You might remember the near-novel I wrote a couple months ago on LinkedIn InMaps titled, “Hubs and Connectors: Understanding Networks Through Data Visualization.” Now New Work City member Alex Shapiro, founder of CEO of TouchGraph, has created a powerful network visualization based on contact exchanges made via Hashable at SXSW. The Java applet allows you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Social Networking'
Visualizing First-Time Interactions at SXSW
March 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Community, Social Networking
Hubs and Connectors: Understanding Networks Through Data Visualization
January 29th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Community, Pleasure, Social Networking
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 [...]
Tags:Community·Data Visualization·Pleasure·Social Networking
Whit Hour – Week 15
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Whit Hour
Thank you so much to the 33 people who showed up for the fifteenth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Tune in every Monday night from 10-11pm Eastern Time at http://www.livestream.com/whithour. Whit [...]
Tags:Clients·Consulting·Coworking·Design·Social Networking·Web Development·Whit Hour
Wondering? Ask me on Formspring!
July 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Community
I recently set up an account on Formspring, a site that lets people ask and answer questions about anything at all. I’ve been asked 17 questions so far, and I’ve answered every one. So if you want to ask me something about user experience, consulting, writing, life in New York City, or whatever else is [...]
Onboarding: A Sidebar in “Designing Social Interfaces”
October 6th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Design, Pleasure, Social Networking, User Experience
Last May I was given the great privilege to write a sidebar in Christian Crumlish and Erin Malone‘s fabulous new book, Designing Social Interfaces. The topic I was asked to write about is “onboarding” — designing welcoming experiences for new users by easing them in. You might have seen a couple blog posts that I’ve [...]
Tags:Books·Design·Onboarding·Patterns·Pioneers·Pleasure·Social Networking·User Experience
