socialmedia
agents
What Happens When Agents Meet?
Designing agent experiences means thinking beyond individual users—to swarms of agents colliding in shared systems. What could go wrong?
facebook
The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel
In Harvard Business Review, a rigorous new study finds that Facebook use makes you physically and mentally unwell.
mobile
No Share Buttons on Mobile Sites (Except This One Weird Case)
Only 2 out of every 1000 mobile web users ever tap a custom share button. Don’t even bother including them in mobile sites except when users are coming from a social network.
life
The Twitter Uncertainty Principle: How Tweeting Changes Us
The moment we decide to relay a personal experience to others, the experience itself changes.
community
Develop iPhone Apps with Staying Power
This week at Mashable, I shared some ideas for extending the (alarmingly brief) lifespan of mobile apps. The secret: content trophies, competition, community, and a dash of emotion.
art
YouTube Battle
In a promising concept that needs some refinement, YouTube DJs go head-to-head in a fight to create the best mix.
socialmedia
Tap, Tap, Tap… Is This Thing On?
How can it be anything other than a good omen that on the very day I sit down to write my first blog entry, my morning paper devotes its cover and a four-page spread to Web 2.0?