Pleasure and Pain

Improving the human experience one day at a time

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Whit Hour – Week 15

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the 33 people who showed up for the fifteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour.
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Wondering? Ask me on Formspring!

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Community

I recently set up an account on Formspring, a site that lets people ask and answer questions about anything at all. I’ve been asked 17 questions so far, and I’ve answered every one.

So if you want to ask me something about user experience, consulting, writing, life in New York City, or whatever else is on [...]

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Onboarding: A Sidebar in “Designing Social Interfaces”

October 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Design, Pleasure, Social Networking, User Experience

Last May I was given the great privilege to write a sidebar in Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone’s fabulous new book, Designing Social Interfaces. The topic I was asked to write about is “onboarding” — designing welcoming experiences for new users by easing them in. You might have seen a couple blog posts that I’ve [...]

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Whit Hour – Week 5

September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Whit Hour

Thank you so much to the 20 or so folks who showed up for the fifth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me.
I particularly appreciate your patience and determination to stick with me [...]

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Join me at IDEA2009 on Sept 15-16

August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conferences

Are you going to IDEA2009? I am! And I want to meet you there.
What follows is everything you need to know about the conference. I’m on the board of advisors for the Information Architecture Institute and have the utmost respect for the amazing folks who’ve put their blood, sweat and tears into organizing this year’s [...]

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