December 2010
6 posts
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The Only URL Design Rule →
One of my only gripes with Tumblr. Couldn’t agree more with Kyle Neath:
URLs are for humans. Design them for humans.
Via Cameron Moll.
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Celebrity Endorsements Work Poorly Online
Worth publishing in its entirety, Jakob Nielsen, in his latest Alertbox email:
Internet campaigns *without* a celebrity endorser got 86% more views than celebrity-driven campaigns, averaged across 450 major campaigns. Obvious conclusion: save the endorsement fees. (Spend a tiny fraction of it on user research instead, and you’ll double the conversion rate from whatever views you do get...
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Jeffrey Zeldman on 'Style Versus Design' →
And also “why understanding the difference is what it’s all about”:
I could not tell good from bad, but I knew what was cool. … Many young web designers view their craft the way I used to view pop culture. It’s cool or it’s crap. They mistake Style for Design, when the two things are not the same at all.
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What's Wrong with OpenID →
Quora user Yishan Wong:
The short answer is that OpenID is the worst possible “solution” I have ever seen in my entire life to a problem that most people don’t really have. That’s what’s “wrong” with it.
(Via Marco Arment.)
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Giannii on The Similarities between Startups And... →
Giannii:
The Autobots are kinda like a startup company.. A shit load of dudes, unforeseeable odds, long hours, Dinobots (Not Grimlock), and some dick head Megatron company always trying to fuck you over with superior numbers.