[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Web Designer & Developer - Trapeze Group, Mississauga, ON

[Mario Bourque]

Web Designer & Developer

Trapeze Group - Mississauga, Ontario

THE COMPANY

Trapeze Group and its operating companies (AssetWorks, Cal Software,
CourtView Justice Solutions, Solutions by Computer and Trapeze ITS)
provide mission-critical software and technology solutions to a
number of markets including transportation, asset management,
agri-business, and justice and public safety. Together Trapeze and
its operating companies serve more than 3,000 customers worldwide.
Visit www.trapezegroup.com.

THE POSITION

The Web Designer is responsible for designing, developing and
supporting the Web sites, intranets, extranets and other interactive,
multimedia applications across multiple business units. The successful
candidate also helps to manage social media applications and provides
additional graphic assistance where required.

THE PERSON

Demonstrates excellent creative skills and must be able to clearly
articulate, prototype and implement design ideas on time. Effective
project management skills and attention to detail is essential. The
successful candidate will be a contributing member of the marketing
department in moving deliverables from concept to production. “Top
notch” communication skills and the ability to adapt and work in a
progressive, dynamic, and changing business environment are
essential.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

* Minimum 5 years of experience developing Web sites and other
interactive applications
* Demonstrable creative and graphic skills
* Strong knowledge of established Web standards including Section
508 and W3C
* Ability to understand and follow wireframes, sitemaps, and
lo-fi prototypes
* User Experience Design principles
* Drupal and Wordpress content management systems (CMS)
knowledge
* Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing
(SEM) knowledge
* Ability to manage high work volumes and work on multiple
projects simultaneously
* Additional languages such as German or French an asset. English
must be your primary language

SPECIFIC SOFTWARE SKILLS:

* In-depth experience  using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML,
and Flash
* In-depth experience with the Adobe CS4 creative suite including
Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Flash, and Photoshop
* Familiarity with Lotus Notes and Google Analytics is favorable,
but not required

IS THIS YOU?

To apply for this position, please submit your resume to:
care...@trapezegroup.com. 

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[IxDA Discuss] The Fly Me to Canux Contest-Deadline Extended - Go to Canux for practically FREE!

[Mario Bourque]

Here is a *tremendous *opportunity for a student or junior practitioner to
have access to one of the most amazing and intimate UX conferences in the
world!

The good folks at nForm are giving YOU the opportunity to go to Canux
with *free
conference registration*, including two nights accommodation and meals
during the conference, *plus $500 CDN* to help with your travel expenses!

Don't miss this incredible opportunity! Read below on how YOU can win!

-

Direct link: http://canux.nform.ca/2009/08/18/the-fly-me-to-canux-contest/

*Updated: new deadline Sept. 4th*

We’re going to bring one lucky attendee to Canux with some help from nForm.
We’ll give you a *free conference registration*, including two nights
accommodation and meals during the conference, *plus $500 CDN* to help with
your travel expenses getting to Banff.

*How do you get to be that lucky attendee?*

   1. Tell us why you want to come to Canux in a blog post or online video.
   Entries must be in English.
   2. Link from your post to the main Canux site at http://canux.nform.ca
   3. Tell us about your post by twittering a link to it with the hashtag
   #flymetocanux. This tweet should *not* be to anyone – we’ll use the
   hashtag to find it, not our Twitter handles, thanks. If you don’t
have a Twitter
   account, now is the time to get one [image: :)]

The nForm crew will choose our favorites from eligible entries, and Jess
McMullin  and Gene
Smithwill make the final selection. If the
selected winner has already registered
for Canux, we will fully refund registration costs (so you can register now,
and still enter the contest).

The contest is open until 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time, September 4th, 2009.
Winner will be notified on Monday, September 7th, via Twitter. One entry per
person, please. Multiple entries will be disqualified.

The contest is open worldwide to anyone above the age of majority, unless
prohibited by law. However, the winner is responsible for all travel costs
incurred. nForm will award one (1) cheque for five hundred dollars ($500.00)
Canadian on site in Banff. nForm will also register the attendee for one (1)
single accommodation event registration, a $999.00 value. nForm has no
responsibility for booking travel or making other arrangements. The winner’s
photo, copy, or video may be used by nForm for promotional purposes with no
further compensation. Depending on legal requirements in the winner’s
jurisdiction, a skill-testing question may be required to claim the prize.

