March 2010
14 posts
#140CS Customer Support in 140 characters
Comcast - Frank Eliason - comcastcares  Lois Townsend Global manager of social media strategy Toby - @tobyrichards Jeremiah Owyang - partner Altimeter group Caroline McCarthy  - Cnet news - Question:  With recent case of complaining fat Southwest would-be passenger; is Twitter the best space for feedback. Frank: Customer’s control this space.  Question is how companies will act...
Mar 15th
Keynote Evan Williams and Umar Haque - SXSW
@anywhere launch by Evan Williams and disastrous interview by Umar Haque. @anywhere is the new twitter “app platform” – basically an API that allows someone to call to and display specific twitter data from their site, and take specific actions like follow that person.   Solves the problem of discovery within context. Slashes my discovery cost as a user. As a site, it gives you a connection back...
Mar 15th
Making content relevant to me: SXSW
Panelists: Liz Gannes Douglas Merrill David Maher Christopher Dixon Geoffrey Roberts #contentme is the hashtag for this session on twitter. Personalization has been around for 15 years, why are websites so impersonal? Answer: it’s hard Article here describes the end of anonymity on the net.  How companies can pinpoint individuals based on data exhaust. ...
Mar 15th
Sedutive Interactions: SXSW
Themes: Reputation, Rewards, Awareness Slides:  http://www.slideshare.net/stephenpa/the-art-science-of-seductive-interactions  http://www.getmentalnotes.com General theme - use predictable human motivations to drive better and more seductive UX. A few notes: Usability is about removing friction Psychology is about increasing the motivation to complete a task in the first place make the user...
Mar 15th
Search Pattners - Morville
Incremental construction progressive disclosure immediate response predictability direct manipulation context of use Personalization mobile nudges people to browse, since people don’t know what to search for, and small real estate. search patterns library in flickr
Mar 14th
Perfectly Irrational, who put the monkey in the...
Dan Ariely Duke University befuddled monkeys. http://bit.ly/c7DuWc we are speed venning this morning. less attractive but similar option makes like option more attractive. The value of the first decisions how should people decide about buying a cup of coffee you should have a reservation price - too much what is the self herding version of these decisions? compare wine to wine and beer to...
Mar 14th
Friends Fans and Followers, Creating your own...
Caught last little bit of this session.  Interview with Michel Gondry Website that is/appears to be blog, rather than promotional site. making your own person: merchandise your effort so people can support you; USB drive, tshirts, half of dvd sales now are from amazon put itunes execs in the movie itself Free e-book on: scottkirsner.com/ffff/sxsw.html
Mar 14th
Trollz to stars: SXSW
Panelists: dashiell bennett dashiellbennett.com  @dashbot anthony derosa  @antderosa/soupsoup.tumblr.com kate milner @katelmilner/katemilner.com Jaime morelli @jaimemorelli kelly reeves  @kellyreeves/kellyreeves.net http://lunch.com/t/10xy From Trolls to Stars: The Commenter Ecosystem Review by AlanaJoy There are a number of segments of commenters; regular commenters affinity, but...
Mar 14th
The right way to wireframe: SXSW
The right way to wireframe russ unger Todd zaki warfel Video link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHWx9Poums The wireframe vs. prototype debate. Choose a side. Some do sketch to a prototype.  But is prototype a wireframe Interactive wireframing Best tools: Omnigraphy Visio Fireworks (doesn’t work) Balsamiq mockups  (friendofruss – promo code) Axure Powerpoint Html/css Best tool...
Mar 13th
Privacy and Publicity keynote: SXSW
Mar 13th
Does my shit talking really help your brand? SXSW
 Twitter hash tag on session: #sthb Panelists: Sam Ford - pepper.com Ivan Askvich - Biz spaceship Michael Monello - Campfire Amber case - Oakhazelnut.com  @caseorganic Emily Yellin - author Book by Yellin on panel:  Your call (is not) important to us Flawed product with greta service results in more passion than good product with bad service.  Brand message important in the moderator or...
Mar 13th
simple steps to great web design: SXSW
Mar 12th
A Touchy history of the Future
(go humans!) Zombie apocalypse Where the zombies at Jetpacks in the future They’re cool Nanotech contact lens, designed to detect glucose in human body. Preventing technology Outrunning zombies RFID is bringing sexy back. Emerging from logging to reacting to the things it finds Cool ppt outline - Grey on white with highlight in black with line
Mar 12th
The UX of Mobile
Mar 12th
monday sessions: SXSW
9:30 seductive interactions - ballroom A 10:30 biz accelerator - hilton g 11am making content relevant to me - 18abc 12:30 revealing design treasures from the amazone - Jared Spool:  #designtreasuresamazon  ballroom A Games for Good - 6ab creative youth: organic, collaborative and throw-away media  #creativeyouth  19b the life graph - you are your location - salon k hilton
Mar 1st