March 2009
“The last new major mall in the U.S. opened in 2006, and only one big mall is...”
– The vanishing shopping mall (via azspot and vruz) (via jonathan-deamer)
“And people have not cut back on their overall wine consumption, according to...”
– In Wine Futures Season, Concerns of a Bust - NYTimes.com
“We have this belief that kids are just addicted to social network sites. If...”
– danah boyd on teens and social technology
“Two decades later, Compton has a new lease on life. The community is still poor,...”
– Matthew Yglesias » The Compton Turnaround
“This is the highest energy orbit of enjoyment. It radiates with energy and life....”
– Buster McLeod: capacity to enjoy things (via aja)
“Most black dogs have to rely on shelter staff and volunteers to steer potential...”
– Subtraction 7.1: Black Dogs Face a Hard Choice at Shelters
“- First game with hi scores, Seawolf - 1976
- Star Fire - first time you could...”
– Roo Reynolds - Playful
“A team of London neuroscientists is claiming that playing Kenny Rogers songs for...”
– The Kenny Rogers Effect - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
“Interestingly, humor decreased recognition of a product or brand. However, it...”
– Dr. Eric: Laughing All the Way to the Cash Register
WatchLas Vegas casinos increasingly pay attention to their customers - their likes, dislikes, moods and patterns - in order to create an engaging experience. As Natasha Schull explains, the stated goal of these new designs is “customer extinction” - the moment at which the customer is out of money. (via Gel Videos - Natasha Schull)
“New technology + same old thinking = same old outcome with a buggy interface.
...”
– Where are the true believers? - Good Experience
“We might base our travel plans on whether we can earn “double points” through...”
– Turning Life into One Big Game
“As all three examples show, the traffic from the high-tax state to the low-tax...”
– The Economics of U-Haul
Moffett’s Law
designaday:
The convenience an interface provides to a user is directly proportional to the difficulty of implementation for the developer.
Another way of stating this is that it is hard to make things easy. When I meet with a developer to review my UI designs, I typically have a number of fallback ideas for aspects of the design that I expect may not fit within the constraints of the project...
WatchSchool assignment to reinterpret the fairytale Little red riding hood. (via Vimeo)
WatchDon Norman on 3 ways good design makes you happy | Video on TED.com
“However, the act of liking is a symbol for how we can still publicly appreciate...”
– PR 2.0: I Like You: The Emerging Culture of Micro Acts of Appreciation with Macro Impact
“If you buy a suit from Jos. A. Bank during our $199 Sale from March 16, 2009...”
– JoS. A. Bank Clothiers - The Expert in Men’s Apparel
“It might be called a Google mistrial. The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by...”
– Mistrial by iPhone - Juries’ Web Research Upends Trials - NYTimes.com
“And while other forms of entertainment suffer economically, romance novels...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (March 13, 2009) - The View From Your Recession
WatchDo We Overvalue Tall People? Michael Lewis on ‘Moneyball’ and Wall Street — Big Think
“The head of Black and Decker once said, folks don’t buy our products because...”
– Michael Gartenberg on the role of operating systems (via DF) (via davidkaneda)
“The one who controls the search results controls the searcher” may be an apt...”
– Beware of Wikipedia (via azspot)
“Diamonds make excellent courtship gifts from this perspective because they are...”
– Psychology Today (via azspot)
27 Visualizations and Infographics to... →
“As an example, for the refs, we’d estimate that Derrick Stafford is associated...”
– Referee Efficiency Ratings
“When Andrews spots something she deems suspicious — perhaps a fuzzy...”
– Guarding the U.S.-Mexico border, live from suburban New York - CNN.com
“It’s incredibly rare that I’ve actually regretted saying no, but I dread my...”
– The most powerful word is no - (37signals)
“Like most such decisions, in the end it won’t come down to these price...”
– How Laziness Makes Me Keep My Used Car - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 