: On today’s episode of SEM Synergy, Bruce Clay, Inc.’s weekly podcast on WebmasterRadio.fm, I interviewed the CEO of a newly launched search engine and aggregator that seeks to bring search up to speed — at least to a pace that’s as fast as the Internet evolution. : http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/archives/2009/11/information_con.html

Ambient user experience defines the parts of an experience that goes beyond the obvious. Of course our websites need to do what users expect. But our job isn’t based on mediocrity. Elevate the experience. Setting up an ambient user experience promotes excitement and may lead to lasting change.

: The real challenge of web design today is to design websites with their end users in mind. This involves designing from the point of view of “user experience”. : http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/devt/B1B99DAC3E06074ECC25766A006E96C3

: “Our average user spends 15 minutes a day on the site,” he said. “They spend about five hours in front of the television. People say, ‘YouTube is so big,’ but I really see that we have a ways to go.” : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/technology/internet/31tube.html?_r=2

: When you start designing a new website it’s very useful to sketch out a first idea of page layout using paper and stencil. This approach help you define easily a working draft of the final version of your website. : http://woorkup.com/2009/12/28/10-beautiful-sketches-for-website-prototypes/

: After talking to a bunch of recruiters and other managers, it looks like User Experience is going to making a comeback in hiring. We’re the leading indicator for a lot of things (you can’t start a website application project with proper user experience, right?), so this is a good thing for all technology workers. [...]

: Card sorting is a categorization technique where users sort cards describing and giving their picture, their understanding and their mental picture of concepts, workflows and information and knowledge. There are a number of benefits using card sorting – Card sorting is … : http://ux4dotcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/card-sorting.html