*Tips for impressing us:*

Do tell us who you are, why you care, what’s important to you, what coming
to Canux will mean.

Don’t write more than a page of copy, don’t take more than 3 minutes in
video, don’t send multiple entries, don’t badger us on Twitter, spam us by
email or otherwise be annoying.

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[IxDA Discuss] 2009 IDEA Conference early bird pricing ends August 15th, 2009

[Mario Bourque]

Early Bird pricing for IDEA is over in just a few days (August 15th to be
exact). So now’s the time to storm into your boss’ office and demand
approval for registration!
Already approved? Register now:
http://ideaconference.org

If you haven’t gotten approval to attend IDEA2009 yet, here’s a short list
of reasons why your boss is crazy for not sending you (print and tape to
forearm for help during conversation):

1) Return on Insights
With Fifteen of the worlds foremost thinkers in Strategy, event and
experience planning (and that’s just speakers/panelists), IDEA2009 averages
about $25 per expert. Where else can you get this kind of bargain?

2) Competitive Advantage
In a service economy, the more you know, the more advantage you have over
your competition. It’s that simple. Going to IDEA2009 means bringing the
leading edge of social and experience design back to the office. For your
co-workers, for your company’s brand equity, and every future conversation
with prospects.

3) Client Retention
We can assure you that the range of practical, inspiring insights on your
work can’t be found at any other conference. The perspectives you’ll bring
back to the office are incredibly important in this economy so your clients
won’t go looking for cheaper. You’ll be giving them deliverables they simply
wouldn’t be getting anywhere else.

Need more tips for convincing your boss? Check out the entire site for more:
http://ideaconference.org

Do you have any tips that worked to get you funded for IDEA2009? Please
reply to the thread and share them!

See you in Toronto!

Michael Leis
Marketing/Sponsorship lead for IDEA2009

And if you don't mind, please say thanks with a click to the companies
supporting IDEA2009:
Mad*Pow: an experience design agency leveraging human factors and visual
design to create research-inspired experiences. http://madpow.com
Critical Mass: http://criticalmass.com
Axure: http://axure.com
Usability Matters: http://usabilitymatters.com
Sapient: one of the largest and most innovative interactive marketing and
technology agencies in the world. Learn more at
http://www.sapientinteractive.com

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Combined Conferences (was Its Just UX)

[Mario Bourque]

I would also like to add to Christian's comments.

Christian is absolutely right! There are a lot of things going on right now
between the IAI and the IxDA that people aren't seeing, but they will have
very positive results in the future. Since many of the members of one are
also in the other, we find synergies that complement and make both
organizations stonger.

For example: Half the IDEA09 Conference team is on the Interaction10 team
and we will be working together to make both IDEA09 and Interaction10
amazing conferences. They are not the same type of conference, but they
complement each other VERY well. The IAI and IxDA have different mandates,
but are now finding balance. Does not mean they have to merge, and not
should they.

I do not believe one big organization with one big conference is the answer.
That is simply my opinion. If anything, I would like to see some of the
other orgs work together when it comes to putting on conferences. IDEA and
Interaction work quite well together. We also can't expect people to come to
a conference just because it's happening. I'm not going to go to the
IASummit just because It's the IASummit. I'm going to go if there is value.
Having multiple conferences also give us the opportunity to compete and
people usually benefit with increased competition because we're trying to
put on better events.

We have good leadership at the helm of both the IAI and IxDA, and with the
next generation of leaders coming soon, it looks even more promising.
Contrary to what some people may think, we're in a great place, there's lots
of excitement happening, and the future looks amazing!

Things like itsjustux.org don't really solve anything. Whatever you call
yourself, people outside our space are going to give you the Homer Simpson
blank stare.

We solve this problem by concentrating on our work and trying to build
better experiences and by educating those OUTSIDE our field as to the
benefits by promoting not only within our own companies, but others as well.
When people take notice, it takes off. Industries like music, advertising,
television, automotive, as soon as one makes a big splash, everybody jumps
in (boy bands, forensic dramas and SUVs folks).

I know why you're worried.

