Archive for May, 2009

No One Likes Your Web Site

Seems like everyone’s taking potshots at nonprofit Web sites these days. A few weeks ago I wrote about Jakob Nielsen’s study of nonprofit Web site usability. He found that 47% of the sites studied had problems relating to page and site design; users couldn’t find where to make a donation on [...]

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Vindigo: The App That Wouldn’t Die

I’ve been using Vindigo for at least a decade. It’s a big part of what kept me loyal to Palm PDAs and phones. It provided a restaurant guide with reviews, maps, and walking directions; movie reviews and show times for theaters; museum listings; a guide to bars and clubs; locations and contact info [...]

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Consultants say business is picking up. Trend?

Is this a trend? I attended three conferences in April and asked a variety of independent consultants and employees of consulting firms about how the economy is affecting them. The responses were consistent: January and February were dead, but inquiries picked up significantly in March and April. The consultants I spoke [...]

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