Usability Quote of the Day

February 9, 2012

Most people who encounter computer-based automation at work do not choose the software with which they work, and have comparatively little control over when and how they do what they do. For them, the use of computers can be an oppressive experience, rather than a liberating one. -- Sarah Kuhn, Bringing Design to Software, edited by Terry Winograd, 1996    (via interaction-design.org)

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

When tagging doesn't work - a comparison of two sites

Tagging does not work for all websites ...

"As an information architect, I love the idea of tagging (or folksonomies) as much as everyone else. I have had tremendous success using del.icio.us to find information that is difficult to surface with search and love clicking through flickr tags looking at interesting photographs.

But sometimes the concept just doesn't work, even in domains where we'd think it should.

I'd like to compare two of my favourite podcast sites - Odeo and IT Conversations."   continued ...   (Via DonnaM)

Odeo Website. - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics

Odeo Website

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