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Entries from April 28th, 2008

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April 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Linkage

Health Care Social NetworkingList of community sites Twitter Blog: A little spring cleaningSome UI tweaks I hope someday a one-word micro-blog post keeps you out of a Middle Eastern prisonFrom someecards.com Articles by Ari Spool – The Stranger, Seattle's Only NewspaperJared Spool's lovely daughter Down for everyone or just me?Pretty sweet way to check if [...]

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Google’s Design Principles

April 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Design

I owe you a proper recap of Leah Buley‘s earth-shattering presentation at the IA Summit, but because my computer battery had died and I was taking notes on paper, I’ve been lazy about typing it all up. In any case, one of the things she talked about was the importance of using Design Principles to [...]

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GEL 2008: Day 2, Session 4 “Success”

April 27th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Conferences

[Also check out other GEL 2008 posts: Day 1; Day 2 Session 1 "Connect", Session 2 "Twist", Session 3 "Make"] Session 4: Success Speakers: Nayla Al-Khaja, Marissa Mayer, Garrett Oliver, Bob Mankoff, Chip Conley Nayla Al-Khaja, producer and director Nayla is from Dubai, the first producer and director in the United Arab Emirates 35 years [...]

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GEL 2008: Day 2, Session 3 “Make”

April 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Conferences

[Also check out other GEL 2008 posts: Day 1; Day 2, Session 1 "Connect"; Day 2, Session 2 "Twist"; Day 2, Session 4 "Success"] Session 3: Make Speakers: Alex Lee, Terry Border, Sam Brown, Bill Gurstelle, Rhett and Link Alex Lee, President of OXO OXO created by a man who needed more comfortable cooking utensils [...]

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GEL 2008: Day 2, Session 2 “Twist”

April 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Conferences

[Also check out other GEL 2008 posts: Day 1; Day 2 Session 1 "Connect", Session 3 "Make", Session 4 "Success"] Session 2: Twist Speakers: Bridget Duffy, George Vaillant, Lelavision, Natasha Schüll Twist: taking the familiar and adding something unexpected Bridget Duffy, Chief Experience Officer of Cleveland Clinic She’s bringing good experience into health care Shows [...]

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