Pleasure and Pain is not my first blog. It’s probably my fifth, though it’s certainly the only one that ever took off. From September 2004 – August 2006, I had a blog called self-preservation (self-hosted WordPress, natch). At the time, I was pretty damn proud of myself for that witty title — and I kinda [...]
Entries from January 30th, 2011
A Proactive Apology from Plancast
January 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Customer Experience, E-mails, Pleasure, User Experience
I’m not a huge user of Plancast — the event-based social network (a sort of next generation Upcoming.org) — mostly because I’m too lazy to update my plans in multiple places, with RSVP functionality on Facebook, Meetup, Eventbrite and more. But an email that arrived in my inbox yesterday just might make me change my [...]
Recent Reads – 1/30/2011
January 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Linkage
Here are the most recent additions to my Delicious bookmarks. Hope you enjoy, and please share your thoughts in the comments. Skip The Water | A VCSometimes using all of your resources slows the process down Volkside | Wirify homepage – The web as wireframesTurn any webpage itno a wireframe with one click (via @swissmiss) [...]
Tags:Links
Hubs and Connectors: Understanding Networks Through Data Visualization
January 29th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Community, Pleasure, Social Networking
Yesterday a bunch of friends were tweeting about the new LinkedIn InMaps web app (part of LinkedIn Labs), so I had to check it out for myself. Wow, wow, wow! InMaps are data visualizations of your professional network, based on LinkedIn connections, with you as the center node. I’ve been waiting years for LinkedIn to [...]
Tags:Community·Data Visualization·Pleasure·Social Networking
The most accurate portrayal of User Experience Designers ever created
January 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Pleasure, User Experience
This is possibly my favorite 1 minute and 32 seconds in the history of moving images. I got shivers at the end. Please do yourself and everyone else a favor by taking the time to watch this now, then send it to everyone who has ever asked you what a user experience designer is. ILUVUXDESIGN [...]
Tags:Design·Humor·Inspiration·Pleasure·User Experience·Video