Listen to what the market wants and give it to them. That's what we have to
do.

... and why do we have to keep talking about "things that are broken". Let's
go out there and keep working at changing the world.

-- 
Mario Bourque
Web: www.mariobourque.com
Email: ma...@mariobourque.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariobourque


On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Christian Crumlish  wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Richard Dalton  >wrote:
>
> > Dave, since you've been fairly close to both orgs, could you give us
> > a comprehensive list of how they've worked together over the past
> > year or so?
> >
>
> Richard, from my perspective, the IAI and IxDA have spent the last year
> taking "baby steps" in an effort to establish productive, amicable
> relations. Some of the personal animosities that drove wedges between the
> orgs in the past have become bygones, and the current generation of
> leadership at both orgs have taken various steps to form personal and
> collaborative ties.
>
> The most concrete result of this so far is the fact that the IxDA was a
> sponsor of IDEA and the IAI was a sponsor of Interaction09. None of this
> consider this to be the zenith of cooperation, but instead a valuable first
> step. (I referred to it a while back as an example of "confidence-building
> measures.")
>
> We have also been comparing notes on a number of process-oriented things,
> such as organizational infrastructure problems and solutions. Being
> slightly
> younger, the IxDA is now beginning to encounter some of the issues that the
> IAI has been grappling with for a couple of years, and we have been more
> than happy to compare notes and pool learnings.
>
> Representatives of both groups attended the UXnet meeting at the Summit and
> I believe we are all interested in looking at ways that we can factor out
> some of the infrastructural underpinnings of groups like ours and the
> professional social networks they model and foster. There's no real good
> reason for us each to independently solve our membership, communication,
> and
> service-delivery problems in a vacuum without being able to profit from
> each
> other's efforts.
>
> (I was only partly joking when I suggested we put up a Github-type
> repository and build the 21st century professional org user experience
> together, perhaps benefiting the entire spectrum of orgs outside of our UX
> &
> design universes, and simultaneously demonstrating the value of our
> practices.)
>
>

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

[Mario Bourque]

Are we still talking about this?

*1.) Job Definitions**
*
IA and IxD are but SOME of the things I do with regard to my work. It
doesn't define who I am.

*Based on personal experience, most people outside our field don't care what
it's called. They just want ROI based on their expectations.

*You may have a different experience than I, but this is what I've seen. I
would love to hear from others that have had experiences differerent from
mine.*
*
Working directly with senior executives at a corporate level has shown me
that what matters to them is the bottom line. "If I invest in this user
experience stuff, how will it improve our revenues?"

It really doesn't matter what you are called or call yourself (I for one
have a ridiculously long title at work, but it's pretty much for a business
card and classification in the company's hierarchy), all that matters is
that you do good work. Nobody cares about your title, it's how much ass you
can kick!

There is no doubt though that we need to be better at educating those
outside our field of practice. For the record, I always refer to our
community as the "Design Community", because ultimately, that what we do -
we contribute (or at least try to) to designing better experiences.

Leading me to...
*
**2.) Communities

*Our community is fine. A lot of the people that have become active
participants are doing a lot of work behind the scenes to bring us closer
together. it doesn't mean we have to be wrapped under a big umbrella. Big
government doesn't work. Ask any municipality that has recently gone through
amalgamation. Increase in taxes, loss of services.

Proof = Steve Baty & co. with the UXBookclub. One idea that has propagated
around the world and is an org agnostic community of people that get
together and discuss UX books. WOW!

AND there is more going on behind the scenes with collaboration between not
only IAI and IxDA, but other groups as well -> recent collaboration in
Toronto between UXIrregulars / IxDATO / AgileTO / TORCHI and more to come.

I don't believe for a second that we are divided, in fact, we are coming
together to learn from others - that is the beauty of having multiple
communities (or tribes even) within a global community. Former Canadian
Prime Minister Joe Clark said "Canada is a community of communities." I see
the same under the UX community as a whole.

Personally, I will go to a conference if there is value. I don't want to go
to a conference for the sake of going to a conference. I like smaller
conferences, it's much more intimate and I can target the people I want to
talk to instead of a clusterfuck of a conference and only spending a few
minutes with each friend. Big doesn't always necessarily mean better. I
would rather go to a couple of really good conferences that complement each
other.

