional to the pressure with which the key is pressed. This can then be used to control volume, filter or any other parameter of the synthesized sound. While monophonic aftertouch (or Channel Presure) is most common (the average pressure of all keys pressed), some keyboards support polyphonic aftertouch (each key sends out a separate pressure value). I think some early synthesizer like the Ondes Martenot had this feature as well, but I'm not sure. A standard on MIDI keyboards is to have pitch and modulation controls to allow for glissandos and vibratos or any other performance parameter. Some newer keyboards also have IR beams that allows you to control the sound by waving your hand in free air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36162 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
A lot of corporate firewalls block access to public email sites such as gmail or yahoo mail. In such a scenario, if I were to come across an interesting article (not relevant to work) , I would prefer to forward it using 'email to a friend' link rather than use my work email. I would be interested in knowing if people on this list would make a similar choice. On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Kordian Piotr Klecha [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Juan Ruiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody have statistics that validate the inclusion of this feature? Do people really use this feature? If so, do they use it a lot? I don't have stats, but just a few days ago I was wondering about the same - and decided to make a pool. Here are results: http://interaktywnosc.pl/temp/wyniki.png Translation: 1. Do you sometimes send (using any method) you friends a link to interesting articles and other stuff? 1) Yes, every day. 2) Yes, not often. 3) No, afair never. 4) One time... Maybe five... 2. Did you send a link/message using email to friend feature this year? 1) No 2) Yes 3) Don't know, can't remember. 3. Did you get a link/message sent via email to friend feature this year? 1) No 2) Yes 3) Don't know, can't remember. Pool is of course very primitive method - and the responders were specific (over 100 people working in the webportal), but over 5% answers Yes on both 2nd and 3rd question is some indicator. I was going to recommend abandon this feature, now I am not, the more so as cost od implementing is very low. Greetings, KPK Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Cheers, Prachi Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Musical Keyboard-Performer Interaction
For background reading on technical history and design, check out Mark Vail's book, Vintage Synthesizers - http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Synthesizers-Pioneering-Groundbreaking-Instruments/dp/0879306033 and also the (unrelated web site), Vintage Synths - http://www.vintagesynth.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36162 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Persona Creation and Roles
Matthew, If you haven't already, I recommend you read the book - The Persona Lifecycle by John Pruitt and Tamara Adlin. The assumptions you create with your team is a starting point and once you validate/refine it with real data, the mental models will become more apparent. I suggest you do this with at least one other person on your team so both of you can divulge to everyone all the different facets of each persona. Hope this helps. Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36106 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to cue people for drag and drop
Alan, I would think your goal is to make it very explicit once the cells/rows have been selected. There are many ways to do this. Perhaps look up affordances to guide you. Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36090 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
I have recently come across a book written by Gary Small called iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. The book is about the technologies that have become part of our daily lives are changing the way we think. According to a local newspaper the book tells us that ggogle and youtube actually makes us dumber. Key concepts of the book: *The brains plasticityits ability to change in response to stimuli from the environmentis well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing. *Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind. *Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulatingsharpening certain cognitive skillsand draining, studies show. I have NOT yet bought the book but WILL do very soon. After reading its reviews, I highly recommend it. -- A man can be valued through his sayings. Imam Ali(as) Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
I think it's become an expected feature, Juan, and is used quite a bit by novice and intermediate users. I'm like you -- I NEVER use this feature because I don't trust the sites to use my friend's email addresses responsibly. Just put a line of small-sized text close to the button explaining that the site won't ever use the email addresses for anything other than the emailing feature (maybe include a link to the privacy policy, too). That should appeal to expert web users like yourself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36156 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] stop trying
Hi Maria Whitney, @Whitney, thanks for you like, it brings new stuff to me. @Maria So testing a web service with a blind user is just the first step. We will then proceed testing the service with users with other kind of sensory-motor disabilites. Our stop-point with the blind user was when the user was supposed to personalize the page. The fact that in LR blind users are not able to personalize the page was seen as not essential to the interaction with the page itself. My question is rather this is true or not. If they are your target user group, of cuz, personalize is not essential to your designing interaction. This more or less depends on how your design afford your user's activity ( major or trivial, in other word, essential or not ). for universal design or not, maybe majorly characterized by user's group properties, if the group large enough and styles spread very average. The common affordance for the common activity, will be called essential, else not. So here, we may deduce a principle to judge if it's essential or not, if the design's affordance is for the common activities across the user group, it *may* lays at the essential interaction, else not. is this make sense? Regards, Jarod -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
