After an eight-month hiatus due to a lack of decent live broadcast platforms, Whit Hour is BACK and now hosted by Justin.tv.
Whit Hour is my weekly video-based “office hour” in which I answer any and all questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you wanna throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2010
Whit Hour is back! Week 9
June 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Whit Hour
Tags:Books·Career·Clients·Conferences·Speaking·Twitter·User Experience·Whit Hour
Watch me on The Big Web Show
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Consulting, Pleasure, Twitter, User Experience
Last Thursday I had the absolute pleasure of joining the lovely Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin on the eighth episode of The Big Web Show (read my previous post).
If you weren’t able to catch the live broadcast, be sure to check out the video and podcast.
We talked about how I’ve used Twitter to build my [...]
Tags:Consulting·Pioneers·Pleasure·Twitter·User Experience·Video
Recent Reads – 6/22/2010
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Linkage
Here are the most recent additions to my Delicious bookmarks. Hope you enjoy, and please share your thoughts in the comments.
Whitney Hess, Ethan Marcotte, and Jason Fried on The Big Web Showyay!
Gradual Engagement Boosts Twitter Sign-Ups by 29%really important stuff to explain to clients trying to build community
Derek Powazek – 10 Ways Newspapers [...]
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Photo of the day: Brand Transparency
June 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Branding, Customer Experience, Photography, Pleasure
Headed back home from Heathrow Airport after a lovely vacation, I stopped at the Pret A Manger for a quick pre-flight bite.
When I got to the cash register, I noticed this awesome sticker — concise, honest, and, best of all, empathetic.
VAT NIGHTMARE
We’re legally required to add on
VAT when you eat in. Nightmare.
They’re legally required to [...]
Photo of the day: Visualizing Genres
June 17th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Gadgetry, Pain, Photography, User Experience
Hotel alarm clocks are usually a big pain in the butt. Hampton Inn aims to fix all that — and takes simplicity to inconceivable levels.
They go so far past easy to use and intuitive that they come back around to obscure and pointless.
They visualize musical genres.
Columns for Classical
Stream for Soft Rock
Cows for Country
Cadillac for Oldies
Bleachers [...]
