The 1st in my series of UX language tests.
Name three things that could improve this bus door sign. http://yfrog.com/4gbusdoorsignj
Google bookmarks had me sold on simplicity and tagging, but http://zootool.com is simply mind-blowing. Super slick.
You can now download the #Webtrends app on iTunes (Webtrends account required): http://tr.im/KpoE (via @skylark64) I'm an app help writer!
App developers, no one is reading your thesis-length app description. Keep it under 100 words. Try a bullet list. Or just pictures.
Checking out: The seven best videogame manuals of all time http://ow.ly/OFpW (via @justinogarrity) Lots of interesting info types. Learning.
10 Usability Crimes You Shouldn’t Commit http://ow.ly/Na4t (via @justinogarrity) What about mixing "do" examples + "don't" examples?
visualization of the recession: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/06/business/economy/unemployment-lines.html (via @jpond)
if ditaworks is "pure dita documentation lifecycle management", why are all instructions in video? ;-) http://bit.ly/7C6YYC (via @jpond)
This might have been interesting if not used as a platform for gratuitous metaphor: http://bit.ly/832Tge
RT @knuturdalen: Writing Microcopy http://bit.ly/pYMPz - The fastest way to improve your interface #ux #usability
Check out Verizon's crafty subliminal grammar messaging. One lowercase w goes a long way. http://yfrog.com/3navzj
RT @jpond: if it was my money i wouldn't spend it on pdf production: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030714.html
If this guy wasn't sitting in front of a laptop, it would be much harder for me to visualize what he's saying. #uxfail http://bit.ly/2KraNU
RT @jpond: DITA should include elments for REST APIs. currently method(x,y), would b nice 2 have elements similar 2 menucascade 4 REST URIs.
A harsh reality: RT @justinogarrity: "The plain fact is users will not read anything you put on the screen." http://tr.im/CO51