I would recommend Andy Clark's book Natural Born Cyborgs, where he discusses the idea that technology has always been so tightly integrated as part of all levels of thinking, cognition, etc, and it's just that with digital, or high tech technology it becomes more visible. Natural Born Cyborgs is the popular science version of his work, so for those further interested, I would recommend his more academic treatments of it, e.g. his new book, Supersizing the Mind. Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Cyborgs-Technologies-Future-Intelligence/dp/0195177517/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404504sr=8-3 Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension http://www.amazon.com/Supersizing-Mind-Embodiment-Cognitive-Philosophy/dp/0195333217/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404541sr=8-1 Joel On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have recently come across a book written by Gary Small called iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. The book is about the technologies that have become part of our daily lives are changing the way we think. According to a local newspaper the book tells us that ggogle and youtube actually makes us dumber. Key concepts of the book: *The brain's plasticity—its ability to change in response to stimuli from the environment—is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing. *Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind. *Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulating—sharpening certain cognitive skills—and draining, studies show. I have NOT yet bought the book but WILL do very soon. After reading its reviews, I highly recommend it. -- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Another book that is sitting on my shelf waiting to get read is Rapture for the Geeks which explores some of these ideas. On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Joel Eden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would recommend Andy Clark's book Natural Born Cyborgs, where he discusses the idea that technology has always been so tightly integrated as part of all levels of thinking, cognition, etc, and it's just that with digital, or high tech technology it becomes more visible. Natural Born Cyborgs is the popular science version of his work, so for those further interested, I would recommend his more academic treatments of it, e.g. his new book, Supersizing the Mind. Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Cyborgs-Technologies-Future-Intelligence/dp/0195177517/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404504sr=8-3 Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension http://www.amazon.com/Supersizing-Mind-Embodiment-Cognitive-Philosophy/dp/0195333217/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404541sr=8-1 Joel On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have recently come across a book written by Gary Small called iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. The book is about the technologies that have become part of our daily lives are changing the way we think. According to a local newspaper the book tells us that ggogle and youtube actually makes us dumber. Key concepts of the book: *The brain's plasticity—its ability to change in response to stimuli from the environment—is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing. *Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind. *Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulating—sharpening certain cognitive skills—and draining, studies show. I have NOT yet bought the book but WILL do very soon. After reading its reviews, I highly recommend it. -- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill gtalk: semanticwill twitter: semanticwill skype: semanticwill - Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Hi Ali, The Atlantic magazine published an article about this same subject in their July/August issue called Is Google Making us Stupid. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google I went back to look over the article and it doesn't mention Small's book, but does present an interesting and well balanced article. The most interesting part was at the end, where the author, Nicholas Carr talked about how this is not first instance in history where a new form of technology has provoked fears about it's impact on our intellectual abilities as well as our culture. For example, Socrates, bemoaned the act of writing (the new technology of his day) thinking that it would cause people to %u201Ccease to exercise their memory and become forgetful%u201D. Next, Gutenberg's printing press spurred similar fears. According to the article, Italian humanist Hieronimo Squarciafico worried that the easy availability of books would lead to intellectual laziness, making men less studious and weakening their minds. In both cases, some fears were warranted and indeed proved prescient, but neither anticipated (or so it seems) the benefits spreading information, spurring fresh ideas, and expanding human knowledge that writing and printing would have on our culture. So, yes, our modern memories fail to have the motivation or capacity for memorizing Ovid, but we also have unprecedented access to information. But is this making us flat (wide) and thin thinkers, rather than deep thinkers? Do our needs change our thinking? Or does our thinking change our needs as a culture? In any case, it's a very interesting topic. That said, I hope some of the UX Bookclubs will now and then choose books that pose larger cultural/philosophical questions like this one. Thanks for bringing it up. Let us know what you think when you've read it. Cheers, Cindy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] \stop trying\
