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The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (May 30, 2008)

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reading_w_TPG_thumb5 Every week I read tens of thousands of blog posts. Here, for your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you.

On Starting Up…
http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-pownce-loyalty
Article exploring which is better: (a) large user base or (b) solid business.

On Design & Product Experience…
http://bokardo.com/archives/designing-for-the-social-web-signs-of-life/
For a solid User eXperience to exist there must be trust; you must demonstrate credibility. Joshua explores one of those credibility bolstering areas: showing signs of life.

On Modular Innovation…
http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2008/05/no_api_you_suck.html
A cornerstone of Modular Innovation is Interoperability (e.g. via API’s). Without Interoperability, today’s new product, or start-up, faces increasing challenges to consumer acceptance, adoption, and retention.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

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The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (May 23, 2008)

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reading_w_TPG Every week I read tens of thousands of blog posts. Here, for your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you.

On Starting Up…
http://meetro.lefora.com/2008/05/21/meetro-post-mortem/
Another startup providing value by way of post-mortem. Read about the missteps taken by Meetro that lead to its failure.

On Design & Product Experience…
http://www.iasummit.org/proceedings/2008/inspiration_from_the_edge_new
A look at new patterns for interface design. Great presentation.

On Modular Innovation…
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/post_browser_apps.php
The next generation of web products have a different relationship with each other as well as the browser. Read about how interoperability, portability, and accessibility are evolving through and within Modular Innovation.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

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The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (May 16, 2008)

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reading_114 Every week I read tens of thousands of blog posts. Here, for your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you.

On Starting Up…
http://mattmaroon.com/?p=361
Something few, new founders (pre-financing) and people on the outside, looking in, think about when it comes to raising money — the challenges to successful exit.

On Design & Product Experience…
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_rise_of_contextual_user_interfaces.php
As more information and more actions need to be crammed into Web applications, while keeping everything clean and simple, there exists an ever growing need for interface innovation. An excellent discussion of Contextual User Interfaces.

On Modular Innovation…
http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27091
Socialutions (defined as “problem solving communities”), can be seen implemented by and through Modular Innovation.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

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The Product Guy’s Weekend Reading (May 9, 2008)

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reading_thumb1_thumb1 Every week I read tens of thousands of blog posts. Here, for your weekend enjoyment, are some highlights from my recent reading, for you.

On Starting Up…
http://www.hueniverse.com/hueniverse/2008/04/the-last-announ.html
Learn from the founder of Nouncer of the decisions and challenges that eventually led to the start-up’s April 2008 failure.

On Design & Product Experience…
http://www.liveside.net/blogs/opinion/archive/2008/05/07/live-search-design-too-many-cooks.aspx
When designing a User eXperience the process works best with a single, centralizing force / individual who crafts and sets the strategy. Read about Microsoft Live Search and their perplexing presentation.

On Modular Innovation…
http://www.stoweboyd.com/message/2008/05/talk-talk-open.html
Questions and discussion about how Modular Innovation will impact your email.

Have a great weekend!

Jeremy Horn
The Product Guy

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