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Netflix/Qwikster and the Future of Social Viewing
Much has already been said of Netflix‘s handling (some say bungling) of its recent announcement to split its DVD and streaming businesses. Time will tell whether segmenting its audience will lead to...
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The Good and the Bad: a UX Roundup
The Good: Read It Later (for iOS) Read It Later is an app that allows a user to time shift article reading by queuing articles or web pages for storage in a local repository that can then be read at a...
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Responder Maps: Weeks 1-2
Introduction During weeks 1-2, I focused the bulk of my efforts on gathering resources to research user-centered application development and design. Initial meetings with Mike Prince/Citizen 911 were...
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Responder Maps: Week 3
Accomplished Efforts to understand stakeholder/user goals and needs continued in Week 3. Documents reviewed included user personas developed for MapMixers.org (an earlier incarnation of Responder...
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Responder Maps: Week 4
Accomplished We continue to iterate the script/storyboards for the Responder Maps video. These activities are moving in parallel with requirements analysis. Based on the personas and context scenarios...
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Responder Maps: Week 5
Accomplished Continued inquiry into firefighter-centric taskflows brought to light complexities involving additional end users, artifacts, transitions, and sequences relevant to the use of digital...
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Responder Maps: Week 6
Accomplishments In preparation for more formal user interviews, I’ve restructured the context scenario depicted in the Responder Maps demo video to reference established workflow sequences involving...
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Responder Maps: Week 7
The diagram above illustrates the proposed workflow for a map assembly tool. Employed in fire fighting, the tool enables users to create a common operating picture by assembling incident-related map...
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Data on Demand
The world is filthy with data. In every field of endeavor, sources are loosening their grip on raw and structured data, feeding an ever-expanding market hungry for information and analysis. Spurred by...
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