Site Design: Using Maps on Your Site
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"Links from your site to interactive maps at Yahoo! maps and MapQuest are okay, but hosting their map images on your site could be copyright infringement. It's probably better to make your own map graphics with PaintShop, PhotoShop, or MapPoint. Date: Dec 1, 2004, 17:39 PST"


New Luxury Blog from Weblogs, Inc.
From: www.webpronews.com

"Weblogs, Inc. announced the launch of their 62nd Weblog-Luxist, a blog based on fine living and luxury items."

Lycos Screensaver Site Taken Down
From: www.webpronews.com

"Search engine/portal Lycos has removed their MakeLoveNotSpam.com site, replacing it with a graphic that reads "STAY TUNED". Lycos has also removed references and links to MLNS from their homepage."

"Ken Jennings" Yahoo Searches Skyrocketed 318%
From: www.webpronews.com

"When super smart Ken Jennings finally answered wrong on Jeopardy Yahoo search results for his name shot up 318%."

eBay and Craig's List To Merge Creating a P2P Media Giant
From: www.webpronews.com

"What does a 21st Century media company look like? What should it embody and who, if anyone ... or maybe that's everyone, will run it?"

Lycos Attacked By Their Own Screensaver
From: www.webpronews.com

"In a move that surprises no one, the screensaver that Lycos created to target spammers has been used to target Lycos. The screensaver was designed to launch a DOS attack against sites that are known for their spamming techniques."


IBM to Quit Making PCs
From: www.wired.com

"An era will come to an end when IBM sells off its computer manufacturing business, according to The New York Times. A Chinese company seems the likely buyer, and the deal should fetch upward of $2 billion."

Napster Rebel Now Industry Angel
From: www.wired.com

"The creator of Napster is working to create a legal file-sharing network. Also: Red Herring publisher is creating a blogozine.... Intel's fourth quarter looks up.... and more."

MSN Lets You Blog
From: www.wired.com

"Microsoft joins its competitors in offering an easy place to start web logs. Also: Nintendo debuts its DS video-game player in Japan to strong sales.... Google improves its discussion-group features.... and more."

New Game in Town: ESPN Phone
From: www.wired.com

"The cable sports channel teams with Sprint to create the first fully branded phone. Also: Researchers develop a smart camera to let blind people get around safely.... Europe's Lycos takes a swing at spammers.... and more."

3G Phone Rival Calling Collect
From: www.wired.com

"Europe has been slow to adopt 3G mobile-phone services, and now the opportunity for cashing in may have passed. A new Wi-Fi design from a British company threatens to cut away the ground 3G has gained. By Wendy Grossman."


How To Improve Your Management Procedures Usability
From: webword.com

" Web Pro News -- "Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations lose thousands of dollars through common mistakes and lapses in usability. But what does that mean for business owners and executives?"

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HFcareers.com
From: webword.com

" "Our mission: provide a top-notch career site with superior features and functions dedicated exclusively to Human Factors/Ergonomics professionals. HFcareers.com connects job-seekers, employers, and consultants by providing a Human Factors/Ergonomics database allowing employers to hire the most qualified prospective employees and to provide those professionals with the best job opportunities."

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10 Most Wanted Design Bugs
From: webword.com

" Tog -- "These bugs aren't necessarily fatal. The are all at minimum highly irritating, and they have all survived for a minimum of five years or five product release cycles, whichever came first."

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Coping with Human Error
From: webword.com

" ACM Queue -- "It is therefore critical that the designers, architects, implementers, and operators of today s IT infrastructures be aware of the human error problem and build in mechanisms for tolerating and coping with the errors that will inevitably occur. This article discusses some of the options available for embedding coping skills into an IT system."

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Using Social Psychology in Product Design How Can That Help?
From: webword.com

" "Interdependence theory is established on the principle that the very essence of any interpersonal relationship is found in interaction between individuals. These interactions are highly dependent on the situations that people find themselves in when faced with interference in the relationship, with interference being a term used to describe conflict, miscommunication or opposing viewpoints. This founding idea can be directly related to a user s experience with a company s products. This is to say that the degree of user satisfaction is a function of the user s interaction with the product of interest and the situation in which it is used."

Interdependence theory? Huh?

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