Category Archives: Web & Technology

I received an email from Jim Messina of BarackObama.com telling me that

1. They had passed the 1 million grassroots donors mark.
2. 147,281 donors were from California.
3. 43 donors were named Charity.

…like me!  But best of all, it sends me to a great interactive infographic.

A few good points for online e-government/political outreach:

• User Personalization is pretty awesome when you want to make me feel specific in a group of a million.
• Infographics are a fun way to break down information.  I love charts and GOOD.is Infographics anyone?

Grinbath, a developer of affordable usability and assistive technologies, just released a great overview video of their eye tracking product EyeGuide™.**  The product that released today is a complete suite including hardware, capture software, and analyze software.  Best of all, it’s under $1500.

Eye tracking technologies can be extremely expensive, making it inaccessible to those looking to broaden their understanding of user behavior and actions.  EyeGuide™’s under $1500 price tag (with additional discounts for multi-unit, education, government, and non-profit) creates a more feasible and affordable reality for everyone.  A few other bonuses:

This past week I’ve been confronted by the idea of the visibility of women in technology – or rather, the realization of a certain level of invisibility. Today is Ada Lovelace Day – she is attributed for conceptualizing the first computer program…in the mid-1800s.  Fast forward to this past week, while watching the live streaming of AdobeMAX, I noted the following on Twitter:

I think this might be the first time I’ve seen a woman (Emmy Huang) as a featured presenter at a major tech event. #AdobeMax – intellichick 10/4/2011

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

– Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

Good job Amazon for this new design roll-out that highlights their key free offerings and their deals.  Definitely

• considers the user
• leverages interest in free content
• shows Amazon’s positive offerings. 

Additionally, it’s also not at all intrusive – disappearing the moment someone starts typing.

-cct