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August 1, 2003
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Blog-standard politics
Originally published on spiked. For 24 hours last weekend, British Labour MP Tom Watson invited web users to suggest ideas for government policy. Billed as
July 31, 2003
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‘A mob for no reason’
Originally published on spiked. A new craze has taken off among technology geeks. Keen to demonstrate how information technology (IT) can bring people together, some
July 3, 2003
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Reviews
Computing communities
Originally published on spiked. A new report published by the Work Foundation, You Don’t Know Me But…: Social Capital and Social Software, argues that information technology
June 17, 2003
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Social software – get real
Originally published on spiked For the moment, discussion of social software is confined to the digerati and switched-on social policy think-tanks. It is likely to
March 20, 2003
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Leonardo made limited
Originally published on spiked. In his new book Leonardo’s Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies, design guru Ben Shneiderman calls upon us to consider
November 12, 2002
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Excuse-ability
Originally published on spiked. The internet services industry often worries about how to keep customers loyal. Websites might be fun to use, but do they
March 28, 2002
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What use for usability?
Originally published in Cre@at magazine (sadly now defunct). Go to Railtrack’s website (www.railtrack.co.uk). There, the most essential feature to you and me – the timetable
March 1, 2002
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Books
Expert advisor: Usability: The Site Speaks for Itself
Edited by Molly E. Holzschlag and Bruce Lawson (Peer information, 2002)Amazon link
January 1, 2002
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User Experience 2001/2002
Originally published on Usability News. Report back from User Experience 2001/2002 Conference, organised by the Nielsen Norman Group. The four day conference addressed a wide
November 26, 2001
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