Comments on: The general public myth (or, the whole world is not your user) http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/ pretty design pending Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:30:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Troy James Sobotka http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-250526 Troy James Sobotka Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:44:54 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-250526 Wow... It was so utterly refreshing to see another Libre type discussing the destructive trend of attempting to design for everyone. Sadly, under the outward-appearing HIG Utopia lies darker ethnocentric, egocentric, and a flagrant disregard for reason. Next target: Usability. Usability for whom? Wow… It was so utterly refreshing to see another Libre type discussing the destructive trend of attempting to design for everyone.

Sadly, under the outward-appearing HIG Utopia lies darker ethnocentric, egocentric, and a flagrant disregard for reason.

Next target: Usability. Usability for whom?

]]> By: pnt http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-152630 pnt Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:58:33 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-152630 Very true. There is another side: answer "I wouldn't do this in this way, but I think other people would" is very common. Some people think of themselves as of part of "general public". Very true.
There is another side: answer “I wouldn’t do this in this way, but I think other people would” is very common. Some people think of themselves as of part of “general public”.

]]> By: leisa.reichelt http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-124804 leisa.reichelt Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:51:24 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-124804 sorted. thanks Peter. sorted. thanks Peter.

]]> By: Peter Gasston http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-123736 Peter Gasston Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:01 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-123736 Small technical point; the URL you've given for Delicious.com's About page actually takes you to the page of a user called 'About'! You just need to remove the trailing slash. A Delicious fail (theirs, not yours). Small technical point; the URL you’ve given for Delicious.com’s About page actually takes you to the page of a user called ‘About’! You just need to remove the trailing slash. A Delicious fail (theirs, not yours).

]]> By: shrestha12 http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-115572 shrestha12 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:32:05 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-115572 i think targeted audiences should be define before making plan about advertise. Viral marketing is also renown marketing option for business houses and serves provider organization . __________ pratul <a href="http://www.widecircles.ca" rel="nofollow">Wide Circles</a> i think targeted audiences should be define before making plan about advertise. Viral marketing is also renown marketing option for business houses and serves provider organization .
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]]> By: Remmert Braat http://www.disambiguity.com/the-general-public-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-114177 Remmert Braat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:15:23 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/?p=543#comment-114177 very true. Also have a look at documentation on creating personas. They address this very same issue. very true. Also have a look at documentation on creating personas. They address this very same issue.

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