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Author Archives: Tim Cederman-Haysom
37Signals disagrees with usability guru Norman, or, what is usability?
There was a thought-provoking rebuttal from 37Signals to criticisms levelled by Don Norman regarding their product. (side note: did anyone else think 37Signals was using svn to version control their blog postings based on the URL?) Don’s original post is … Continue reading
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Tagged Design, UCD, Usability, user centered design
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American culture
As a US citizen, but having been brought up in Australia, I mostly identify myself as an Australian. Growing up I was always ‘into’ American culture – things like American candy, comic books, movies, etc – while still appreciating Australian … Continue reading
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Isn’t Twitter a company that sells car parts?
Amusing video (sadly only for a small group of people). [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKbv3FNW00]
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Why doesn’t Google Reader support comments or discussions?
There was an interesting article that got linked on Hacker News the other day the asked why comments on news stories couldn’t be drawn to a central location (I read way too many articles and the breadcrumbs in my brain … Continue reading
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Youtube comments versus Metafilter comments
As a follow-up to my post the other day, I found a great mashup highlighting the differences between the two. What I was served up just then. Youtube: who ever said he was fat, better watch their ass!!! nice song! … Continue reading
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Amusing Youtube video of the day
Someone likes Apple a little too much. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjS89zUxtgM]
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People power versus algorithms
Very interesting article from Wired. This is something I have struggled with personally. Is it worth investing the time to automate a process, or is it just cheaper to outsource the smarts of up-and-coming countries? Ultimately I’ve found that not … Continue reading
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Facebook application development
The company I currently work for, Trovix, is a job-matching company. The short description of our technology is that we have a search engine for jobs that understands concepts, not keywords. For example, when you type “java”, our search engine … Continue reading
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Advertising versus Reality
I always love these sort of things, they never get old. Funtasticus recaps pundo3000.com‘s list of food advertising versus reality. Burgers are an old favourite for these sort of things, and of course the Whopper makes an early appearance. Not … Continue reading
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How to name a startup
Since I started working in the Silicon Valley, I’ve been exposed to a huge number of companies which would not normally show up on my radar. One thing I’ve noticed is the naming conventions seemingly followed by everyone. Startup name … Continue reading
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