Universal design is always misunderstood probably because of the name. Can a design be universal and what does it mean? Usually, universal means less customized: something that should work for everybody won't give us the best UX. But this is obviously important in specific contexts and interactions, mostly when functionality lead them. IMho universal design is design for all but NOT for every interaction / activity / context. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36122 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
There are times when I actually wished this feature would be there - especially when looking at products for the home that I'd like to send to my wife for consultation. Of course, I'd use the public-access email instead of ones from corporate. Then at least the spam filters can still be modified when or if they come. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36156 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
But is this making us flat (wide) and thin thinkers, rather than deep thinkers? Do our needs change our thinking? Or does our thinking change our needs as a culture? In any case, it's a very interesting topic. I don't think it's as simple as thinking wide/thin or deep. I think it's a matter of filtering useful information and applying it more instantly. It also helps to communicate more effectively than providing long essays which may require access to a thesaurus or dictionary. In web content, you want audience attention, which could mean lowering the written word grade level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
I use this feature A LOT, both to mail interesting articles, videos, etc. to others, and also to send things I'd like archived to myself at a gmail account. Marilyn Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Cindy, I do believe that our general ability to sit for long periods, focused on a single subject is being diminished somehow. I wouldn't find that to be true. I think if there's a person willing to sit for long periods of time on a subject, it's usually because they obsess about something or they're doing research for a project. The smart ones will not only go to the Internet for the information but also to the school library. To blame a human's inadequacies on a certain technology I think is more short-sighted than anything else. We are the ones who can best adapt - let's do so. Also, to say that an essay that requires access to a thesaurus or dictionary is a less effective way to communicate truly scares me. In fact, one could say that your opinion reflects the kind of thing these authors are talking about. Just because writing is placed in a lower grade level of writing, doesn't mean there is less deep thinking. I can recall many times especially reading Bucky Fuller's Critical Path book that my brain has checked out because of a long-winded, exponentially-compounded idea. And it's not to say I'd be labeled dumb either. It's to say that there are different ways of communicating and certain methods come across quicker than others and this is all dependent on the person. The Internet is designed that way to make it more relatable and effectively repurposing content. Taking a look at the title: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind sounds really interesting - does it come in online format? =] BTW, there has already been a discussion about the Atlantic article and I've checked on it - thanks. Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google by default
Trained Behavior? Habit? Behavioral momentum? One trick ponism? Every trick learned as a cost/benefit to using it, but there are also costs to carrying and selecting the tool, ideally if there's only one tool, the cost for selecting it goes to zero.So ones with the most utility end up in the shirt pockets of the mind. Most users prefer to be spending their thought on more novel aspects like the question at hand, including not remembering exactly the URL or spelling of the words. I find it also interesting that for people who develop/write, having local and web copies of the same information (e.g. a blog, code on google code), searching locally is 100x slower and less relevant than searching the cloud. Part of this could be made better by google for the desktop, part cannot until peers (family) review and hyperlink to that on my desktop. I suspect that this will only happen when semantic web get much smarter. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:01 AM, James Box [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure we've all witnessed on how common it is for a user-experience to begin at Google these days, even when the user has a known destination/item. I do it myself. For instance, say I want to look up 'Brighton' on Wikipedia, I find the most efficient method of getting there to type 'wikipedia brighton' into my browser's in-built google search. This is all based on the assumption that this will be the first result (it normally is) and therefore the quickest way for me to achieve my goal. This is certainly borne-out in the research I'm doing at the moment. In some cases, this behaviour seems so habitual that users will take this route, even when it isn't the most efficient method of reaching their goal. My question is, does anyone know if there's a term for this kind of behaviour? As an aside, it's interesting how advertising is attempting to capitalise on this. This film poster (http://bit.ly/b1p5) encourages people to google 'Mother Lay-By' rather than displaying the film's URL. What's even better is that it doesn't work! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
I'm less convinced about the idea of technology making us smarter or dumber in any empirical sense. I think what changes is how we think about what qualities make up being smart or dumb. I wrote a response to the Carr article here: http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/06/17/google-isnt-making-us-dumb-but-smart-is-changing/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
