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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

  • zmog #thor being directed by Kenneth Branagh? lol #
  • #life Find something you are passionate about and figure out how you can get paid to do it. One of my passions is learning. #
  • #life Accept an internal locus of control. #
  • Watch Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 – Teaser on Vimeo! //vimeo.com/13457383 #
  • #live Virtue is an asset that must be strived for. You are not delivered into the world with virtue, nor is it the product of dreams. #
  • #life Paraphrasing Seneca, it's not how long life is, but how good. #
  • He was moving like Shakira. Hips don't lie. #
  • @briandonahue Sorry I couldn't make it. Keep me in the loop! in reply to briandonahue #
  • A blank Unix screen is simple, but true simplicity is in the head #whartonui #
  • The goal of the designer is to relish complexity, but avoid complication. #whartonui #
  • The GUI was about simplification through the opportunity for discovery. #whartonui #
  • Is Google's interface really that simple? There are 20 things to click! #whartonui #
  • The experience matters more than the interface. #whartonui #
  • Your organization needs designers. #whartonui #
  • Don Norman likes to watch iPhone users try to change the date. The fumble and the UI is cumbersome but the memory is positive. #whartonui #
  • UI. What just happened? Where am I? What can I do now? Feedback. Learn by exploration. Visibility Consistency Wysiwyg Undo Menus #whartonui #
  • New forms of interaction. Rotate pivot blow gps audio tap shake multifinger drag long-press gyroscope haptics WiFi pinch spread. #whartonui #
  • Is the salt shaker on the left or the right? It's not what you think, it's what the person who filled it thinks. #whartonui #
  • Asian cultures dislike whitespace? #whartonui #
  • People with messy offices can find stuff, like using an Asian portal page. #whartonui #
  • Studies show we desire a medium level of complexity. The mean amount of complexity depends on skill level. #whartonui #
  • Analyze tasks using service blueprints. #whartonui #
  • All points from Don Norman, Living with Complexity. #whartonui #
  • @deirdre_woods the virtual platform is unresponsive for me. Maybe it's under too high of a load. in reply to deirdre_woods #
  • @davekonopka Domino's for dinner lol in reply to davekonopka #
  • @dalig Jamie has placed your pizza into the oven with a nod of satisfaction. in reply to dalig #
  • Quantify things in terms of development iterations. Show users interfaces rather than diagrams. #whartonui (I agree – users don't get UML) #
  • Post-mortems for client meetings #whartonui #
  • Did #BP Fake Its 'Crisis Center' with #Photoshop | The Atlantic Wire: //bit.ly/bNwDxg #
  • @Fishbreakfast Documentation is dangerous. Wouldn't want someone to poke their eye out! in reply to Fishbreakfast #
  • @eevans Avoid cheesy soundtracks FTFY #whartonui #
  • @briandonahue obligatory: emacs in reply to briandonahue #
  • How do you know that you're not polishing a turd? #whartonui Stay classy :) #
  • How would you describe your mobile device? An extension of my being. #whartonui #
  • An Ask Wharton Knowledgebase would be awesome. #whartonui #
  • #wordsidislike bitsmith #
  • #life Know when to lead, and when to follow #
  • @FlipperPA whoa…mootools? in reply to FlipperPA #
  • Creative Culture blueprint //bit.ly/baknk8 #whartonui #
  • Drexel is moving toward blended classes, Distance Learning + some F2F. #WhartonUI (via @Fishbreakfast) Temple's already there! #foxmba #
  • Practice transparency. Tear those cubicle walls down. #whartonui #
  • Idea: technical mentors, leadership coaches #whartonui #
  • @hectcastro Alright, pass the keyboard over and I'll pull up a chair! 😛 in reply to hectcastro #
  • Retweet this & @Bing will donate $10 to @CNN's Gulf Telethon up to $100K. More at //bit.ly/howtodonate. #BingforGulf #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Korean Freestyle Roller Blading //youtu.be/3qzBVge0A0Q?a #
  • @LewG ideally we wouldn't face each other. I wouldn't want to subject you to ny ugly mug. in reply to LewG #
  • @FrewYou Step two put your **** in the box. in reply to FrewYou #
  • RT @LewG: From the Site: Ben on the Bench //j.mp/9LNFQY #
