Speech by Rupert Murdoch to the American Society of Newspaper Editors

By Ste Drayton | January 5, 2007

But as I stand before this esteemed group of editors today, I’m reminded of something Mark Twain once wrote to a friend: “How often we […]

How the web is affecting journalism

By Ste Drayton | January 5, 2007

http://www.robinsloan.com/epic/ http://www.cyberjournalist.net/online_news_and_convergence_tips/ like this http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/003714.php ============ Here are two tip sheets from a session at the annual conference of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) […]

2007 Predictions

By Ste Drayton | December 29, 2006

 Why would any of us risk ridicule by predicting trends? Because we’veshrunk the future. The velocity of change has accelerated in the lastdecade, and there’s […]

What did we learn this year?

By Ste Drayton | December 15, 2006

Legibility for low-vision users is improved by using wider characters with extended spacing. Of the standard fonts, Times New Roman is the best option for […]

iger Goes on Camera-Crushing Spree

By Ste Drayton | December 14, 2006

14 Desember 2006 Paparazzi-hating Hollywood starlets have nothing on a camera-averse young tiger in Riau Central Sumatra that recently went on a 10-day spree of […]

Benefits of Progressive Disclosure

By Ste Drayton | December 6, 2006

Hypertext provides a simple implementation of progressive disclosure: higher-level pages contain higher-level concepts and simplified descriptions, and lower-level pages fill in the details for those […]

How to Build a User Community, Part 1

By Ste Drayton | December 5, 2006

Most user communities take a typical path–the newbies ask questions, and a select group of more advanced users answer them. But that’s a slow path […]

SEO and file names

By Ste Drayton | November 30, 2006

“I am curious to get additional input on the imortance of file names(i.e. keyword.html) as it relates to SEO. Some experts advise to namewebsite files […]

10 fundamental rules for the age of user experience technology

By Ste Drayton | November 30, 2006

1) More features isn’t better, it’s worse. 2) You can’t make things easier by adding to them.3) Confusion is the ultimate deal-breaker. 4) Style matters5) […]

NARRATIVE PRESENTATION AND BUILDING BRANDS

By Ste Drayton | November 30, 2006

People like narratives. They understand them. Narratives also affect the way people process information. If you use stories to present information to consumers you can […]