Barbara K Iverson

(via Why Mobile First Is Outdated — Inside Intercom — Medium) If you are designing for devices or working with online content, this is an interesting way to look at what you do in terms of screens, and when most of us do our browsing.

viva-la-turner: howdy: i feel like everyone should know this But doesn’t the Geneva Convention only affect wars?

Good read for Journalism faculty members and for those who would be journalists or tech communicators. From this story, “Be as curious about trying technology as you are curious with finding stories.” learn about how analytics packages measure what you publish, and remember that you are what you measure. (via 5 things I think journalism students…

As a designer, this is an unsettling trend to internalize. In a world where computer can see, listen, talk, understand and reply to you, what is the purpose of a user interface? Why bother designing an app to manage your bank account when you could just talk to it directly? Beyond human-interface interaction, we are…

 Whoa, Barbie gets hips. Barbie gets curly hair. What about Ken? (via Barbie on Twitter: “We proudly add three new body types to our line. Meet the new dolls. https://t.co/JDeqzI59nX #TheDollEvolves https://t.co/IJVcVhfPkL”)

This is interesting. I’ve seen studies of computers and gender where most men will act like they are knowledgeable, even if they aren’t. Women, like to work without showing off or claiming expertise. There is a tie-in here to behavioral economics, as well, as when you pre-condition expectations and it changes the subject’s behavior. if…

Google announced today that it will begin testing an experimental feature will allow presidential candidates to respond to issues brought up during the Republican debate in real-time directly in Google’s search results. The search company says the feature is meant to “level the playing field” as it lets the candidates share their ideas or positions – even…