Category Archives: Web Strategy

A Peek at Yahoo Finance

If you do any sort of investing and take the time to do your own research, at some point in your decision-making process you probably look at a technical chart. In the last couple years there have been some major … Continue reading

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HighEdWebDev 2006

I’ve just come back from HighEdWebDev 2006, a conference for higher education web professionals held in Rochester, NY. At risk of overstating the experience, I’d say it was the best conference I have attended in my admittedly short career. From … Continue reading

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User Experience Design – An Intangible Talent in the Knowledge-Based Economy

A recent survey feature from The Economist magazine focused on a growing demand for “talent” around the world. While defined in varying contexts, one common theme identified in this special report was the idea that as the baby boomers retire, … Continue reading

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The Potential of a Participation Economy

Earlier this year, Lou Rosenfeld, one of the founders of Information Architecture wrote about Developing a Participation Economy. The concept, while it has its share of complexities, addresses a simple question: how can you provide incentive to encourage volunteer participation … Continue reading

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Lightbulbs from the UBC e-Strategy Town Hall

I attended the UBC e-Strategy Town Hall today, and much like last year with all of the thought-provoking questions, insightful comments, and handful of ideas, I came away with a sense of inspiration and motivation. The challenge here will be … Continue reading

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Beyond Branding and Into User Experience

User experience is a new term emerging in the world of design and technology and, like many other catchy phrases or trendy jargon, it can be easy to have misconceptions or different views on what the terminology is all referring … Continue reading

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The Power of an Icon

A common challenge I face on a daily basis is getting people to understand some of the newer fringe technologies that are quickly becoming integrated into daily practice across the web. One such challenge is explaining the concept of RSS, … Continue reading

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UCD & Six Sigma – Lessons Learned

I attended a seminar from VanUE tonight hosted at the Habaneros office downtown. It was a talk given by Paul Sherman, Director of User-Centered Design & Usability at Sage Software and also Vice-President of the Usability Professionals’ Association, on the … Continue reading

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