What we DO need is more people getting involved in our organizations and not
simply lurk or look into the window from outside. I can only speak for the
IAI and the IxDA; others can attest to CHI, UPA, etc. Your experience is
what you make it. If you want to listen to people trying to make "land
grabs", power to ya! If you want to participate and become part of a
movement to not only make our field of practice better, but make us better
as a group and individually - you will be welcomed with open arms (well,
most orgs anyway).

Let's work together in making our community even better than bother with
discussions on definitions and territorial disputes.

I apologize in advance for offending anyone. I do tend to get emotional
about these things.

Oh, and you are coming to IDEA09 in Toronto and Interaction10 in Savannah
aren't you? These are shaping up to be two amazing conferences!
#shamelessplug

-- 
Mario Bourque
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[IxDA Discuss] Developing an effective User Experience/Usability strategy

[Mario Bourque]

Is there any information out there on how to design/write an effective
UX/Usability strategy?

I believe there are no specific generic models out there for study (I am
probably way off on this).

Are there any existing resources OR is this an org specific thing? I would
appreciate any comments, ideas, or experiences you may have had or are
having.

Please email to me directly, unless it is addressed to the group.

Thank you.

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Toronto Groups

[Mario Bourque]

Hello Maurice!

A few groups:

1.) UXIrregulars - http://groups.google.ca/group/UXIrregulars

They get together once a month and have recently begun a UX book club.

2.) IxDA Toronto - http://groups.google.com/group/ixda-toronto/

A local IxDA group that also gets together once a month to discuss, present,
socialize about Interaction Design

3.) TorCHI - http://www.torchi.org/

Is a local chapter of the ACM's special interest group on Computer-Human
Interaction (SIGCHI). They have monthly meetings and occasional workshops

4.) IDEA09 - http://www.iainstitute.org / http://www.ideaconference.org

The Information Architecture Institute is having it's annual conference in
Toronto Ontario at MaRS from September 14-16. Stay tuned for more
information.

Am I missing anything? I think #springflingto (
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23springflingTO) is coming up in April.
Lots of design people will go to that. I'm looking forward to #potluckTO (
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23potluckto).

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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Maurice Carty wrote:

> I would be interested if there are any Toronto based UI/UX/IxDA
> groups.
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
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[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Regional Workshops

[Mario Bourque]

Now that the dust has settled down a bit, I'd like to formalize a group to
lead the Regional Workshop initiative.

During the local leaders workshop at Interaction09, I proposed a format
where one or more local groups could come together and put on a weekend
workshop. This would fill the middle space between local events and the
yearly conference. It would continue the tradition of the grassroots
approach of our organization, and give us a new way to continue building the
organization and bring in new members. Not only is this a way to grow the
organization internationally where it may not be viable to host a full blown
Interaction conference, but can also help strengthen ties from existing
groups and add more value to those that exist not only in North America, but
around the globe.

I would like to form a small team of a half dozen people that are interested
in formalizing a plan and help those groups that would like to put on a
regional conference. The goal is to come up with a "kit" that will help
serve as a master guide to put on one of these workshops. They will also
have full support from the committee that is spawned from this initiative.

If you are interested in being a part of this committee or interested in
hosting a workshop, please send me an email at ma...@mariobourque.com and we
can discuss in more detail. Once we form a strategy committee, we can then
begin putting a plan and framework together in order to begin hosting these
workshops.

Thank you.
Mario

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction09: Dont' forget, international phone plan!

[Mario Bourque]

Definitely check your rates. If you are on AT&T, chances are you will be
pushed onto the Rogers network. Others (Verizon) will most likely end up on
the Bell or Telus Networks. Make sure you check your phone, text and data
rates before coming. Data rates can add up if you're not careful. Canadian
mobile providers make a lot of money from international roaming, a 20MB data
plan for light email use and twitter should be sufficient for a week. If
you're worried about more, bump up one. It's better than coming home with a
$200 bill.

