Tag Archives: Internet usability expert Alex Kirtland

News Aggregation + Prediction Markets

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST; 5:00 PM GMT; 6:00 PM CET), dollar-thirsty Nigel Eccles (pictured above) will be introducing HubDub at DEMO 2008 (one of the best IT conferences, along with eTech, LeWeb, … Continue reading →

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INTERNET USABILITY EXPERT ALEX KIRTLAND SLAMS NEWSFUTURES’ AWFUL COMPOUND CHARTING.

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

This is, quite frankly, some of the worst interaction design I’ve ever seen.

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Google Gadget vs. Site Feed – ???

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

From the Google blog (whose author must be kidding, probably): Q: Why is it better to create gadgets rather than create feeds? A: First, gadgets are much more flexible. As a publisher, you control the format of your content. Second, … Continue reading →

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What the hell is a “swicki” on prediction markets?

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Sounds like a “swicki” is a search engine restricted to a specific area of interest. Bizarre that they call it with a name close to “wiki”, as in “Wikipedia“, which is not a search engine but an encyclopedia. I expected … Continue reading →

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