Jun 19, 2008

VentureBeat I’m a big fan of Twitter. I’ve been using the service only for a short time, and that’s been enough to make me an addict. Yet amazing though Twitter’s growth is, it pales in comparison to the adoption rate for another microblogging service: India’s SMS GupShup. Twitter has over 1 million users, (Read More)

May 08, 2008

Submitted by Tropical Iceberg: Presentation-sharing community SlideShare has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Venrock. David Siminoff, a partner at Venrock, has also joined SlideShare’s board of directors. Siminoff has joined the ranks of some of the other industry vets that make up SlideShare’s investors and advisory board, . (Read More)

May 06, 2008

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Apr 22, 2008

Signal vs. Noise In this edition of Designing Details, I want to share with you a technique we use to go the extra mile on interface design. We believe little touches like these really improve the overall experience when using our products. The best way to show you is with a video: . (Read More)

Apr 24, 2008

Ajaxian Ryan Stewart of Adobe and I got to give a joint talk this morning that covered Adobe AIR, Gears, and how you can build offline and desktop applications right now. Obviously, Ryan gave an overview of AIR, and I did the same for Gears. We also discussed reasons to be excited about Web development, some of the ideas that are o (Read More)

May 01, 2008

Smashing Magazine by Sean HodgeWeb design-related forums are a place where you interact with other designers, exchange ideas or discuss your first drafts. When you have a problem, you can post the issue, and then receive feedback on possible design or coding solutions from community members. This interaction is a great way to establish conta (Read More)

May 02, 2008

Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter Ravelry.com is a social network site for the “knit and crochet community”. A site for knitters? What will they think of next…a site for dog owners? The reason why these sites seem so alien is because they support communities that we often don’t see: they’re niche communities. My wife is a knitt (Read More)

May 04, 2008

Putting people first Joshua Porter, a user interface designer, wonders whether simplicity is a bad design goal, and expresses his ideas in a thoughtful post.Most designers place simplicity above all else. We value simple things because they do all the things we need easily and none of the things we don’t. Simplicity is harmonious. Even Le (Read More)

May 01, 2008

Techmeme Spencer Kelly / BBC:Identity ‘at risk’ on Facebook  —  Personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen, the BBC technology programme Click has found.  —  The popular social networking site allows users to add a variety of applications to their profile.  —  But a malicious progra (Read More)

May 04, 2008

All Things Digital Last year, BoomTown caused a tempest-in-a-Web-teapot by asserting that Facebook apps were, for the most part, inane.And, while many said the market would develop from the frivolous to more useful–making Facebook a true “utility,” as promised by Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg–that day is not today fo (Read More)

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