-- 
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Janna Hicks DeVylder wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I just called AT&T to see what I could add to my existing plan so I can use
> my iPhone more economically while in Vancouver. Here's some info:
>
> CALLS
> If you don't do anything, calls will be $.79/min (incoming and outgoing).
>
> If you sign up for the world traveler package for $4.99/month, calls will
> be
> $.59/min (incoming and outgoing).
>
> TEXT
> 50 cents to send, 'free' to receive (up to the amount based on your current
> text plan)
>
> DATA
> If you do nothing, you're charged $.02/kb
>
> Or else, you can pay the following:
> $24.95/month for 20 mb
> $59.99/month for 50 mb
> $119.00/month for 100 mb
> $199.00/month for 200 mb
>
> PROBLEMS
> 916 343 4685 for international support (free call from Canada)
>
> Apparently if you call after the conference and before the end of the
> billing cycle you can get the coverage prorated...
>
> Have you figured this out for other carriers? Share your knowledge!
> See you soon, looking forward to it.
>
> Janna
> 
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] How long should you run each instance in an introductory Flash piece

[Mario Bourque]

A lot of companies are doing this now. It's much more acceptable than a
flash intro page. There are ways to do it with JavaScript too.

Never assume a user knows something.

Mario

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Anthony Zeoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I should have been more specific. It¹s the Hero box on the home page, not a
> flash splash page. We¹re trying to give the user some visual stimulation
> that they can create photo books. The current UI and visual assumes the
> user
> knows what a ³photo book² is and uses the image to try to convey to the
> user
> that they may create one.
>
> However, I¹m not a big fan of this.
>
> If you look at a competing site, http://www.smilebooks.com, you¹ll see how
> they display a flash module on the home page that rotates three images,
> each
> trying to tell a story. Family, wedding, female friends can create a photo
> book using the site.
> --
>
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] How long should you run each instance in an introductory Flash piece

[Mario Bourque]

"Personally, I would rather be boiled in hot oil while my fingernails are
pulled out through my nostrils than watch a flash intro." - Mario B.

I stand by that statement, but that is purely the opinion of myself as an
end user.

I know that we, as designers, are trying to push the edge on stuff and there
are a lot of Flash junkies (some amazing ones actually); however, I believe
that there is a time and place for Flash. A flash intro keeps me X seconds
away from what I want to see and Flash doesn't work on my iPhone. Chances
are I'm not your target audience. Restaurant sites drive me nuts, and those
sites that are completely done in Flash, but the navigation is so useless
that I just give up. Realtors drive me batty too.

As an interaction designer, your goal is to not give the opportunity for
users to give up.

It all depends on your site though. There is no right answer, there's just a
best answer - and it's up to you to find it.

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

[Mario Bourque]

I knew you did!

Computers are not useful; they cause me all sorts of grief!

We see these things as being useful because they complement our own lives in
some way. Those that don't understand, and there are a lot of them, can't
see the value.

A lot of companies are going through this generational shift where a
handshake and phone call is replaced with an IM or txt.

Mario

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Andy Polaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Just in case it sounded like I couldn't see the point of text messaging, I
> meant that question as a rhetorical one, or at least one to get him thinking
> about needs/function/purpose and design. Plenty of people never thought
> computers would be useful. Or a phone with a touchscreen instead of a
> keypad. The list is long...
>
> On 23 Oct 2008, at 15:44, Mario Bourque wrote:
>
>  Text messaging is task-based and less intrusive. You text me, I'll text
>> you back when I can. Not as cumbersome as email, not as annoying as
>> answering the phone.
>>
>> I wouldn't text someone in an emergency though.
>>
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

[Mario Bourque]

Text messaging is task-based and less intrusive. You text me, I'll text you
back when I can. Not as cumbersome as email, not as annoying as answering
the phone.

I wouldn't text someone in an emergency though.

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Andy Polaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am also very skeptical of the need for something like this.
>>>
>>
>> Not everything is designed to meet a "need".
>>
>
> I just had a conversation like this with some engineering students whom I
> am teaching interactive media. My response was "what's the point of text
> messaging when you can just call someone?". I think he got it after that.
>
> By the way, interesting to note that this Twitter discussion is pretty
> tweety (tweetie?) in its nature.
>
> p.s. @apolaine
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
>
> 
> Andy Polaine
>
> Research | Writing | Strategy
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>
> Twitter: apolaine
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>
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Value and Purpose

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"To do this, we foster a community of people that choose to come
together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual
initiative, contribution, sharing and self-organization as the
primary means for us to achieve our goals."

