Books: The Future of Reputation

I’ve often been astounded by the kinds of information that people reveal about themselves in social networks. Sometimes it’s incredibly personal information and other times it’s how they behave and the words they use. Profanity is common and not just with teens but with adults who know their colleagues are listening. - Learn More

IA Round-up Report: Panel and Workshop on IA Resumes

Here in Washington DC, we have an active UX community. But we also have challenges in finding the right person for the right job. As the Local Ambassador for the User Experience Network (UXnet.org), I was approached by a local UX professional, Austin Govella, and asked to look at how we can help the local UX community better match employees with employers.

The following report describes the recommendations from the panel and workshop. You can also download the report – IA Round-up Report (Word 56KB).

Intimacy Gradient

I’ve drafted an intimacy diagram for my IA Summit presentation. The concept of the intimacy gradient comes form architecture and states that our comfort levels of intimacy change with how public our interactions are. From the bedroom to the porch to the town square. I’ve taken that concept and applied it to social networks in a similar fashion as Socialtext. The examples in my diagrams are merely to illustrate and are not based on any specific data. - Learn More

New Poll: Social Network at Work?

I’m wondering how many people already use social network tools at work for internal communications. I created a tiny poll in LinkedIn: http://polls.linkedin.com/p/36019/znwwl - Learn More