Industrial Design and Human Factors

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Found an interesting article on Industrial Design and Human Factors: User-centered design improves interfaces.  Enjoy…

www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/bnp/ad0908/#/22

I’m spreading the word!

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Calling all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites. It is time once again to pool our information so as to begin sketching a true picture of the way our profession is practiced worldwide.

Social Networking News

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mashable.com has quickly became a personal leader for myself in all things social online. Truly moving at light speed now folks. Wee…..

Interested in a Social Media job check out this link:  www.socialmediajobs.com

What creative minds are doing

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Every now an then I’m curious as to what folks are doing and how they are pushing creative ideas online. Recently a fellow coworker shared this little article here on adage.com.

I hope you find it as interesting as I did.  Keep the creative juices flowing…..

Umstead Park access

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Looks like they are getting some action on the Umstead Park access that’s been so heavily missed. Not sure whose aware, but they might be holding a public comment about this soon…keep your eyes open.

http://accessumstead.blogspot.com/

How to Use the Web to Build A Powerful Reputation In Any Industry

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I just came across the ole’ topic of ones’ perceived worth or value through use of individual brand on doshdosh.com. More less geared to an online personal space for any given individual. I’ve been thinking a lot lately on how to better my brand but I always run into the problem of balancing my work life with personal free time as well.

I guess this is as good of any place to start…..

Top Jobs of 2008 - FASTCOMPANY.com

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What are the top jobs for 2008? FastCompany.com crunched the numbers, spoke to the experts, and came up with the job outlook for 2008 and beyond.

The Big Pond: Where the Jobs Are

If you’re job hunting in the professional or service-oriented fields, we have good news. Of the ten categories into which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides jobs, the “professional” and “service” categories — already the two largest in the economy — will boast the most job openings in 2008. In the next decade, 17 percent more employees will be employed in these two categories than are today, nearly double the expansion of other categories. Read more »

Umstead Graylyn Parking Petition

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Dear Umstead Park User

After parking was recently eliminated from the Graylyn entrance to Umstead State Park, I have had many conversations with fellow park users (runners, hikers, mountain bikers, dog walkers) regarding concerns about the continual loss of safe, convenient access to the park. The Reedy Creek entrance access had already been eliminated after the paving of Reedy Creek Road. This leaves just one access remaining in Raleigh off of Highway 70 requiring additional driving to simply get to the parking area. Currently, there are two accesses in Cary but with plans to pave Old Reedy Creek Road, its future as an access seems uncertain. Read more »

Google PageRank: What Do We Know About It?

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Everybody is using it, but (almost) nobody really knows how it works. Google PageRank is probably one of the most important algorithms ever developed for the Web. With billions of existing pages and millions of pages generated every day, the search issue in the Web is more complex than you probably think it is. PageRank, only one of hundreds of factors used by Google to determine best search results, helps to keep our search clean and efficient. But how is it actually done? How does Google PageRank work, which factors do have an impact on it and which don’t? And what do we really know about PageRank? Read more »

Educate Your Stakeholders!

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Oh how I love the raging woo’s of corporate American and the education curve of web in their environments.  Any how I truly found this to be an interesting read at alistapart.com: