Pleasure and Pain

Measuring the impact of new technology on human experience

Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries from January 2008

Who is Temboo?

January 31st, 2008 · 5 comments so far

This mysterious company Temboo writes the most compelling job posts. They’re located in TriBeCa. And yet otherwise, I’ve never heard of them. Their company website is unlike any other I’ve seen. Instead of providing a list of services and client case studies, they tell you nothing — actually, they call you out:
Apparently you are part [...]

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You like us, but do you know who we are?

January 30th, 2008 · 3 comments so far

User Experience as a discipline is finally starting to be recognized by a wider audience. Two recent press mentions in major publications help to expose the value of our expertise, but as usual I find that they’re creating a greater distinction between design and usability than I’m comfortable with. I consider myself a user experience [...]

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Twitter100

January 30th, 2008 · No comments yet

Much better implementation than Gridgit, but still not particularly useful.

My Twitter100
It’s impossible to follow conversations, only the latest tweet per person is displayed (up to 100) and worst of all — sovereign posture. Who wants to devote their entire screen to watch Twitter updates come in? Um, no one! That’s why people invented twitterific and [...]

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Indi Young hosts virtual seminar on mental models

January 29th, 2008 · No comments yet

How freakin’ cool! A virtual seminar by UIE entitled Mental Models: Getting Into Your Customer’s Head with Indi Young, formerly of Adaptive Path
February 20, 1pm
90 minutes
$159
Free copy of Indi’s new book Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior at no extra cost when you sign up.

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Another Twitter Link Roundup

January 29th, 2008 · No comments yet

Tweet what you eat
Maintain a food diary by sending direct messages on Twitter to TWYE. Assign calories to each food item or search the database to find them out.

Twitter Timer
Let Twitter be your alarm for things you need to remember. But keep in mind that Twitter or your carrier can always have delays.
Twitter Feed
Feed your [...]

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