03 Mar 10 Passion vs. Obsession
John Hagel on Passion versus Obsession
To say passion becomes obsession is to make a distinction of degree. It implies that obsession is a more passionate form of passion—too much of a good thing. However, I’m now convinced that passion and obsession do not vary in degree, but in kind. In fact, in many ways they are opposite.
Thanks Michael Stich!
19 Feb 10 Puppy Tweets
Mattel launches Puppy Tweets: for owners who wish their dogs could talk – or in this case, tweet.
Mattel has plans to introduce Puppy Tweets, a plastic tag that attaches to a dog’s collar and automatically sends updates to the dog’s Twitter account. Yes, that’s right. Your dog can now Tweet. Puppy Tweets’ tag has a sound and…
Thanks Jeff!
13 Feb 10 Talk To Your Customers!!
28 Mar 09 Over Zealous Saftey Advocates
I don’t get this whole movement to ban texting and cellphone use while driving. Seems perfectly safe to me!?
27 Mar 09 Brief Overview of the History of Classification
Someone (sorry forgot who you were) recently pointed me to this 2006 presentation by Roger Hudson of Web Usability on Information Classification and Retrieval. Its a nice recap of classification from Carl Linnaeus’ (Father of Taxonomy) classification of living things in “Systema Naturae”, published in 1758 to modern day folksonomies and tags.
Tags: dewey decimal system, faceted classification, folksonomy, tags
10 Mar 09 I’m Coining a New Phrase: UXymoron
UXYMORON
ux⋅y⋅mo⋅ron [uk-see-mawr-on]
–noun, a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “We will sell more product if we make the logo bigger.”
Origin:
1980–90; < LL uxymorum < presumed Gk *uxýmōron, neut. of *uxýmōros sharp-dull, equiv. to uxý(s) sharp (see uxy- 1 ) + mōrós dull (see moron )
Related forms:
ux⋅y⋅mo⋅ron⋅ic [uk-see-muh-ron-ik] , adjective
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Tags: User Experience, UXymoron