I use this feature A LOT, both to mail interesting articles, videos, etc. to others, and also to send things I'd like archived to myself at a gmail account. I use the feature fairly often, but almost exclusively for the latter case mentioned by Marilyn: that of emailing items of interest to *myself.* I rarely use the feature to email items to other people, since I can usually just as easily send a url with a real email message or use an instant messenger, instead of relying on the system's canned email message. The one primary exception is when it's a flash-based application (or similar ilk), in which case I'm generally forced to use the site's email to a friend function (e.g. beatport.com online music shop). hope this helps! //eks. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Hi Ben, I think were verging into semantic territory here, but let me comment on a few things anyway. :) To blame a human's inadequacies on a certain technology I think is more short-sighted than anything else. We are the ones who can best adapt - let's do so. First, no one's blaming technology---to use the word blame is to frame the argument negatively And I don't think I said anything about inadequacies. In fact, I specifically stated that the issue is not about ability. What's interesting, rather, is how our brain, physiologically might change as a result of the way we use technology---just the way it might have done after the printing press. Or did it? Who knows? It must in some way. We will always adapt, to be sure; but we'll lose things in the process as well. That's inevitable. And the world will adapt along with our adaptations. :-) Just because writing is placed in a lower grade level of writing, doesn't mean there is less deep thinking. I can recall many times especially reading Bucky Fuller's Critical Path book that my brain has checked out because of a long-winded, exponentially-compounded idea. And it's not to say I'd be labeled dumb either. It's to say that there are different ways of communicating and certain methods come across quicker than others and this is all dependent on the person. Fair enough. I don't disagree. But quicker is not always deeper either. But true, it is dependent on the person, but also on, as you would say, the effectiveness of the content no matter what the form or length. I also think we need to separate the delivery and consumption of content that effectively conveys meaning from the engagement in deep thinking in order to create meaning. What I should have said earlier instead of sitting for long periods focused on a single subject is engaging in a focused period of reflective thought. I don't mean obsessing on a project or researching at the library on a subject; but pure thinking, the kind that requires time. Novels and books encourage us to do that. Blog post don't so much. And I love what both of them give to us. I don't think people are going to stop thinking or reading novels anytime soon, I would just hate for us, as a culture, as humans with brains, to lose sight of the importance of or the ability for deep reflection as a result of our habits of information consumption made possible through the technology we love. Maybe it's not an issue. The fact that someone has written a book on it makes me suspect that there's at least something in it worth considering. I must have been sleeping during the original discussion on the Google article. Or reading a book. :-) I'll check it out. Okay, I think I've said enough for one day. Thanks for provoking the conversation. Cheers, Cindy On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Benjamin Ho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cindy, I do believe that our general ability to sit for long periods, focused on a single subject is being diminished somehow. I wouldn't find that to be true. I think if there's a person willing to sit for long periods of time on a subject, it's usually because they obsess about something or they're doing research for a project. The smart ones will not only go to the Internet for the information but also to the school library. To blame a human's inadequacies on a certain technology I think is more short-sighted than anything else. We are the ones who can best adapt - let's do so. Also, to say that an essay that requires access to a thesaurus or dictionary is a less effective way to communicate truly scares me. In fact, one could say that your opinion reflects the kind of thing these authors are talking about. Just because writing is placed in a lower grade level of writing, doesn't mean there is less deep thinking. I can recall many times especially reading Bucky Fuller's Critical Path book that my brain has checked out because of a long-winded, exponentially-compounded idea. And it's not to say I'd be labeled dumb either. It's to say that there are different ways of communicating and certain methods come across quicker than others and this is all dependent on the person. The Internet is designed that way to make it more relatable and effectively repurposing content. Taking a look at the title: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind sounds really interesting - does it come in online format? =] BTW, there has already been a discussion about the Atlantic article and I've checked on it - thanks. Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Ahh...before someone jumps on the last comment, let me just say that there have been more than a few blog posts that have caused me to sit down and think for a long time. From many of you on this list in fact. I'm not saying they don't. It just flew out as an example, but the argument is not about what information or content or format is better than the another, or what's smart or dumb, but about how our brain functions in and is potentially shaped by different information contexts and consumption modes. At least that's what interests me. Cheers, Cindy Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Clearly it affects us on a neurological level. For the young, it may be comparable to the way language affects us developmentally. Language, and the possibility for abstract thought it grants us, is something that is developed early in life. Beyond a certain age, people are unable to develop the neurological capacity for language beyond a very limited vocabulary and simply grammar. (This may happen with emotional development as well.) But if you get linguistic interaction, it's extremely easy for people to pick up language, and how they pick