2006 March archive at UbiKann

Archive for March, 2006

Helping users in and out of your site

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in Tech, Design and Experimental. 0 Comments

With my recently launched voyages.net site, I spent a considerable amount of time working on the user experience both while users surf the site but also when they leave the site. I really dislike clicking on a link that turns out to a 404 error page and there is nothing to do about it. In […]

Give me the whole plot of the film in your review, no thanks !

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News, TV and Film. 0 Comments

Hands up, if you like being told what is going to happen during or at the end of a film, tv series, book etc. ??
I just started reading an article on the Guardian about the new Basic Instinct film with Sharon Stone. I’m not even going to link to the article because in about […]

Solutions for protecting laptops : a few examples

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in Tech and Trend. 0 Comments

Although this article from E-commerce Times doesn’t go into great detail about what can be done to protect your computer, it briefly covers some of the new solutions that are appearing.
The article provides more detail about what should scare you enough, so that you invest in new solutions.

MySpace : another Web 2.0 example that has reverted procedure

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News and Trend. 0 Comments

Another example of why the Web 2.0 concept is not viable as described by O’reilly. Mainly the “trust your users” is pretty utopian but AdSense is also not a good example of “customer self service”. An article on MediaPost today talks about how the need for investors/advertisers money has pushed MySpace owners into setting up […]

France’s deregulation of the telecommunication market : a model ?

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News. 1 Comment

The deregulation of the French Telecom market has proven to be a strong innovation motivating factor

Women in Europe may be spending more time online than men in 2007

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News and Trend. 0 Comments

An article at emarketer presents the findings of a recent study that illustrates how the time women in Europe spend online has increased faster over the last three years than for men. This data may be the indication of an ongoing trend that would in effect lead to a shift where women will be spending […]

Complaining out loud at the theatre !!?

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in Unusual, Personal and Theatre. 1 Comment

I’ve just got back from a night at the theatre (I was doing the lights and sound). Two plays, one called “Three Sleepless Nights” by Caryl Churchill followed by “Mountain Language” by Harold Pinter. In the first play by Caryl Churchill there is a scene where a woman lying in bed and in despair cuts […]

As if being lonely wasn’t bad enough, a study says it is bad for the heart

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News and Trend. 0 Comments

A recent study by John Cacioppo from Chicago University illustrates that loneliness can increase “the blood pressure of those nearing retirement age to the same degree as smoking or a sedentary lifestyle”.
The study explained on the New Scientist web site (and nowhere to be found on the Journal of Psychology and Aging web site at […]

Burn Me Again (pun intended)

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in News and Tech. 2 Comments

I always refer to it as the MP3 fiasco, as far as the music industry is concerned. But unlike when I was a kid, when I burnt myself, and decided I didn’t like it and made sure I avoided the experience in the future, the music industry seems to like it ?!
To top it all […]

Travelling like Trump : you can !

Published 2 years, 4 months ago in Design, Travel and Marketing. 0 Comments

Having just launched a web site in French about travel (mainly writing articles about it) I was interested to hear about Donald Trump having just launched a travel web site. The fact that Donald has fair amount of money to spend on this type of venture had my expectations high. Well the design is pretty […]