Comments for No newsprint here http://colquhoun.wordpress.com An introduction to the digital age Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Back to basics by Nora http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/back-to-basics/#comment-33 Nora Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:47:10 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-33 You're right - that is atrocious. I just went back to see if I can make my gift, and the whole site is down with no way for me to make my gift. Melinda, were we at school together? You’re right - that is atrocious. I just went back to see if I can make my gift, and the whole site is down with no way for me to make my gift. Melinda, were we at school together?

]]> Comment on Back to basics by Melinda http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/back-to-basics/#comment-32 Melinda Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:23:47 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-32 I couldn't agree with you more, Nora. And today is June 9! Nothing about the website has been fixed because I just had exactly the same experience. I couldn’t agree with you more, Nora. And today is June 9! Nothing about the website has been fixed because I just had exactly the same experience.

]]> Comment on Back to basics by Robin http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/back-to-basics/#comment-31 Robin Sat, 17 May 2008 04:19:09 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-31 Way to throw down w/ the usability insights, Nora! What's really crazy is when this kind of design thinking start to infect the rest of you life -- you're using the ATM and suddenly go "wait, why is this so badly designed?" -- next it's your car's A/C controls -- then your cell phone -- then your wrench -- ack! Way to throw down w/ the usability insights, Nora!

What’s really crazy is when this kind of design thinking start to infect the rest of you life — you’re using the ATM and suddenly go “wait, why is this so badly designed?” — next it’s your car’s A/C controls — then your cell phone — then your wrench — ack!

]]> Comment on Back to basics by norackoch http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/back-to-basics/#comment-30 norackoch Thu, 15 May 2008 13:35:24 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-30 Good insight, Bob. A few weeks ago I went to a very expensive "usability" conference put on by one of these proprietary Web think tanks, and what they taught - engage in user testing from the outset and use what you learn about how users navigate and trip up and stumble over your application - to guide creation, seems intuitive and basic. But for some reason, most stuff we see on the Web doesn't have that basic customer-oriented approach. I wonder why that is? Good insight, Bob. A few weeks ago I went to a very expensive “usability” conference put on by one of these proprietary Web think tanks, and what they taught - engage in user testing from the outset and use what you learn about how users navigate and trip up and stumble over your application - to guide creation, seems intuitive and basic.
But for some reason, most stuff we see on the Web doesn’t have that basic customer-oriented approach. I wonder why that is?

]]> Comment on Back to basics by Bob http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/back-to-basics/#comment-29 Bob Thu, 15 May 2008 04:39:18 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-29 Usability is the new customer service. Usability is the new customer service.

]]> Comment on Postcards From Yo Momma by robin http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/postcards-from-yo-momma/#comment-22 robin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:51:57 +0000 http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-22 Nora, I'll register postcardsfromyopapa.com if you'll run it... ;-) Nora, I’ll register postcardsfromyopapa.com if you’ll run it… ;-)

]]> Comment on Extra, extra! Read all about it by norackoch http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/about/#comment-4 norackoch Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:57:29 +0000 #comment-4 hi sam! thrilled you found norakoch.com, and called me out for that oversight. my longest stint at one paper was in the South Jersey bureau of The Philadelphia Inquirer, from October 2001-January 2004. i had a few bylines, but what i remember the most are the good pals i still have. hi sam! thrilled you found norakoch.com, and called me out for that oversight.

my longest stint at one paper was in the South Jersey bureau of The Philadelphia Inquirer, from October 2001-January 2004. i had a few bylines, but what i remember the most are the good pals i still have.

]]> Comment on Extra, extra! Read all about it by sam http://colquhoun.wordpress.com/about/#comment-3 sam Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:58:19 +0000 #comment-3 hey, are you only listing more glamourous ports of call? didn't i see your byline in the inquirer? on to more serious issues: how do i collect some of this phila-nthropy? if those bucks were intended for some other town, wouldn't it be called baltonthropy or washinthropy? hey, are you only listing more glamourous ports of call? didn’t i see your byline in the inquirer?
on to more serious issues:
how do i collect some of this phila-nthropy? if those bucks were intended for some other town, wouldn’t it be called baltonthropy or washinthropy?

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