Yesterday a bunch of friends were tweeting about the new LinkedIn InMaps web app (part of LinkedIn Labs), so I had to check it out for myself. Wow, wow, wow! InMaps are data visualizations of your professional network, based on LinkedIn connections, with you as the center node. I’ve been waiting years for LinkedIn to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pleasure'
Hubs and Connectors: Understanding Networks Through Data Visualization
January 29th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Community, Pleasure, Social Networking
Tags:Community·Data Visualization·Pleasure·Social Networking
The most accurate portrayal of User Experience Designers ever created
January 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Pleasure, User Experience
This is possibly my favorite 1 minute and 32 seconds in the history of moving images. I got shivers at the end. Please do yourself and everyone else a favor by taking the time to watch this now, then send it to everyone who has ever asked you what a user experience designer is. ILUVUXDESIGN [...]
Tags:Design·Humor·Inspiration·Pleasure·User Experience·Video
Apple listens: iPad screen orientation lock
January 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Pleasure, Research, User Experience
When I upgraded my iPad to iOS 4.2, I suddenly lost all sound. I freaked out, thinking I’d have to take it into the Apple Store to get fixed, or worse, reinstall the operating system and lose all my apps. So of course I asked the Twitterverse for help, as I tend to do. Turns [...]
New Year’s Resolutions for 2011
January 10th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Pleasure, Strategy
New Year’s Resolutions get a bad rap, and many say they’re trite and futile. I couldn’t disagree more. Setting goals, especially challenging ones, is the best way to effectively change behavior. A resolution is a commitment to oneself, and I can’t think of a more honorable and necessary thing for a human to do than [...]
Tags:Pleasure·Realizations·Strategy
My 10 Favorite Tools of 2010
December 13th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Pleasure, Productivity
As the year comes to a close, I can’t help but think of all the ways my life has gotten even better over the past 12 months. I’ve met incredible new people, I’ve opened myself up to new experiences, I’ve taken new risks, and I’ve found new loves. The most significant behavioral change that comes [...]
Tags:Mobile·Pleasure·Productivity·Tools