That's the key to its success - the whole grassroots movement. The fact that
local groups are popping up and taking charge to better themselves and the
community is truly outstanding. The list is fine and all, but the local
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

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Twitter's beauty is in it's simplicity. Sure, it may reinforce a whole bunch
of crap; but I can tweet something and follow up via email, phone, or in
person. If you throw all your fish in one bucket, it's not all that
effective. Once you build relationships, those 140 character tweets are bits
of larger conversations.

For a lot of people, it's pure voyeurism. Waste of time, boring, yawn, who
the f*** cares about a cat peeing on a carpet. For others, it's a tool that
enables connections, relationships, and quick communications. It is what
goes on behind the scenes that is magic. If you've ever gone to a tweetup,
you'd see how twitter has helped created great friendships.

I keep saying that it's not about how many followers you have, it's about
the quality of your stream. I'm managing with 170 or so and I tweak as
necessary. Just because I don't follow people back doesn't mean I don't read
their tweets, I just do it offline. It's difficult to manage so much traffic
at once. I also always reply to @ messsages.

It has given me access to a worldwide network of experts and I've developed
some great personal relationships as a result. I have better relationships
with my twitter friends than with people I see every day. It fits my need
and has made me even more productive.

Like everything your use and participation is what you make of it. My wife
also thinks it's lame, but she has no use for it, other than I can direct
message her email account from twitter :)

I think twitter is great, although their infrastructure has caused us all
headaches at one time or another.

It's not for everybody; however, it's made me rethink a lot of the way that
I design interactions.



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On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:35 PM, William Brall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I can see how various elements of twitter can be useful. I see how it
> changes the dynamics of various aspect.
>
> However, if we are going to bring up McLuhan, Will, let's take a
> real analysis of the medium.
>
> The 140 character limit means you can't say much, which means the
> value of the tweet is in immediate impact. And the value of the
> device as a whole is in the ability to screen tweets to get a bead on
> a topic.
>
> There are various twitter-using devices, like election.twitter.com
> that are mining tweets to give a message, but that message is
> cacophonous. It is also trite.
>
> It is reinforcing what is mainly negative. It reinforces ignorance,
> group-think, misinformation, hegemony, trend-following, and impulsive
> behavior.
>
> >From the perspective of McLuhan it is extremely hot, and that is why
> it might have taken off so fast. However, it is also mainly
> valueless. So it is analogous to gossip, only on a mass scale and
> syndicated.
>
> It creates a culture where the quick idea propagates and the
> well-structured is too slow to take hold. It is functionally the
> opposite of intelligence. It is a lot like flocking behavior, only
> textual.
>
> It is too slim to afford good arguments, it is too frantic to afford
> good thought, and it is too uncontrolled to afford good masking.
>
> If you could control what you saw with a more meaningful value than
> who you watch, it could be of real value, but by using that paradigm,
> it forces the user to be constantly screening garbage.
>
> Even a simple Bayesian filter and a thumbs-up thumbs-down system
> could create a valuable system. Where the meaningful is heard and the
> various garbage is squelched.
>
>
>
> Will
>
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

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Wow, that's a pretty distinguished list (except for me that is). Thanks for
including me. I enjoy those conversations too.

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Steve Baty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
>
> But I thoroughly enjoy the fact that I can chat/banter/debate with fellow
> practitioners like Russ Unger, Will Evans, Dave Malouf, Dan Brown, Mario
> Bourque, Livia Labate, Christina Wodtke etc etc at any time throughout the
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

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Twitter is an amazing tool... if used correctly.

I've been able to:

1.) Connect with my own user community
2.) Connect with people in other related comminuties
3.) Create new personal and professional relationships
4.) Save money
5.) Become a more efficient communicator
6.) Get feedback

I've been having conversations with @*acclimedia<http://twitter.com/acclimedia>
* about this very topic. I'm almost inspired to write an article with her
about it.

Like everything, twitter can be used for evil. There are a lot of spammers
and many users are more concerned with # of followers than quality of their
own stream.

It can be incredibly powerful or dangerous. Remember that whatever you
"tweet" into the "twitterverse" is out there forever. It can make or break
you.

