@lagataUX

Look out honey cuz I’m using technology. UX writer. Anthropology nerd. On a mission to rid the world of unnecessary capitalization. I respond well to dogs.

Joined July 2017
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This was an unexpected but deeply satisfying personal and professional highlight of 2018 for me. Many thanks to everyone at Awkward Silences and @userinterviews for the invitation to discuss this particular passion of mine, and hey, everybody—let's keep the conversation going!
User Interviews@userinterviews12 Dec 2018
This week on our podcast @erinhmay and @jhforster talked to @lagataUX, UX Writer at @apintego about creating research plans that evolve. Qual can inform quant and vice versa to create research that's more comprehensive and gives you better insights. buff.ly/2Gbu0r9
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Read Jackson Rising
@JPHilllllll28 Jul 2023
This is an incredible opportunity for the 1,000 richest people on earth I hope they’re all invited
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@nypost28 Jul 2023
OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050 trib.al/4aDysI2
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Marques Brownlee
@MKBHD9 Feb 2023
I clicked an unsubscribe link in an email and got taken to this page and I swear this should be illegal
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UX WTF
Rob DenBleyker@RobDenBleyker20 Dec 2022
OK let's try this again, ordering a nothing burger from McDonalds. this time nothing else in the order. will they cancel it? deliver an empty bag? i am doing this so you don't have to
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Help stop a genocide, by @TimothyDSnyder open.substack.com/pub/snyder…
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Must’ve laid off the owner of the style guide doc 😂
David Roth@david_j_roth5 Nov 2022
It is perfect that the official voice of Twitter is now "Estonian phishing email."
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Kat Tenbarge is on Bluesky@kattenbarge5 Nov 2022
The contradictory Oxford comma use, the missing punctuation, the random insertions of Elon-speak… It’s always immediately noticeable when copy editors get fired
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This would absolutely work on me + working women I know. Great advice!
Jaleh Rezaei
@jalehr18 Aug 2022
In the last 10 years I have hired over 300 people. I have found that it's WAY HARDER to recruit senior women leaders, even as a female CEO. Here’s my playbook for how to get great senior women to join your company:
Good accessibility tip!
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WTAF kind of error message is this??
Jewel Kling MD MPH@DrJewelKling30 Jun 2022
Apparently “Dr” and “woman” do not match on British airways. Looking forward to their reply.
I guess I’m not surprised, but I *am* infuriated by this 🤬
The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social@mitpress29 Jun 2022
Recently, one of our marketers discovered that Amazon does not allow "queer theory" to be included as a keyword in enhanced product descriptions (the fancy graphics you sometimes see at the bottom of a book page on Amazon).
BuzzFeed gets it. Using Someone’s Pronouns Respectfully Isn’t Complicated. Here Are BuzzFeed News’ Guidelines. buzzfeednews.com/article/eme…

Using Someone’s Pronouns Respectfully Isn’t Complicated. Here Are BuzzFeed News’ Guidelines.

Pronouns are an unassuming part of speech, but far from inconsequential.

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sydni | what in the ADHD?@WhatTheADHD20 May 2022
A new type of typeface might be beneficial to neurodivergent readers! 🤯 It's called bionic reading — the first few letters are bolded, making it easier for readers to glide through text and stay focused. (links in reply)
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Hard agree. I 100% get what the bot writer was going for here ( = probably some KR around chatbot engagement and automation)… but it’s emotionally manipulative and bad UX.
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If you haven’t seen it yet, the next Stockholm UX Writing and Content Design Meetup on the hostile UX of borders is next week! The speaker lineup is going to be amazing (I know, I’m biased). Sign up! (And would love RTs) meetup.com/Stockholm-UX-writ…
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Automation as an Abuse (AaaA)
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If there’s one thing baby boomers can’t resist, it’s Unnecessary Capitalizations for Emphasis
Derek Thompson
@DKThomp24 Mar 2022
The substance of Ginni Thomas’s texts is outrageous, but it’s the random capitalization of important sounding nouns that pushes them fully into the category of morally unforgivable.
Just… vile.
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