it up affects how their mind uses it. For example, children who learn language through sign instead of auditory input use a larger portion of their brain when talking, accessing spatial proprioceptive areas non-signers don't use. This occurs irrespective of whether they're using sign or speech to communicate. (If you're interested, Oliver Sacks' book Seeing Voices is a good starting point for understanding signing, deafness, neurological development). In the same way, I think children who are learning and interacting digitally, using controllers, mice, and keyboards, may also be developing their minds differently from children learning with books and writing. I don't think a judgment like better or worse could be made on this, but certainly it would be a qualitative difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Clearly it affects us on a neurological level. For the young, it may be comparable to the way language affects us developmentally. Language, and the possibility for abstract thought it grants us, is something that is developed early in life. Beyond a certain age, people are unable to develop the neurological capacity for language beyond a very limited vocabulary and simply grammar. (This may happen with emotional development as well.) But if you get linguistic interaction, it's extremely easy for people to pick up language, and how they pick it up affects how their mind uses it. For example, children who learn language through sign instead of auditory input use a larger portion of their brain when talking, accessing spatial proprioceptive areas non-signers don't use. This occurs irrespective of whether they're using sign or speech to communicate. (If you're interested, Oliver Sacks' book Seeing Voices is a good starting point for understanding signing, deafness, neurological development). In the same way, I think children who are learning and interacting digitally, using controllers, mice, and keyboards, may also be developing their minds differently from children learning with books and writing. I don't think a judgment like better or worse could be made on this, but certainly it would be a qualitative difference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Hi Folks, I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Thanks, Jennifer Hoppenrath Razorfish Seattle Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
At Yahoo we're working on a universal sharing pattern (for our own sites) that treats this is as just one possible mode of sharing (fwiw). -x- On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Evan K. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use this feature A LOT, both to mail interesting articles, videos, etc. to others, and also to send things I'd like archived to myself at a gmail account. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Jennifer Hoppenrath I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Hi Jennifer I'm a regular user of Transport for London's Journey Planner. You can enter a wide range of different journey options - for example, I have walking difficulties and I can tell it that I only want buses, walk slowly, and want a journey with as little walking as possible between stops. The maps that you get at the beginning and end of the journey are pretty good. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ Click on 'advanced options' for the full planner. If you're not familiar with London and want some journeys to try, here are some suggestions: London Eye to St Paul's Cathedral (both places of interest) Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace (both places of interest) Heathrow airport to Gatwick airport (the two big airports) If you try it in the middle of the night (UK time), you'll only get buses because that's the only type of transport that's running. Best Caroline Jarrett Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Recruiter: VP/Director of User Experience (mobile devices/wireless)
UxStation is seeking a seasoned User Experience leader for the newly created position of VP/Director, User Experience at our client company, a world leader in wireless communications and mobile devices - we are seeking a senior candidate with proven experience leading teams, defining and driving process innovation and helping organizations develop and execute a user experience roadmap. The ideal candidate is expected to provide world-class vision and guidance on user-centered design, usability, and user research to define and shape the next generation User Experience for future mobile devices, championing the principles of UCD, UX and usability across many platforms. This role will be called upon to be a futurist, a strategist, a usability guru, and an industry thought leader in UX and design innovations for mobile devices and services. A balanced understanding and execution of strategy, research, usability, interaction, and visual design is necessary to help our client company develop a leadership position, by successfully predicting UX trends, and turning consumer insights and industry knowledge into actionable product and service opportunities. Key responsibilities are to: * Create, execute and communicate the UX and design vision and strategy, including creative direction user research, that supports the overall strategies and integrates UCD into the product development process * Coordinate UX activities in a multi-disciplinary UX team comprised of interaction visual designers, product architecture requirements engineers, and usability testing experts in a matrixed organization * Be both a strong leader and individual contributor to all UX initiatives * Work closely with business engineering to prioritize and communicate user requirements in a UX roadmap that informs roadmap delivering differentiation via distinct user value * Lead user research studies to understand and document target segment needs, anticipate user requirements, provide direction for product functionality, and identify innovation opportunities * Perform usability testing during various phases of the product development process * Build relationships with multiple external design vendors, business partners, and 3rd party applications developers Skills/Experience: * 10+ years of hand-on