Tag Archives: User experience

Don’t let distance get in the way of your user research

Posted on 1 July 2010 by Nic Price

There’s an advertising campaign at the moment for Blackberry, the smartphone company, using the tag line “Closeness has nothing to do with distance.” These days we can all carry our loved ones around in our pocket or handbag using the … Continue reading →

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Social networking on intranets – have a problem to solve, and expect it to take time, says Jakob Nielsen

Posted on 4 August 2009 by Nic Price

Here are the findings from usability “guru” Jakob Nielsen’s report on Social Networking on Intranets…   Underground efforts yield big results. Companies are turning a blind eye to underground social software efforts until they prove their worth, and then sanctioning … Continue reading →

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Enterprising times – a case for search best bets

Posted on 2 October 2008 by Nic Price

Reading the e-Consultancy interview with Lou Rosenfeld on the importance of site search analytics, I was reminded of when I was product manager of intranet (or enterprise) search at the BBC. It was back in 2002. People complained that search … Continue reading →

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Bonus-centred design

Posted on 23 November 2007 by Nic Price

We’ve all seen it. The dreaded “Skip Intro”. The picture of the boss on the homepage obscuring any useful content or functionality. I was just discussing this with a friend and came up with a new name for an old … Continue reading →

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N95 – two things I can never remember how to do

Posted on 22 November 2007 by Nic Price

I’ve had my Nokia N95 phone since June. I’m pretty pleased with it. It’s good for looking at websites, the camera is great despite the shutter lag, video quality good. It’s ok for having phone calls on. Battery life’s ok. … Continue reading →

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Low bandwidth? Try the mobile version of the website

Posted on 13 November 2007 by Nic Price

I was having coffee with a friend today who does work with people in countries where internet speeds are down at dial-up rates of 28.8kbps on a good day and where it is rare for workers to have their own … Continue reading →

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Farcebook

Posted on 30 August 2007 by Nic Price

Facebook seems to be becoming a necessary evil. I’ve never felt particularly comfortable about it, but I do have an account and I do use it from time to time. Somewhat worryingly found out today (thanks Chris T) that unless … Continue reading →

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Count your opinions

Posted on 30 August 2007 by Nic Price

Count your opinions Originally uploaded by Beatnic. So I thought I’d add my input to the survey being run by London Underground on personal safety at Elephant & Castle tube station. Unfortunately I didn’t understand how to use this “Opinionmeter” … Continue reading →

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IT Conversations

Posted on 16 July 2007 by Nic Price

Don’t be put off by the name! If you’re interested in anything vaguely related to technology there’s something to listen to here. I finally started catching up with some of my blog, news and podcast subscriptions recently and that coincided … Continue reading →

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Intranet vibes

Posted on 20 April 2007 by Nic Price

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Netvibes is quite simply everything an intranet (homepage) needs to be. As well as being a great way of managing all my stuff on the internet of course.

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