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Entries from June 25th, 2009

In case of fire: Do Not Use Twitter

June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Humor, Photography, Twitter

Last week this photo was posted to BuzzFeed and made the rounds on Twitter. It’s originally from johnpiercy on Flickr. I think it looks doctored, but John isn’t sure. It’s just too hilarious to be real! What do you think? P.S. If I was caught in or near a fire, I definitely WOULD use Twitter. [...]

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Who is Chris Fahey’s hero?

June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Career

[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Chris Fahey is a co-founder of Behavior, an interaction design consultancy, and is on the inaugural faculty of the School of Visual Arts’ new MFA program in Interaction Design, starting in the fall of 2009. He writes about user experience design on his blog [...]

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Who is Michael Leis’s mentor?

June 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Career

[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] Michael Leis is an independent strategic consultant helping companies use emerging media, and previously worked at Trellist Marketing|Technology and Emerge Digital. He is also a frequent contributor to iMediaConnection, an online marketing publication. Follow him on Twitter @mleis.   Michael Leis’s mentor is… William [...]

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Here at An Event Apart Boston

June 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conferences, User Experience

After a lovely Father’s Day brunch, I hopped the train up to Boston for An Event Apart. I’ll be presenting a brand new talk tomorrow titled DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro). You can read more about it in my previous blog post. I gotta admit I’m pretty damn [...]

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Who is Gabby Hon’s hero?

June 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Career

[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes] This week is a two-for-one special! Gabby couldn’t decide on just one person to highlight, and I wasn’t going to force her.

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