  • @ "Angry Dinosaurs" accelerating change and institutional incompetence – via @coryondrejka , #WhartonUI #
  • agility is about adapting to change #whartonui #
  • Waterfall = madness. Requirements never completely known. #whartonui #
  • innovation is productized knowledge #whartonui #
  • efforts to build "innovation teams" often fail because innovation cannot be directed #whartonui #
  • "Innovation is like pornography: you know it when you see it." –Cory O. #WhartonUI (via @vismajor) #
  • #RoR = Spherical Geometry of late 1800s #whartonui #
  • punishment for attempts at innovation is common institutional behavior #whartonui #
  • 100x change is hard to fathom #whartonui #
  • NYT versus Craigslist should've been like clubbing a baby seal–too bad for NYT. #whartonui #
  • Despite productivity growth, return on assets is plummeting over the past 40 years. Institutional incompetence. #whartonui #
  • I feel bad for the people who cannot view the slides for @coryondrejka's talk #whartonui #
  • There's been a shift in value in public corps to customers and high-value employees #whartonui #
  • Only 7 of the top 25 most successful companies in 1999 are still there in 2010. Cory Ondrejka / #WhartonUI (via @martytdx) #
  • being able to spend money is not a competitive advantage. #whartonui #
  • first mover is not a competitive advantage unless you are able to capture customers #whartonui #
  • First tool of institutions: data. Customer data in particular is really important. #whartonui #
  • Maury found patterns in Naval ship logs after being banished. He wrote Physical Geography of the Sea to deliver his results. #whartonui #
  • Innovation in music industry stifled by focus on piracy in the early 2000s #whartonui #
  • Institutional hack: find a patron. Maury got support from John Quincy Adams. #whartonui #
  • agile institutions need to rethink their boundaries #whartonui #
  • break down the boundaries between us and them #whartonui #
  • if you've done something wrong for your customers, they will tell you. Listen! #whartonui #
  • Second Life avatars on fire is still hilarious seven years later. I was one of them. #whartonui @coryondrejka (via @FlipperPA) #
  • Stop treating people as customers, treat them as partners. Their ideas and data are valuable. #whartonui @coryondrejka (via @FlipperPA) #
  • @nmische let's expose all Wharton non-personal data in the API! #
  • It's hard to be fearless, which is required for institutional change #whartonui #life live without fear #
  • institutions are very good at not observing the reality around them #whartonui #
  • people often overestimate change in the short term, underestimate change in the long term. #whartonui #
  • exponential change is around us right now. automakers, music industry, book sellers. #whartonui #
  • Failure happens. Don't be afraid to fail. Fail fast, fail cheaply, fail publicly. #whartonui @coryondrejka #life #
  • @coryondrejka's giving a great talk at #whartonui #
  • vanity metrics – facebook followers must be linked to some key aspect of business #whartonui #
  • "Be aware of the geek wanking problem" @coryondrejka #whartonui #
  • Find oxygen, avoid angry dinosaurs, spread the wealth, engage patrons @coryondrejka #whartonui #
  • all this morning's points from a talk by @coryondrejka at #whartonui #
  • lol @ question: "Can agile methodologies produce high-quality code?" #whartonui #
  • Agile is producing poor code (aka worse than waterfall)? You're doing it wrong. #whartonui #
  • Bringing print to the web with Jeff Croft #whartonui "There is more than one way to tell a story" #
  • Bringing Print to the Web //www.pictorymag.com/ #whartonui #
  • Love that someone brought up On The Media's coverage of hyperlocal blogs in the print-to-web session #whartonui (via @phillylauren) #
  • Try //www.skygrid.com/ news aggregator #whartonui #
  • tablets v desktop computers comparison in session "Bringing Print to the Web", slightly unexpected #whartonui #
  • Tablets are used in more relaxed settings. You use tablets leaning back. You use desktops leaning forward. #whartonui #
  • @apple Can I bring the iPad into the pool? #
  • @FlipperPA anytime! in reply to FlipperPA #
  • Understand the user context #whartonui Design 101? I really need to take some design classes. #
