Category Archives: Web products

The difficulty of simple design – part 1

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

The hardest part of being a designer is choosing what goes into the product. Deciding what should and shouldn’t go in is actually a very difficult choice. You don’t want it to be overcomplicated, but you want to have a … Continue reading →

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Why I’m passionate about usability

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

There was a great Schneier post about why he is so ‘into’ security, and how his mindset differs from so many other people. I was thinking tonight about why I’m so passionate about user experience and how to improve its … Continue reading →

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Ranking crowdsourced data with curves

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

I’m a big fan of user review sites. I’ve been using TripAdvisor since at least 2002 to help plan my journeys, and Yelp is my new favourite site since moving to the US. Crowdsourcing information is usually a pretty good … Continue reading →

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Does anyone actually notice a website being ‘free’?

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

I know that ‘freemium‘ is a popular business model at the moment, but do everyday web users really notice this when they’re using a site? Personally I always assume a site is free and am surprised/annoyed when it isn’t, unless … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t anyone talking about Google’s spam problem?

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Sometimes when I’m searching for a particular product or service, the most frustrating thing is the way Google brings up mostly things to purchase. For example, recently I knew that a direct flight between Sydney and New York used to … Continue reading →

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Cuil.com – the next Google?

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

From the way Mike Arrington carries on about it (oh and a bit more here too), you’d think so. My initial impressions are quite different (to be fair, he does state “…it doesn’t appear to have the depth of results … Continue reading →

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Spamming users

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

One of the great things about Australia is we have a very strong department in the government called the ACCC. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission does a great job of keeping things fair in Australia between businesses and consumers. … Continue reading →

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Bubble 2.0

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Annoying parodies aside, this is pretty spot-on. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6IQ_FOCE6I]

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Isn’t Twitter a company that sells car parts?

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

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?

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

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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