Usability Design
by Garth A. Buchholz | DigitalPractices Media Inc. ISSN 1920-1893
Categories: accessibility + ud, content, content management, contentology, convergent media, info management, information design, information science, information technology, interaction design, multimedia, new media, rich media, static media | Comments Off

 A Manifesto of Contentology, vs 1.1         What does “Contentology” mean? In this Manifesto, Contentology is a coined word that, in its strictest etymology, could mean “the science of content” or “the study of content”. The word “Contentology” is supposed to make people stop and think for a moment, and if it sounds absurd, [...]

Categories: convergent media, search, usability, user-centred design, wireless | Comments Off

Cellphones can be a nuisance in cars and restaurants, and yes, the Internet can be a wasteland of crap and commercialism, but one night those convergent technologies helped me save my wife from a potentially dangerous predicament.  While visiting Montreal on a business trip, my wife started having a migraine after her meetings were over, [...]

Categories: Cloud Computing, Internet, content, convergent media, digital practices, eBusiness, eCommerce, information technology, intellectual property (IP), intranets, net neutrality, social media, social networking, trends | Comments Off

When I was updating my information on LinkedIn.com, a business networking site that allows professionals to create and expand their own private networks of colleagues, clients and consultants, it occurred to me that in an open Internet environment where it’s hard to know who you can trust (e.g. what used to be called “cold calling” [...]