The new breed of “user experience” designers – part sketch artist, part programmer, with a dash of behavioral scientist thrown in – are some of the most sought-after employees in technology.
...after developers!!!
http://www.pehub.com/145254/designers-emerge-as-rock-stars-in-silicon-valley/...
Can kids shows still get away with this type of language?
"So, if you've ever dazzled your local arcade inhabitants with your hard-driving prowess or simply enjoyed a waggle of your joystick in the privacy of your own bedroom, this is the show you've been gagging for!"
- LOL. Brilliant.
Our world is moving at a lightening speed. Technology is changing everything you can put your finger on. Apple's new iBooks blows my mind. Even more people can now create a fully interactive learning experience and distribute to millions of people, with ease.
Those that embrace this ever changing landscape and exciting new technologies will succeed in our new world. Those that don't?...
Why is the Foursquare check-in notification system so simple?
By default, Foursquare sends you a notification from every friend for every check-in. Unless, like me, you switch off the notifications because you don't want to know where ALL your friends are ALL the time! I don't have hundreds of friends on Foursquare- it's that I only want to be interrupted when it's relevant to me. It's about time these notifications were smarter.
I love the idea of location based notifications when they're valuable for example, when a friend who lives out of town checks-in to any venue in my city, I want to be told because it might give us a chance to catchup. The same goes for friends who live/work in West London- I want to be notified if they check-in near Shoreditch, East London.
There are lots of these rules: I want to be notified when a friend next checks-in to The Breakfast Club, because I want him to ask the waitress a question. Or when a friend checks-in to a venue 'nearby' to me, at a 'similar time' to me, so we could possibly grab a quick coffee. Or how about when 2 of my friends next check-in together because I want to send them both an embarressing photo.
I assume this could be done with Foursquare's API but I haven't investigated. Equally, it could be a few sprints at Foursquare HQ as a feature.
Has anyone built this yet? I would find it very useful!
Update:
Tweet from @arainert: @Darrenux @dens Thanks for the feedback, Darren. You're right and we're on it. cc: @siobhanquinn
Great to hear! =)
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In its purest form, a newspaper consists of a collection of facts which, in controlled circumstances, can actively improve knowledge. Unfortunately, facts are expensive, so to save costs and drive up sales, unscrupulous dealers often "cut" the basic contents with cheaper material, such as wild opinion, bullshit, empty hysteria, reheated press releases, advertorial padding and photographs of Lady Gaga with her bum hanging out. The hapless user has little or no concept of the toxicity of the end product: they digest the contents in good faith, only to pay the price later when they find themselves raging incoherently in pubs, or – increasingly – on internet messageboards.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/22/charlie-brooker-newspaper...
“How long did it take you to catch them?” the American asked.
“Only a little while,” the Mexican replied in surprisingly good English.
“Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” the American then asked.
“I have enough to support my family and give a few to friends,” the Mexican said as he unloaded them into a basket.
“But … What do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican looked up and smiled. “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Julia, and stroll into the village each evening, where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, señor.”
The American laughed and stood tall. “Sir, I’m a Harvard M.B.A. and can help you. You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. In no time, you could buy several boats with the increased haul. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”
He continued, “Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village, of course, and move to Mexico City, then to Los Angeles, and eventually New York City, where you could run your expanding enterprise with proper management.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, señor, how long will all this take?”
To which the American replied, “15–20 years. 25 tops.”
“But what then, señor?”
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions.”
“Millions, señor? Then what?”
“Then you would retire and move to a small coastal fishing village, where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos …”
wine and play your guitar with your amigos …” wine and play your guitar with your amigos …”
Before the development of tourism, travel was conceived to be like study, and its fruits were considered to be the adornment of the mind and the formation of the judgment.
—PAUL FUSSELL,