experience in and expert understanding of the fundamentals of UCD, usability evaluation, redaction of personas, mental models, user path analysis, interaction design, information architecture, industrial design, visual communication design, ethnographic field research, task models, scenario building, storyboarding, use case development, interactive prototypes, survey creation and analysis, focus groups, performance benchmarking studies, and post-session analysis * 5+ years of experience managing cross-functional or design teams * Experience in user observation research, such as ethnography, contextual analysis, and/or usability testing, and integrating user research into design practices * Experience in user interface and human factors design for mobile phone products and services, handheld consumer electronics products, handheld computers, or other consumer electronics devices highly desired * Solid understanding of the wireless or semiconductor industries, or experience with Web 2.0 media, user generated content, and social applications is a major plus. Additional Skills: * Strong leadership skills to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment * Excellent oral and written communication skills * Outstanding analytical skills and attention to detail * Demonstrated expertise with products such as PowerPoint, Visio, Photoshop, Illustrator, Inspiration, Fireworks, Flash, Dream weaver, Director, or other professional design tools for photography, video, 3D, animation, and layout * Technical skills should include Web standards expertise (HTML, CSS, XML, AJAX), and interactive programming with languages (JavaScript, Actionscript, Lingo, or Flex) Education Requirements: Minimum Bachelor's degree in, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Graphic Design Communication Design, Product Design, Industrial Design Engineering, Fine Arts, Computer Science, Information Science Cognitive or Engineering Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, Knowledge Management or related field. (UX analysis, research, usability, information architecture, or related concerns in interactive design). Advanced Master's/PhD degree preferred. Contact: Theresa Djirbandee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
For some additional reference, here's part of a Nielsen Alertbox article on transactional e-mail that says that these types of e-mail messages tend to be very well received: Websites often let people send an email message through their site to a friend or colleague %u2014 they might, for example, forward an article or inform a friend about a recommended (or wished-for) product. Participants valued receiving these messages mostly because they were a personal recommendation from a friend or trusted party. To strengthen this effect, it's important that such messages feature the friend's name prominently in the sender information and that the friend be able to customize the email with a personal message. (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/confirmation-email.html) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36156 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to cue people for drag and drop
Sometimes the simplest solutions are best. Would it not be possible to add a simple message at the top that says something like Darg drop rows to reorder them, or drop rows onto [TARGET NAME HERE]? I also like the idea of extending the row a bit to give a good place to grab, and on mouseover display drag to move or something like that in that space. -Ed Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to cue people for drag and drop
This is a really interesting area for me as I work in a government statistical office. We are constantly struggling with what can be done with large tables on-line and there seems a very small amount of guidance, apart from display a small table. This is not a option for us we have to output enormous tables and we try to make them usable and statistically valid (not easy if you know any statisticians). So if you want to see how other governments have handled this...you may wish to hold your breath. Good luck I would be interested in your opinions Links Norway http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/?PLanguage=1 Netherlands http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/cijfers/statline/zelf-tabellen-maken/default.htm Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/CDATAOnline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36090 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Try looking at the Portland Oregon Tri Met site as well. We did a project recently that included some transportation questions as well. The route planning part of this site was something we looked at because it integrated their bus system, light rail and trolleys when giving route information and timing. May be something that helps out, may not... http://www.tri-met.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] stop trying
Unfortunately, usability of any type is too often an afterthought instead of an integral, driving part of design. That being reiterated, my understanding is that universal design is usually found in the context of taking an existing (sometimes unusable) application and retrofitting it to a wider audience normally consisting of individuals with disabilities. If you mean stop trying to make gold out of lead, then I am in agreement that alchemy should remain part of history. As others have pointed out, it is much better to begin design with proper scope and audience identified. It's the difference between weaving a wool blanket and making a quilt. Both may keep you warm in the end, but it is doubtful the quilt would have been the most efficient way to design a blanket. Prioritization is a key part of requirements analysis and project planning, and it is even more critical when considering a widely varying audience. Not only the project as a whole should be considered, but each individual component/function of the site in light of every user's needs. Chris Vestal Origen Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36122 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] How much does it cost when a product steps out of workflow?
