CHI is returning to San Jose for their 25th anniversary and I’ll be attending for the fourth time. While the conference at times is more academic than I would like there are always some good sessions. Here’s what I’m most excited about: Mon 8:30 – 10:30AM: Opening Plenary speaker, Bill Moggridge, who will hopefully talk…
Month: April 2007
Event: CHI2007 Next Week
CHI is returning to San Jose for their 25th anniversary and I’ll be attending for the fourth time. While the conference at times is more academic than I would like there are always some good sessions. Here’s what I’m most excited about: Mon 8:30 – 10:30AM: Opening Plenary speaker, Bill Moggridge, who will hopefully talk…
Participation Frameworks
Ross Mayfield pointed out a great new framework that Charlene Li at Forrester recently released called the Participation Ladder. It assigns quantitatively how many people in the US online population are mapped to various social engagement levels on websites. I’m actually quite surprised at how active the online population (creators & critics) is portrayed in…
Participation Frameworks
Ross Mayfield pointed out a great new framework that Charlene Li at Forrester recently released called the Participation Ladder. It assigns quantitatively how many people in the US online population are mapped to various social engagement levels on websites. I’m actually quite surprised at how active the online population (creators & critics) is portrayed in…
Building Versatile Relationships
I attended the Wilson Learning workshop on Building Relationship Versatility last week, facilitated by Suzy Hillard. A key concept to the workshop is focused on understanding the people you interact with most so that you can better adapt your social style to their needs. Here are the four social styles they’ve identified: Analytical – thorough,…
UED Offsite @ Nestldown
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UED Offsite @ Nestldown
34, originally uploaded by rajsid. A few weeks ago eBay’s user experience design team went to Nestldown off Hwy 17 for an offsite centered around effective use of personas. One huge challenge of using personas at eBay is the massive customer base of ours which essentially mimics much of the Internet. We are pioneering how…
Parents: Are your baby bottles safe?
The following is a bit of detour from my normal subjects but as a parent myself I felt it was important to share with folks.About 6 weeks ago a study was released by Environment California Research & Policy Center which identified that Bisphenol A, a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant, leaches from clear polycarbonate plastic.That…
Parents: Are your baby bottles safe?
The following is a bit of detour from my normal subjects but as a parent myself I felt it was important to share with folks.About 6 weeks ago a study was released by Environment California Research & Policy Center which identified that Bisphenol A, a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant, leaches from clear polycarbonate plastic.That…
Who are we protecting with our H-1B laws?
I’m a bit disturbed by the fact that in just one day, the quota for H-1B visas in the United States was filled for 2008. What brought this fact home was later that same week I had to pass on a job applicant (already located in California) that did not have current H-1B status—leaving me…