10 Tips to Better Google Wave Conversations
Jonathan Penn and I have had a number of enlightening conversations about Google Wave which have had a significant impact on the way we converse. After reading an entry on his blog, Hardware Limits of the Human Mind and conversing with him some more, I’ve invited him to share some tips we have come up with.
Blades and Razors / Razors and Blades
Back in the 1890′s the Gillete Safety Razor Company, now a part of Proctor and Gamble, created a new business model commonly known as a Blades and Razors model. They invented a razor with a replaceable blade, so that the expensive shaver would not need replacing as often as it had. The main shaver would last a long time, and the smaller razor blades would be replaced rather than sharpened.
The pricing model was new. They began selling the shavers at low prices, actually losing money on each one they sold. The blades were sold with high profit margins. In the long run, they were highly profitable.
The video game business has used this same model for years. Microsoft sold Xbox 360′s at a loss knowing that they would sell millions of games at huge profits.
Is Blue Still The Best Color For Links?
I set out to write a post which proves that blue links are not more user friendly than links of other colors. It is a topic all web designers have wrestled with at some point. Many of us, including myself, believe that links of any color can be equally usable as long as they:
- Are of contrasting color from the body text;
- Are underlined;
- Change color when visited;
However, when I began researching this article it became clear that the scientific evidence was against me. Articles, old and new, clearly prove that users find links significantly faster when they are blue, underlined and change purple after being visited.
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- George → “ also make sure that the non www version is always redirected to the www version of the website.…”
- faheem → “ Thanks for the nice tips,…”
- Adobe → “ The problems you are talking about are not Flash issues they are design issues . The problem is not Flash, the problem is that there are very few real designers around anymore. As for the plug in every browser for every platform save iOS has it installed when you download it. I am amazed how…”
- هتل → “ great list of ideas. Without a doubt, you are exactly right. As with all design, there is a time and a place to break every rule.thanks for posting…”
- Randy Cox → “ If you suddenly decided to put stop signs on the side of a barn instead of a metal post on edge of a road, a lot of folks would not stop. If there is a really good reason to change the link color then change it, but there will be a cost to your communication. Henry Ford…”