I am working on justifying the cost of field studies. I was curious if anyone has data on how much field studies save in the long run. - I was curious what the average cost of a flaw in workflow. - I know there is data around the cost of a bug/defect, but can't seem to put my finger on it. - I wish you could capture the value of the client perception piece (watched us, found it, fixed it -- before launch)...don't know how to quantify this. Ideas? Does any know of research/resources in this area? Thanks! Becky Reed Senior Interaction Designer Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alterationof the Modern Mind
Wow Cindy--what a great question to pose: do our needs change our thinking or does our thinking change our needs? I'm sure it works both ways, but it seems that mindsets certainly trump--and prevent--clear thinking. Cultures have tremendous influence over experience. Things happen, events occur, we receive stimuli, then we label and interpret the stimuli and place a value on it. How we interpret experience may not be exclusively determined by culture, but culture is a great factor. Must be plenty of research that grapples with this question, at least in limited ways. I'd love to hear more from anyone out there who has a source to share. Begin at the beginning, the king said, gravely, and go till you come to the end; then stop. Lewis Carroll Maggie Reilly User Experience Architect Distribution Marketing | IHG O: 770 604 2653 M: 404 316 0518 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cindy Chastain Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alterationof the Modern Mind Hi Ali, The Atlantic magazine published an article about this same subject in their July/August issue called Is Google Making us Stupid. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google I went back to look over the article and it doesn't mention Small's book, but does present an interesting and well balanced article. The most interesting part was at the end, where the author, Nicholas Carr talked about how this is not first instance in history where a new form of technology has provoked fears about it's impact on our intellectual abilities as well as our culture. For example, Socrates, bemoaned the act of writing (the new technology of his day) thinking that it would cause people to %u201Ccease to exercise their memory and become forgetful%u201D. Next, Gutenberg's printing press spurred similar fears. According to the article, Italian humanist Hieronimo Squarciafico worried that the easy availability of books would lead to intellectual laziness, making men less studious and weakening their minds. In both cases, some fears were warranted and indeed proved prescient, but neither anticipated (or so it seems) the benefits spreading information, spurring fresh ideas, and expanding human knowledge that writing and printing would have on our culture. So, yes, our modern memories fail to have the motivation or capacity for memorizing Ovid, but we also have unprecedented access to information. But is this making us flat (wide) and thin thinkers, rather than deep thinkers? Do our needs change our thinking? Or does our thinking change our needs as a culture? In any case, it's a very interesting topic. That said, I hope some of the UX Bookclubs will now and then choose books that pose larger cultural/philosophical questions like this one. Thanks for bringing it up. Let us know what you think when you've read it. Cheers, Cindy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alterationof the Modern Mind
Regarding how technology is shaping neural processing. check out this David Brooks article, The Outsourced Brain, from one year ago. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/opinion/26brooks.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/opinion/26brooks.html ...I had thought that the magic of the information age was that it allowed us to know more, but then I realized the magic of the information age is that it allows us to know less. It provides us with external cognitive servants - silicon memory systems, collaborative online filters, consumer preference algorithms and networked knowledge. We can burden these servants and liberate ourselves. And now that we are liberated, there are smart phone memory games and Web apps popping up to help us exercise our brains and mitigate memory loss. - Joel Tachau From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Joel Eden Sent: Thu 12/4/2008 10:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alterationof the Modern Mind I would recommend Andy Clark's book Natural Born Cyborgs, where he discusses the idea that technology has always been so tightly integrated as part of all levels of thinking, cognition, etc, and it's just that with digital, or high tech technology it becomes more visible. Natural Born Cyborgs is the popular science version of his work, so for those further interested, I would recommend his more academic treatments of it, e.g. his new book, Supersizing the Mind. Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Cyborgs-Technologies-Future-Intelligence/dp/0195177517/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404504sr=8-3 Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension http://www.amazon.com/Supersizing-Mind-Embodiment-Cognitive-Philosophy/dp/0195333217/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228404541sr=8-1 Joel On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have recently come across a book written by Gary Small called iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. The book is about the technologies that have become part of our daily lives are changing the way we think. According to a local newspaper the book tells us that ggogle and youtube actually makes us dumber. Key concepts of the book: *The brain's plasticity-its ability to change in response to stimuli from the environment-is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing. *Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind. *Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulating-sharpening certain cognitive skills-and draining, studies show. I have NOT yet bought the book but WILL do very soon. After reading its reviews, I highly recommend it. -- Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
