From the Unimportance of Competition to Complex Emotions

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_competition

On Starting Up…

http://cdixon.org/2010/06/26/competition-is-overrated/
On the unimportance of your competition.

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2010/06/29/don_norman_on_emotions_and_complexity/
On the complexity and controversy of emotions.

02_complexity
03_api

On Modular Innovation…

http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/06/top-5-reasons-why-your-startup.php
On the importance of Modular Innovation in your startup.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Bootstrapping to the Next Online Experience

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_smartassess

On Starting Up…

http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2409-bootstrapped-profitable-proud-smartassess
Smartassess bootstrapping to success.

On Design & Product Experience…

http://uxmag.com/strategy/whats-next-for-the-online-experience
Now announcing… the next online Experience!

02_online-experience
03_location-labs

On Modular Innovation…

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/21/location-labs/
On location with Modular Innovation.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Freemium to Casting Plans in Modular Innovation

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_teachstreet

On Starting Up…

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/13/free-to-paid-tips/
Transitioning from a free to paid service.

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://www.grokdotcom.com/2010/06/14/scroll-with-me-baby-the-80-20-rule-strikes-again/
Scrolling by the numbers.

02_above-the-fold
03_plancast

On Modular Innovation…

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/16/plancast-api/
Casting new plans in a cloud of Modular Innovation.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From the Hottest Social Experiences to the Seeds of Modular Innovation

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_recruit

On Starting Up…

http://mashable.com/2010/06/06/recruit-talent-startups/
It all starts with finding the right people…

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://sixrevisions.com/content-strategy/increase-your-user-activity-with-points-badges-and-status/
On the techniques of game mechanics in today’s hottest social experiences.

02_badges
03_appleseed

On Modular Innovation…

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/61884
On the growing seeds of Modular Innovation.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Walking Like Zappos to Autosaving for Usability

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_tangible-ux

On Starting Up…

http://www.inspireux.com/2010/05/31/making-a-user-experience-strategy-tangible/
Coalesce that user experience strategy … Today!

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2010/06/02/Autosave.aspx
Better usability can be found in the promise of the elusive Autosave.

02_autosave
03_zappos

On Modular Innovation…

http://blog.programmableweb.com/2010/06/01/zappos-to-launch-api-for-shoes/
Zappos steps into some Modular Innovation.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Fabulous Chart Makeovers to "You’re Fired"

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_fired

On Starting Up…

http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/05/youre-fired-or-not-advice-on-w.php
Fire your startup employees today (or not).

On Design & Product Experience…

http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/chart-makeovers/
Give your charts a fabulous makeover.

02_charts
03_fluid

On Modular Innovation…

http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/24/fluiddb-aims-to-become-the-wikipedia-of-databases/
Interconnecting the disparate data of the web.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Super Geeky to the Small Print of UI

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_geeky

On Starting Up…

http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/05/is-your-startup-too-geeky.php
Beware the overly geeky startup.

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://uxmag.com/design/the-small-print-writing-ui-instructions
On the small print of UI instructions.

02_small-print
03_open-id-connect

On Modular Innovation…

http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/05/new-openid-connect-proposal-could-solve-many-of-the-social-webs-woes/
Re-solving the interconnectivity between the people and products of the web.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Team Motivation to Design Hell

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_motivation

On Starting Up…

http://www.entrepreneur.com/humanresources/employeemanagementcolumnistdavidjavitch/article206502.html
Motivating your team can be tricky in the best of times.

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Finding humor in a design process gone wrong.

02_design-hell
03_blippy

On Modular Innovation…

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20004735-248.html
Blippy broadens its Modular Innovation footprint.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From Angels to Search of Mobile Design

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_angels

On Starting Up…

http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/04/angel-backed-companies-more-likely-to-succeed-says-harvard-study.php
Succeed with the help of angels.

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/05/design-patterns-for-mobile-faceted-search-part-ii.php
On search of mobile design.

02_mobile-search
03_open-graph

On Modular Innovation…

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/7_tools_apps_and_mashups_that_use_facebooks_new_features.php
Modular Innovation in the land of Facebook from the Open Graph.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

From the Preferred CEO to Facebook’s Latest UX Fail

Every week I read thousands of blog posts. For your weekend enjoyment, here are some of those highlights.  What are you reading this weekend?

01_preferred-ceo

On Starting Up…

http://bhorowitz.com/2010/04/28/why-we-prefer-founding-ceos/
Are you a preferred CEO?

 
 

On Design & Product Experience…

http://smarterware.org/5818/what-private-facebook-information-your-friends-can-publish
The Facebook #UX #FAIL of consumer privacy. Is it time to deactivate? delete?

02_facebook-privacy
03_offline-challenges

On Modular Innovation…

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/02/16/killer-offline-web-applications/
Challenges facing the next generation of Modular Innovation.

 

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy