Hola, Ben!

It's the morning after the big Chrome OS event where Google executives and engineers revealed a myriad of details about the company's first attempt at creating their own operating system. The highly anticipated news conference was tracked all over the web, liveblogged by technology sites, and Twittered so much that it's still listed as a "trending topic" as of this morning.

But now that the news is out, has Chrome OS lost its shine? People had high expectations for Google's new operating system… Continue

HFI wants to give you a Kindle™!

Announcing... a contest!

Answer this question:
How can the User Experience Community support the future of sustainability?

Submit an essay offering your best ideas – The top two essays will win a Kindle, the sustainable, wireless reading device.

View the details on their site

Barcamp is tomorrow!
Pre-party tonight at the venue (Area 15)

Sorry I forgot to mention this earlier... this is a really cool, free event in Charlotte that you should check out.

"Organizers and fans say the "unconference" has a loose format that allows the expertise of participants to take center stage.

Oh, and there's free food, free drinks, free T-shirts, free coffee cups… Continue

I talked to the Charlotte SEO Meetup group about user experience this week, and put together this "top 10" list of considerations. This is a presentation I'd like to refine, and add more concrete examples - from websites "in the wild" - to support the concepts. Would love to get feedback from this group.

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Thought the group might be interested... HFI is rebroadcasting this webcast next Thursday.

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Optimizing e-commerce UX

Create websites that empower customers, are effortless to use, and create a joyful shopping experience
Because of the huge interest in e-commerce user experience, we are hosting a one-time only special re-broadcast of one of our most popular webcasts. Join us for this webcast to learn how to create an engaging e-commerce experience by:
- empowering customers… Continue