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Category Archives: Usability Bloopers
What Facebook Can Learn From Netflix When Disrupting the User Experience
I love it when journalists don’t let big companies get away abusing their customer’s experience. Here’s the latest user experience blooper, pointed out by Scott Davis at Forbes Magazine: Any time you mess with the user experience, you’re going to … Continue reading
Reverse Psychology – Microsoft makes Game out of the Office Ribbon
In the spirit of the developer’s credo – “That’s not a bug, that’s a feature!” – Microsoft has created a game that gives users points for finding and using commands on the Office Ribbon toolbar. Usually companies don’t point out … Continue reading
Bad Usability! Humorous Slideshare Presentation
A humorous, poetic, simple and elegant presentation about bad usability based on the Bad Usability calendar (www.badusability.com/). >
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Hilarious Google “Opt-Out” Parody
The Onion, a famous print and online parody newspaper, has a hilarious news video parody of Google’s “Opt-Out” policy. >
Usability Problems with “Cash for Clunkers” Forms
New York Times (August 20, 2009) reports automobile dearlers are having trouble using the rebate forms the government designed. Yet another example of unusable forms!! “In many cases, the administration says incomplete forms or errors in the information submitted by … Continue reading
Classic “This is Broken” Seth Godin Video
Seth Godin, bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change in his Gel 2006 video. Why are so many things broken? In this entertaining talk – one of the favorites of Gel 2006 – Seth Godin gives a tour of things … Continue reading
Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
Who says you can’t improve on years of well-established tradition? Wal-Mart and Costco have adopted a new gallon-sized milk container that looks to save the companies lots of money. However, there may be some usability issues they’ve overlooked! A New … Continue reading
Lazy Eyes: How we read online
Fun, somewhat tongue-in-cheek article about reading/browsing online vs. paper. He uses Jakob Nielsen’s writings as examples and goes from there. Worth a read on Slate (Aricle by Michael Agger).
The Ultimate Multi-Function Cell Phone (Humor)
You knew it was coming…move over iPhone! Here is a cellular phone that *really* can multitask! The Sumsing Turbo 3000 Xi mobile phone! View the video!
International Translation and Branding Usability Bloopers
Let users do what they want to do, when they want to do it, and how they want to do it. I just received an e-mail from someone on my humor list. I don’t know if these international translations are … Continue reading
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eCommerce Web Usability Blooper
Great! I found the software I’m looking for, and it’s on SALE! $325, with $75 off, ends up at $250! But wait, it says the discounted price is $395! What is going on!!!! Welcome to the wonderful world of web … Continue reading
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Web 2.0 Usability Blooper – The Weather
Wonderful Web 2.0 gives you instant, dynamic information – or does it? Check out the temperature and weather in Scottsdale in this screenshot between one Weather panel on the left and the other Weather web service on the right. One … Continue reading
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Computer Tech Support Parody: “Introducing the book”
Great video highlighting the usability of “new” technology and tech support. Imagine the usability problems that surfaced when books were first created! “This video makes fun of moderns newbie computer users by illustrating – in a way fully understandable to … Continue reading
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Bad Usability Calendar – 2007
“Finally, it s here: This year the Bad Usability Calendar is, if possible, even less usable than previous years.” This is a great teaching tool for highlighting how easy it is to create unusable designs. Created by European designers. Read … Continue reading
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Usability Bloopers
I’ll be updating the section on usability bloopers on my website, but meanwhile, please view the current Bloopers webpages. If you have photos or links of web, application or real-world usability bloopers, please post them here in this Blog with … Continue reading
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Perceived vs. Actual Usability – Lexus “Self Park” Feature
Have you seen the TV commercials for the Lexus LS 460 “Park Assist” feature, or more technically named, the “Lexus Advanced Guidance Parking System?” The Lexus demos and commercials show the feature to be incredibly simple and easy to use. … Continue reading
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