That being said, it is important to figure out what you want to get out of
twitter. I've lost the desire to FB or blog because of twitter. It's much
easier. Maybe I'm simply more lazy.

Ping me offline if you (or anyone) want(s) to chat about it. I'm not
professing to be an expert, just an opportunistic user.


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On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Melissa Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Interested in finding out who's using Twitter and what for –
> (Personal updates?  Reinforcing/building
> communities? Work related announcements?) and if anyone has found novel,
> possibly unintended, uses for the product.
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Facial recognition authentication

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I used to work for CryptoMetrics, a biometric solutions company in NYC. They
have a variety of facial recognition systems that are quite accurate.
Privaris also has a cool device that we developed fingerprint biometric
authentication software for that would store the credentials right on the
device, so you could use it literally from the door to the desktop and
everything in between.

Fun times.

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> There's at least one laptop floating around there that replaces the need
> for
> a login password with the image of your face. Do you have any experience
> with such a thing? How'd it work out for you?
> I am so tired of typing passwords.
>
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Chrome bad for designers?

[Mario Bourque]

That could certainly pose a risk in the enterprise.

Corporate information could be easily used by Google for their own interests
and/or against yours. Using Google Chrome as a thin client for Google Apps
or other RIA intranet program would put sensitive data at risk.
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Cuil

[Mario Bourque]

Was not able to find mariobourque.com when searching for "Mario Bourque"

I like the concept though.
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Intensive "summer" education options?

[Mario Bourque]

I believe that there is value in these workshops. We already have the yearly
conference and a number of local groups have begun monthly meetups. A summer
program would be a good option for some. I think there is tremendous value
in being able to sit in a room with your peers and hammer out ideas, which I
feel is of much more value than accreditation.

There are all sorts of camps sponsored by schools. If you do it in the
summer, you can cut costs by using group accommodations at a dorm, and there
are usually meal options open in their dining halls.

It's great that we're talking about these things -- we're definitely
building momentum.

It would be more difficult for some of us "senior folks" to invest in a 2
week UX camp due to things getting in the way like deadlines and family;
however, there are those of us that could go teach/demo for a few days
during the camp.

I've been floating the idea of senior level workshops to some and there is
interest. This would be more of a weekend thing, or perhaps an add-on to
Interaction|09 conference. I think this is where regional workshops could
work. There are already so many shows to go to (Interaction, IA Summit,
SXSW, IDEA, UPA, etc.), and a lot of us don't have unlimited pocketbooks.

Anything is possible though, you just have to make it inviting. I'm quite
positive that it would be successful.

Great idea.

Mario

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[IxDA Discuss] IP routing and country selector native languages

[Mario Bourque]

I would love some feedback on IP routing based on a browser's point of
origin.

Most sites seem to use a [global] or [worldwide] link located somewhere on
the top or bottom of the page for a browser to switch country site.

Usually those links are in the native language of that country's landing
page.

My question is, does that matter? What if I don't understand that language?

if so
then

what are good options?

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"

[Mario Bourque]

My apologies for posting that link, the previous post was posted this
morning and only appeared on the thread a few minutes ago.

I did inquire and nobody is available to comment.

Me thinks this is going to be a very delicate operation.

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"

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I'm going to ping my contact at iRise and see if I can get more info.

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"

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The patent information is here:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7349837/claims.html

Technically, I can do a lot of the things described in that patent
with tools from Adobe, Microsoft, and IBM. That is a formidable force
to go after. Axure, however, is not in that group and would make it a
strategic advantage for iRise to kill them. 

We've previously discussed how Fireworks is becoming increasingly
used as a rapid prototyping tool, and I've been using Lotus Notes
(bet you didn't know that) to do a lot of RP. If iRise is able to
shut down Axure, which I'm sure takes away a significant amount of
their market share.

The risk for iRise is the negative PR that it will ultimately receive
if it ultimately shuts down Axure. Is it worth shooting yourself in
the foot for bigger market share? There a plenty of examples of that.
It would have made more sense to buy them and offer Axure as an entry
point.


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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[IxDA Discuss] SalesForce Customer Support Portal & SalesForce Migrations

[Mario Bourque]

1.) Has anyone had any experience working on/developing a SalesForce
customer portal? If so, what are your thoughts?

