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  • Commercialising a community

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    Commercialising a community

    Jamie Rumbelow wonders why more commmunities don't make money

    7 Nov 2011

    By Jamie Rumbelow on | 2 comments
    Teenage developer Jamie Rumbelow is all for open source but argues that creating a side business surrounding a community can actually help it grow and flourish
  • Crafting web design education

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    Crafting web design education

    Teaching web design should integrate theory and practice

    31 Oct 2011

    By Nicklas Persson and Chris Murphy on | 4 comments
    Teaching web design should integrate theory and practice, say Nicklas Persson and Christopher Murphy of the University of Ulster, aka ‘The Standardistas’
  • Does every business need a Facebook fan page?

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    Does every business need a Facebook fan page?

    James Yorke asks whether fan pages are always appropriate

    27 Oct 2011

    Businesses are falling over themselves to create Facebook pages that promote their products. James Yorke considers why some succeed while others fail
  • Devs and creatives, it's time to collaborate!

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    Devs and creatives, it's time to collaborate!

    Ben Winter calls for a return to the credo, ‘form follows function’

    24 Oct 2011

    By Ben Winter on | 1 comment
    In this new mobile, multi-platform digital age, Ben Winter calls for an end to the old battles between creatives and developers and a return to the credo, ‘form follows function’
  • The death and rebirth of customer experience

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    The death and rebirth of customer experience

    Des Traynor stresses the importance of good customer communication

    20 Oct 2011

    Des Traynor, COO of Intercom, stresses the importance of good customer communication and explains how to connect to your customers to turn them from idle browsers into active, loyal and passionate visitors
  • Stop banning Lorem Ipsum: a rebuttal

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    Stop banning Lorem Ipsum: a rebuttal

    Robert Hoekman, Jr, argues that Lorem Ipsum still has value

    17 Oct 2011

    By Robert Hoekman Jr on | 8 comments
    User experience specialist Robert Hoekman Jr argues that Latin placeholder text aka Lorem Ipsum is a tool that still has value to the design process. It's up to you to know when and why to use it
  • Mobile apps must die!

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    Mobile apps must die!

    Scott Jenson explains why the native apps model is holding us back

    10 Oct 2011

    Frog's creative director Scott Jenson argues that mobile apps must die. He explains why the overall model of native apps is holding us back and that they shouldn't be the default approach
  • Responsive web design is boring!

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    Responsive web design is boring!

    Jonathan Longnecker argues that most responsive sites are boring

    3 Oct 2011

    By Jonathan Longnecker on | 24 comments
    Jonathan Longnecker, co-founder of web and graphic design agency FortySeven Media, argues that most responsive sites are boring and comes up with a few starting points to help us create designs that break the mould
  • How to create a machine-based persona

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    How to create a machine-based persona

    Sites need to work for machines as well as humans, says Greg Roekens

    27 Sep 2011

    By Gregory Roekens on
    The sites we build need to work for machines as well as humans, says Greg Roekens
  • How to choose a cloud host

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    How to choose a cloud host

    David Flower on how to find the right service for you

    27 Sep 2011

    By David Flower on | 1 comment
    More and more hosting companies are offering cloud services, but which one’s right for you? David Flower explains the kinds of questions you need to be asking
  • Native vs mobile apps

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    Native vs mobile apps

    Craig Cartwright asks are native phone apps the right way to go?

    23 Sep 2011

    By Craig Cartwright on | 7 comments
    Recent research suggests that the native app may be somewhat failing to attract smartphone users, but companies are allocating bigger budgets to mobile delivery systems. Craig Cartwright asks, are native phone apps the right way to go?
  • Emotion in design

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    Emotion in design

    Our creations need to be more human, says Aarron Walter

    19 Sep 2011

    By Aarron Walter on | 3 comments
    Our creations need to be more human, says Aarron Walter, lead user experience designer at MailChimp. He argues that the task of designing a pleasurable experience is made easier when we create a distinct personality for our interface
  • Should hosts cooperate with law enforcement?

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    Should hosts cooperate with law enforcement?

    Alex de Joode of LeaseWeb says trust is critical to the relationship

    16 Sep 2011

    By Alex De Joode on | 2 comments
    Alex de Joode, security officer of global hosting provider LeaseWeb, discusses why it is vital that law enforcement agencies and hosting companies should cooperate, and why trust is critical to the relationship
  • Why the doodle matters

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    Why the doodle matters

    Don’t dismiss doodling – it can be a serious and useful tool

    12 Sep 2011

    By Sunni Brown on | 3 comments
    Don’t dismiss doodling – in the right hands, it can be a serious and useful tool that should be deployed when problems are most messy and topics most serious, says business owner, author and leader of the doodle revolution Sunni Brown
  • Enhance your intranet using social media

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    Enhance your intranet using social media

    Rob Bagley argues that corporate intranets should embrace social

    9 Sep 2011

    By Rob Bagley on | 1 comment
    Designer and developer Rob Bagley argues that corporate intranets should open up and embrace the social media revolution
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