Pleasure and Pain

Measuring the impact of new technology on human experience

Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries from June 2008

Pleasure and Pain on kirtsy!

June 11th, 2008 · Comments

A big, big thanks goes to kirtsy.com for including my blog post, “Why I Don’t Have an iPhone (but might someday)” in their Editors’ Picks!

kirtsy, formerly known as sk*rt, is called a “Digg for Chicks.” Even Guy Kawasaki loves it.
I’m honored to be mentioned. Endless thanks.
Now go pimp the hell out of it!
Update: And I [...]

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Why I Don’t Have an iPhone (but might someday)

June 10th, 2008 · Comments

As you probably know, Apple released iPhone 2.0 yesterday. Watch Steve Jobs’ WWDC Keynote Address if you haven’t already seen it.
I watched it live on MacRumors, and when it was over I Twittered this:

That comment solicited quite a reaction from my Twitterverse. Two examples:

As a designer and gadget geek, I’m constantly asked why I don’t [...]

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Internet Week NY Wrap-Up (in photos)

June 9th, 2008 · Comments

What a whirlwind week! Since last Tuesday I have met a phenomenal group of people, partied my butt off and talked ’til I was blue in the face. And while Internet Week New York isn’t technically over until the Webby Awards tomorrow night, it is definitely over for me. I’m pooped!
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Links from 6/5/2008

June 8th, 2008 · Comments

How to Innovate Right Now by Scott BerkunGuest writer on Jared Spool's Brainsparks: http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2008/06/03/uietips-article-how-to-innovate-right-now/
Logic+Emotion: Stairway to Brand Heaven & HellAnother spot-on visualization. Could easily extend to customer experience
Wireframe Websites with ProtoShare: Build & Collaborate on Clickable Website ProtoTypesVia GUUUI: http://www.guuui.com/posting.php?id=2145
SecretTweet.com - Post your secrets anonymously to TwitterPostSecret for Twitter
Kill Bill BillboardVia Michael Lebowitz @ Big [...]

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The Stranger Aversion

June 5th, 2008 · Comments

Social media has created a world in which everyone is interconnected. Forget six degrees of separation; we’re probably down to three. So have we completely lost the notion of a stranger?
Charlie O’Donnell, CEO of Path 101, recently wrote a post on his personal blog about the shift towards using social systems to connect with pre-existing [...]

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