  • Investigating Dashcode for a native-looking Mobile Safari web app. #
  • @FlipperPA, @guamaniac Slides were important but not necessary to enjoy the presentation in reply to FlipperPA #
  • Comparing native to web mobile apps in "Bringing Print to the Web" Unexpected. Not the right forum IMO. #whartonui #
  • @jcroft Talking about PhoneGap, Python, and Django at "Bringing Print to the Web" Very unexpected. #whartonui #
  • @jcroft "It's not a newspaper. It doesn't need to look like one." NO FAUX COFFEE SCREENS IN YOUR DESIGN! #whartonui #
  • @Fishbreakfast wants an iPad! in reply to Fishbreakfast #
  • Check out //www.flipboard.com/, the personalized social magazine #whartonui #
  • Upcoming tweets about/from/source Usability testing in the WILD! @danachis #whartonui #
  • What does "in the wild" suggest? Very little time. Stealth/guerilla. @danachis: adhoc, unstructured, in the field #whartonui #
  • You have 1 day to do a usability test w/ quick results required. Use the scavenger hunt technique. How easily is info found? #whartonui #
  • Semi-random participants. Combinations of live/remote sessions. Find users in context! Improvise! #whartonui #
  • #bestofcraigslist #seattle Dear University Alumni Office //bit.ly/aSxLJd #
  • observing a student in the wild (his tiny dorm room) his for an e-learning application…observers pile onto the bunkbeds! #whartonui #
  • @FlipperPA future tech talk topic: The right framework/language by task. in reply to FlipperPA #
  • @bendystraw F this, I quit! in reply to bendystraw #
  • @FlipperPA Submitted in reply to FlipperPA #
  • #life The Gambler – Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Tron Legacy Theatrical Trailer //youtu.be/OFEbY9Q8dBE?a #
  • In the Mobile Fanboy session at HigherEd Camp Philly #hec #
  • Droid fanboys at #hec #
  • #hec "iOS doesn't do anything" Droid Fanboy #
  • @TuttleTree You have to be the iOS fanboy here! #hec in reply to TuttleTree #
  • #hec talking about flash at the mobile fanboy session…how did that happen? #
  • @FlipperPA tech talk idea: an analysis of the amount number of messages received by the typical wcit employee in reply to FlipperPA #
  • institutions need hackerspaces #hec #
  • @mathplourde says hackerspaces should be student-run initiatives #hec in reply to mathplourde #
  • @TuttleTree thanks but I like more subtle shirts, something that makes you think a bit in reply to TuttleTree #
  • @mbteach IMO coworking places like Indy Hall are at the fringe of what you could call a hackerspace /cc @mathplourde in reply to mbteach #
  • @mathplourde says hacking is a 21st century skill #hec #
  • @mbteach I think libraries and student unions are the co-working spaces of higher education. /cc #mathplourde #
  • @coreyondrejka's incredible talk from #whartonui "Angry Dinosaurs: Accelerating Change and Institutional Incompetence" //bit.ly/bY4E15 #
  • #wordsidislike freemium #
  • Social media is a loss leader–gets people in the door so you can really make the sale.#hec #
  • Before using social media in marketing, find out where the conversations are already happening #hec #
  • Marketing in social media: can I add value to the conversation? #hec #
  • Goal of social media: to cut down the number of impressions before a sale is made. #hec #
  • Social media is not a quick fix. It's a long term commitment. #hec #
  • @hglasser One of the albeit ambiguous underlying goals is to add value to whatever conversations exist . /cc @mpowers3 in reply to hglasser #
  • uproar in session, my 32 year old roomates did not use email in college! #hec #
  • @mpowers3 Context is always key. In education, a key goal is to find and RETAIN students. #SM can weed out misfits. /cc @hglasser in reply to mpowers3 #
  • @hglasser Misfits: you hate cities? Don't come to UPenn, Temple, or Drexel. Hate parties? Avoid U of FL. #hec /cc @mpowers3 in reply to hglasser #
  • The University of Delaware uses Google Apps. The cost of providing e-mail to students: $0 #hec #
  • @bflad Temple is on Google Apps too. It was sweet using Gmail with Temple. #hec in reply to bflad #
  • @mariatsciarrino Thanks good to know! in reply to mariatsciarrino #
  • @hectcastro go owls! in reply to hectcastro #
  • Meet in 370 for the wrap-up and raffle. #hec #
  • OK Go: End Love music video //bit.ly/bejAMT #