Articles

The Architecture of Participation: What Do You Think? Where Does Participation Fit?

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

I’m re-reading a great book, The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman. The book, now in it’s third release in so many years, explores how the Internet, the World Wide Web, XML, and related technologies have made the world a much smaller place...a place in which knowledge ...

Filed under: Experience Design : Technological Innovation : User-Generated Content : Web 2.0

Codename Nemo: A Different Approach To Managing Documents and Dates

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Codename Nemo is a desktop application for people who are frustrated with cluttered file folders. Nemo introduces a new user interface that makes handling files easier and faster, so says Anders Rune Jensen, Lead Software Developer for Nemo. Unlike current desktop ...

Filed under: Content Management : Experience Design : Technological Innovation

Beyond The Issues: Understanding US Presidential Candidates By Viewing Their Campaign Websites

Friday, January 18, 2008

By Zev Winicur, special to TheContentWrangler.com

Note: In this article, very real-sounding numeric data is presented in an authoritative manner. Be forewarned that the IDQ percentage is completely made up without the benefit of scientific polls. Of course, New ...

Filed under: Content Management : Web Content Management : Experience Design : Marketing Communication : Website

Documentation and Training Slide Decks Now Available

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The slide decks from Documentation and Training East 2007 are now available. A few speakers have yet to share their slides, but the bulk of the presentations are available for view within a web browser, and without the need to download additional software. This service ...

Filed under: 3D : Content Quality Management : Content Reuse : DITA : Document Engineering : Dynamic Content : Experience Design : Information Architecture : Localization : Mobile Content : Presentations : Publishing : Rich Media : S1000D : Search : Simplified Technical English : Software as a Service : Technical Writing : Translation : Usability : User-Generated Content : Video Documentation : Web 2.0 : XML : XQuery : Web Content Management

The User Is Always Right: A Practical Guide To Creating And Using Personas On The Web

Thursday, September 27, 2007

In his book, The User is Always Right: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas on the Web, Steve Mulder takes you through each step of persona creation, and provides time-tested techniques for developing and using personas to help deliver the right ...

Filed under: Experience Design : Usability : Web Content Management

A Usability Evaluation of Web Map Zoom and Pan Functions

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Because screen sizes and display resolutions vary from device-to-device, the usability of web maps relies heavily on successful interface design. In the the first issue of the new online International Journal of Design, researchers Manlai You, Chun-wen Chen, Hantsai ...

Filed under: Experience Design : Usability