TheWayoftheWeb

The digital convergence of media, entertainment, marketing and PR

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Value can emerge from the frivolous thanks to the net

July 25th, 2008 · Comments

When colleague and chum David Cushman and I compiled The Rock Stars of Web 2.0 list on Ditto.net is was a bit of a tongue-in-cheek way to play with an interesting website from the company for which we both work, and on which  help with some marketing.
We thought it may turn up something interesting, but [...]

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Tags: usability

A ranting return from reality

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments

I’ve had a bit of an unintended break from blogging, despite my best intentions. But even though alcohol and pretending to be a tourist in London hit my productivity, I didn’t escape social media entirely. Main because I spent the week with a very good friend I hadn’t seen in 10 years, having lost touch [...]

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If you want a busy homepage, let your users organise it

May 24th, 2008 · Comments

My interest in web design is generally based on usability and accessibility, due to the fact I’m not the most artistic person in the world. I can appreciate attractive designs, but there are far better people than me in the world at creating them.
But something has struck me that I think could be a good [...]

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Make your website simpler, easier, faster, better…

October 18th, 2007 · Comments

There’s a difference between successful new technologies and websites, and ones which fail.
All the successes are able to answer a problem, or solve an existing one, in a simpler, easier, faster way than before. If what you’re planning needs explaining in more than a sentence, or needs instruction for a consumer/visitor to use, then it’s [...]

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Tags: usability