Archive for 2012

WV12: Punchy Ideas!

Friday, May 18th, 2012

A series of intriguing, 10-minute talks with one big idea. Aaron Parecki, “OAuth2″ In the dark ages, people would ask for your username and password. Oath 2… 26 ways to use it … Ugh. Kit Seeborg, “Pick Me! Pick Me!” Scott Vandehey, “Tips for Front-End Teams without Tears, Heartache, or Fistfights” – Learn to love […]

WV12: 13 Signs Your Site Needs a UX Exorcism

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speaker: Crystal Beasley She is bribing the audience with voodoo donuts and LOLcats. #7 maybe we need an FAQ. No, no you don’t.

WV12: Strictly platonic: Responsive Design + Development — How to Avoid Digital Land(scape) Mines

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speakers: Matt Fordham, Taylor Winters Wow, another standing room only presentation. A very good sign. The web is inherently responsive – of you don’t in the way… Alarming stats – pc use down 20% – mobile up 600% Learn the patterns. – column drop – think about the order – layout shifter – Beware of […]

WV12: Strictly platonic: Responsive Design + Development — How to Avoid Digital Land(scape) Mines

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speakers: Matt Fordham, Taylor Winters Wow, another standing room only presentation. A very good sign. The web is inherently responsive – of you don’t in the way… Alarming stats – pc use down 20% – mobile up 600%

WV12: 13 Signs Your Site Needs a UX Exorcism

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speaker: Crystal Beasley She is bribing the audience with voodoo donuts and LOLcats. #7 maybe we need an FAQ. No, no you don’t.

WV12: 13 Signs Your Site Needs a UX Exorcism

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speaker: Crystal Beasley She is bribing the audience with voodoo donuts and LOLcats. #7 maybe we need an FAQ. No, no you don’t.

WV12: Minority Report: Creating Personalized Experiences without Being Creepy

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Speaker: Gina Rau Minority report came out in 2002, set in 2050. We are already seeing many of the interaction technology. Take this lollipop – a very creepy public service app. 5 years ago, marketers had to beg, borrow and bribe to get even a small amount of personal information. Guidelines: – trust (often based […]

WV: Punchy Ideas

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

A series of intriguing, 10-minute talks with one big idea. This one is packed. I’ll take it as a good sign. * Sheryl Maloney + Tyesha Snow, “Running the AppFactory: How to conceive and design 48 apps in 4 months” Foremost, you need Avery big team. Leadership to set the pace. Set in breaks, happy […]

WV12: The Simple Web. Saying Hello to the Late Majority Internet

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Speaker: Brad Cohen The diffusion of innovation. 78 of Americans are on the Internet. 51% on Facebook. No longer just the risk takers. Does this mean that the Internet has jumped the shark? There may still be a place for “power users” on the Internet, but the default needs to be simple. Users just want […]

WV12: Get Lucky: The Business of Planned Serendipity

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Speaker: Thor Muller A few minutes late being back from lunch … the main stage seemed like the easiest to sneak into. Thor, is actually a very good speaker – how serendipitous. Sugru story: http://sugru.com/ Very cool. Preparation – obsessive curiosity – notice the anomalies – forget what you know to be true There is […]