2.) Performed a migration to SalesForce.

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Does Forrester know about interaction design?

[Mario Bourque]

I have a contact at Forrester; I'll ping him and ask.

Mario

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> That might be a reason, yes. I'd love to hear the answer from them
> directly,
> because wordings like that make me wonder how well they really know the
> area
> they're advising on.
> I've tried contacting the authors at Forrester, but the report doesn't
> mention their e-mail addresses, nor is any offered on their profile pages
> at
> Forrester.com.
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is a Flash-intro to a personal portfolio still good/relevant?

[Mario Bourque]

Personally, I am not a big fan of Flash intros. Ultimately, it depends on
who your audience is. I like a pdf portfolio that I can print off and take
with me, markup, then follow up with. I, as a client, will not wait long for
Flash intros and will leave if the loading time is taking too long, or if it
is not entirely functional. I was on a site the other day and it took 20
seconds to load their Flash page over an 8Mbps connection. The load time is
a killer. If I were to use Flash, I would have a static page that would link
to various Flash demos/presentations that are more specifically targeted to
a certain topic or project. This will also help reduce load time and file
size.

What you are selling is yourself, so (1) think of how you would like to be
seen by others and (2) picture yourself as the one who is sitting across the
table.

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On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Alan Wexelblat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Let's assume that you've done the proper work to provide a "Skip
> Intro" button.  Let's further assume that you've done at least the
> minimum to make your content accessible to people without the Flash
> player.
>
> The question I ask, then, is: does having a Flash intro to a personal
> site, which may include one's portfolio or resume, make sense in
> today's job market and design environment?  Or does this brand the
> designer as someone stuck in the last decade?
>
> As usual, I suspect the answer is "it depends"; what I'm really
> interested in is exploring issues around how we present ourselves in
> online presences and the Flash-intro or Flash-site is a method I still
> see from time to time, though not nearly as much as I used to.
>
> Best regards,
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] too much feedback?

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I like seeing the BSOD on an ATM. It really inspires confidence.

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On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Raminder Oberoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> Made me laugh. But also realized that Windows OS didn't know travellers at
> JFK were its users.
>
> • Raminder Oberoi
>
>
> On May 17, 2008, at 6:08 AM, "Apar Maniar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  Hi everyone
>>
>> I took a look at this photo
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/albaum/2495004994/sizes/l/
>>
>> and this got me thinking that while it is a good rule of thumb to give the
>> user feedback, how and when does feedback stop being helpful and become
>> overkill or just plain nuisance.
>>
>> I cant remember the countless number of times I have t click on the little
>> "x" to get rid of the network connection notification in XP somewhere in
>> the
>> subconscious it hurts
>>
>> Apar
>>
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you "design"

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Rammstein usually gets me going. Works well at the gym too.

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/26/2008 
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> [image removed] 
> 
> [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you "design"
> 
> Bryan Minihan 
> 
> to:
> 
> 'IXDA list'
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> Sent by:
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> 
> I never think of fun topics to talk about (frequent complaint at work), 
but
> have been wondering what folks like to listen to while they work, if
> anything.  I recently found an online station called somafm.com that's 
been
> able to keep me working into the wee hours even as I'm approaching 40
> (yuck).
> 
> Hope it's not too far off-topic...
> 
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news?

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Google News or a combination of RSS feeds I set up. I pick and choose 
what's of interest. . BBC "seems" to be the most credible news source for 
international news.

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/26/2008 
01:08:05 PM:

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> Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news?
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> Bryan Minihan 
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> to:
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> 'Jeff White', 'Maxim Soloviev'
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> 02/26/2008 01:08 PM
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> I prefer CNN...mostly because I read Bill Mitchell's editorial cartoons 
(tho
> they've had a javascript error on their cartoon pages for over a year 
now). 
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> Bryan
> http://www.bryanminihan.com
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> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Jeff
> White
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:14 PM
> To: Maxim Soloviev
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> Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news?
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> http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
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> Good combo of news and design.
> 
> Jeff
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> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Maxim Soloviev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > I'm wondering where you guys news on the web? I mean
> > business/politic/hitech/world news...
> >
> > CNN? Google/Yahoo News? MSNBC?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > --
> > Maxim
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