InfoWorld: Capturing user experience closes the feedback loop. Jon Udell. Portable labs — available from Alucid Solution, Ovo Studios, and UserWorks, among others — are a cheaper and more convenient alternative to fixed labs. These are typically suitcases packed with gear for capturing and editing videos of both onscreen activities and the users performing them.… Continue reading Capturing user experience closes the feedback loop
Author: Vince Kimball
Remote Control Anarchy
Useit.Com: Remote Control Anarchy. At least there's some justice in the world: the consumer electronics industry is losing significant sales because prospective customers are afraid of the complications entailed in attempting to integrate one more box into their existing system. [Tomalak's Realm]
Tablet Love
Tablet Love. I love the TabletPC. One reason is that, like many writers, I have an abiding love for the physical act of putting pen to paper (or, for the past 18 months, pen to screen). I have a few “nice” pens, a couple Mont Blancs, two Watermans, and I use those for writing letters,… Continue reading Tablet Love
Thinktecture: Blogs As Micromarketing Tools
Thinktecture: Blogs As Micromarketing Tools. I bet that a good 50% of the readers of this blog already know about thinktecture, a company that's less than 24-hours old. Because of blogging, I'm the #1 Google return for various queries about programming airline reservation systems, which is how I keep myself in Jolt Cola and Doritos. I've published… Continue reading Thinktecture: Blogs As Micromarketing Tools
oligopoly control of cable access
Cable TV shelf spaceA New Jersey TV producer's effort to establish a new cable channel dedicated to the martial arts tells the tale about the structure of the oligopoly control of cable access. The Philadelphia Inquirer article (“Why few niche channels ever make it to cable TV”, 6/4/2004) shows how difficult it is for small… Continue reading oligopoly control of cable access
oligopolies breed oligopsonies
Petopoly It's still early days in the process, but the retail pet supplies industry is becoming an oligopoly. It used to be that pet stores were exclusively a mom-and-pop local enterprise. But two massive chains, based on the models of other megaretailers like Toys 'R' Us and Circuit City, are grabbing market share through massive… Continue reading oligopolies breed oligopsonies
A year on trail, Kerry projects confidence
A year on trail, Kerry projects confidence. From the darkest days of his presidential campaign in Iowa in November, to his string of primary victories this winter, the anthem that kicked off John F. Kerry's rallies, whether there were 100 voters in a union hall or 1,000 filling a gymnasium, was Bruce Springsteen's war cry… Continue reading A year on trail, Kerry projects confidence
Reagan, all-American, dies at 93
Reagan, all-American, dies at 93. Ronald Reagan, a Hollywood actor whose greatest dramas were performed in the White House, and a New Deal Democrat who reinvigorated American conservatism, died yesterday. The 40th president of the United States was 93. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Study finds obstacles to retirement
Study finds obstacles to retirement. The leading edge of Massachusetts' 1.87 million baby boomers will reach retirement age in less than five years, but many who hoped to retire in their early 60s will be forced to work longer, because they won't have enough Social Security and other income, a study to be released tomorrow… Continue reading Study finds obstacles to retirement
Eric Sink digs into 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
Eric Sink digs into 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing. Eric Sink is tearing into one of my favorite books: Reis and Trout's 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing. He's doing a post every day about each chapter and applying each principle to the software industry. Really interesting stuff. Every post so far has gotten posted to… Continue reading Eric Sink digs into 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing