Sell the BenefitSteve Jobs does not sell bits of metal; he sells an experience. Instead of focusing on mind-numbing statistics, as most technologists tend to […]
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Gates, Jobs, & the Zen aesthetic
As a follow up to yesterday’s post on Bill Gates’ presentation style, I thought it would be useful to examine briefly the two contrasting visual […]
Cognitive seduction (a Typology of User Experience Pleasures)
Is Sudoku seductive? Is chess sexy? Is crafting code a turn-on? To our brains, absolutely. But while most of us don’t use the word “seductive” […]
Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain
Everyone’s favorite A-list target, Robert Scoble, announced the unthinkable a few days ago: he will be moderating his comments. But what some people found far […]
The Search Lurch: Have We Become Lazy Googlers or Smarter Web Researchers?
Question: As the power and influence of search engines such as Google increase, will Web users bother going to homepages and trying to figure out […]
Wisdom of Crowds
The wisdom of crowds comes not from the consensus decision of the group, but from the aggregation of the ideas/thoughts/decisions of each individual in the […]
Reducing guilt
Formula for success: 1) Take something people are typically made to feel guilty about.2) Let them off the hook. Can’t balance your checkbook? You’re irresponsible. […]
lightning release cycles
“myspace keeps doing what everybody really wants, and it happens instantly.” She said they respond to feedback, “As soon as you think of something, it’s […]
Bill Simmons Malcolm Gladwell
Welcome to “The Curious Guy,” where I e-mail questions to somebody successful — whether it’s a baseball pitcher, an author, a creator of a TV […]
How Social Bookmarking can lead to the Semantic Web
A comment to The Scientific Indian suggested – Soon the internet might go the ants way, I believe.. mobile routers, network devices exhibiting group intelligence… […]