February 2010

Globally, social networks and blogs are the most popular online category when ranked by average time spent in December. (source)
Consumers spent more than 5.5 hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in December 2009, an 82% increase from the same time last year. (source)
47% of online adults use social networking sites, up [...]

It is about strategy and precision. Curling is like chess on ice, and that, Wall Streeters say, it part of its quiet appeal.
via nytimes.com
Well said! Now if I can just persuade everyone I know this is the case…

Posted via web from John Whalen’s Posterous

So what does it take to cause millions of people to do things differently?
“In the old days it was all about [public service announcements],” he said. “The way we got people to think about drugs or smoking — and it was quite a lot more complex than that. One role is that the private sector [...]

the root causes for sub-optimal user experience have to do with lack of appropriate process, and governance, and lack of a genuine commitment to a quality user experience. Such a commitment would lead organizations to adopt a user-centered usability-oriented development process. Rather than taking these steps, we see a lot of projects that are “stakeholder [...]