Once the site has a relationship with you (i.e.NYTimes registratin, or facebook) this becomes frictionless, and adds value, not only for the sender and recipient, but also in agregate-- this of how facinating most emailed is on NYtimes compared to any other measures of popularity. It's a much stronger measure of redcommendation. On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Christian Crumlish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At Yahoo we're working on a universal sharing pattern (for our own sites) that treats this is as just one possible mode of sharing (fwiw). -x- On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Evan K. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use this feature A LOT, both to mail interesting articles, videos, etc. to others, and also to send things I'd like archived to myself at a gmail account. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] UXbook club: the valley edition
http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=silicon_valley Come on lads and lasses, let's show them how it's done. Let's. talk. UX! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] US book clubs
Well we certainly seem to have found the new black... it's in the books. This is an awesome movement to see happen in our industry. I hope it holds. There is so much of really great stuff being generated by the UX/IX/IA community. Itis great that we all read it... but it's so much better that we get together and discuss it! Kudos to all of you who have stepped up and made these events and regional groups happen. Mark Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Hi Alex, Thanks so much for providing the words of someone who actually seems to know something about this topic. As a mother of a four-year-old and someone who's been working on a website for the pre-school set, I've been reading a certain amount about how children's minds are formed. It's certainly inflected my thinking about how we, as adults, are impacted by technology. I'm a great fan of Oliver Sack's but have not read the book you mention. Will definitely check it out. Cheers, Cindy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36180 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] US book clubs
I second that emotion...the momentum (in the form of real, live, accountable action) is totally awesome and inspiring! Gracious thanks, MJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36216 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] \stop trying\
HI Pietro, IMho universal design is design for all but NOT for every interaction / activity / context. Thanks for your kick on the head. And from the wikipedia page(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_design), there're the good examples like 1.Smooth ground surfaces of entranceways, without stairs 2.Use of meaningful icons as well as text labels. Back to the stop trying question with clear mind on the universal design. Maybe the request is good, but the end for this is still we can't cheating on the user research phase. Continue on the entranceways (such as for a airport?) case, there's three elements in the design, user, user's goal, and entranceways as the mediator ( our design target ), 1. user's goal is universal , to get through or get in, which maybe why this kind of interaction design can put into thy universal box 2. user are different, they have some universal humanity, but that universal feature is not enough for designing the entranceways, and for this case, we can design based on the universal humanity. Instead, we should category the users according to there ability and other related factors relate to using the entranceways , or to be mediated. The sad news is that we cant avoid make our hands dirty in user research phase; the good news, is that we are not like painting on the ghost; put it futher, it's solid to do so. 3. for the designed target, entranceways, we can only design it for all the types of user in the category, merge the common affordance, and provide specific affordance according to their priority and their adaptability Make sense? Regards, Jarod -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX book clubs
Sorry all - I meant the subject to be UX book clubs not US... there is a huge and important international component to this and it was NEVER my intent to be US centric in my comments. On Dec 4, 2008, at 7:29 PM, MJ Broadbent wrote: I second that emotion...the momentum (in the form of real, live, accountable action) is totally awesome and inspiring! Gracious thanks, MJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36216 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UXbook club: the valley edition
On Dec 4, 2008, at 10:05 PM, Christina Wodtke wrote: http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=silicon_valley Come on lads and lasses, let's show them how it's done. Let's. talk. UX! Do they still use books in the valley? Should it be a KindleClub or something? Jared Still Bitter About SF Always Being My Yelp Default Spool Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UXbook club: the valley edition
Yes, after Fatbrain took over the 'The Computer Literacy Bookstorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookstore' off of lawrence expressway Silicon Valley was headed for the highway. Good point. What is apple supplying for the elementary school computer labs with these days? I remember the IIc and my nephews and nieces out there had a plush lab with iMacs and G4's... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Email to friend a valid feature?
Thanks all for your responses. You guys have helped me answered the Email to a friend dilema. This is what I've gathered from this: - Email to a friend might not be used in a great deal, but it is a expected feature. - Email to a friend is used as a bookmarking mechanism to store important content and urls on the user's email application (could we find an alternative method?) - Email to a friend adds more value once the site has a relationship with the user - Email to a friend is more relevant for article pages, product description pages, or search results pages rather than generic landing pages. KPK, even though you ran a short survey, i think the results were great. Christian, I'm looking forward on Yahoo! creating a pattern description for the Email to a friend feature. Let me know if I can help on anything Regards, -Juan Ruiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36156 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
