20th
January
2004
“How weblogs are turning corporate machines into real conversations… Provided that weblogs are not co-opted by rigid corporate policies that aim at stifling the creative spirit that fosters innovation — one of the reasons for having weblog communities at the first place — weblogs can be successfully deployed within the organisation with a pervasive effect across all the stages of the value chain ‘achieving a greater return on connection from employee, customer and partner relationships.’ As an extension, they can possibly involve all interested groups; regardless of their level of attachment to the company.”
posted in Weblogs | Permalink |
20th
January
2004
From the book: Design Research: Applied Exploration of People, Culture, Context, and Form, edited by Brenda Laurel. “Why New Methods are Needed: *Experiences have always been the point of differentiation and problems–whether you design for them or not; *User-centered Design is more than mere Usability; *Computers and related devices are more sophisticated…”
posted in Interaction design | Permalink |
20th
January
2004
“Faceted classifications are increasingly common on the World Wide Web, especially on commercial web sites. This is not surprising — facets are a natural way of organizing things. Many web designers have probably rediscovered them independently by asking, ‘What other ways would people want to view this data? What’s another way to slice it?’”
posted in Information architecture | Permalink |
20th
January
2004
“This excellent overview was contributed by Woody Pidcock of the Boeing company. Many organizations and companies are struggling with these terms and the ideas behind them; this set of definitions will help to clarify.”
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