This Week’s Tweets (2011-06-11)

Posted: June 10th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

RT @aaretz @fastcompany Startup Health Wants You To Put Down The Games And Start Building Wellness Apps http://t.co/tmWJBYJ #
Photo: New graffiti on Lafayette & Kenmare (Taken with instagram) http://tumblr.com/xtp2xe0pe4 #
#epic2011 registration is live at http://t.co/F1blSgB. Reg before July 15 to get early bird rate! via @epiconference #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/b2h0q5 ▸ Top stories today via @jensmccabe @mbdiamanti @mindofandre @joshnesbit #
Help save a piece of NYC design history. Bowne & Co print shop has closed and may lose its collection of antique presses http://t.co/lAmFE4u #
SciSpotlight: NYSCI News Digest: With a Little Help From Technology – Exhibit on User Centered Design – or… http://tumblr.com/xtp2wpytop #
@erova congrats! sounds like an excellent gig. #
Can't wait to hear this: RT @jmascis: J Mascis: Daytrotter Session recorded Jun 6, 2011 http://t.co/gWBKlKE #
Tags worth tracking today: #PdF11 Personal Democracy Forum in NYC http://t.co/U7EkV2K #
RT @bklyndad Help save a piece of NYC design history. Bowne & Co. print shop closed & may lose its antique presses http:// snurl.com/27yqwn #
Photo: Sweet sweet Cougar (Taken with Instagram at 1st Ave & 9th St) http://tumblr.com/xtp2uveesy #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-06-03)

Posted: June 3rd, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

How food trucks improve urban life – They create an instant community. They allow entrepreneurs to operate… http://tumblr.com/xtp2trdftc #
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (25), Raphael Saadiq (13) & The Budos Band (13) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
@erova looking forward to having you in the (general) neighborhood… #
Soho construction graffiti http://t.co/DWIXxHa #
Photo: Medical Mirror 2011 Popular Science Invention Award › “This shows your inner health, maybe as people… http://tumblr.com/xtp2t8dong #
Photo: Turning receipts into ‘paper apps’ › We’ve added semi-useful info-visualisation of the foods ordered… http://tumblr.com/xtp2t88ou1 #
Photo: Can something good for us be bad for you? via: @jayparkinson http://tumblr.com/xtp2t7xcg5 #
RT @ebrendan: @imbibliophile is headed to grad school. Congrats Sarah! So @momentdesign needs a new Receptionist+. Put the word out… #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @cwhogg @carepractice @designforcare @jeanphony #
@philoye Wow. Ambitious. Looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for the link. #
@bkbrains Thanks. You're right around the corner, so I'll definitely sign up for something this summer. #
@philoye no, I think it was this one: http://t.co/RxHX0zi but can't check it from my phone… #
@philoye I'll check it out… I heard about one in London, but it was just an infoviz experiment, not a working site #
@bkbrains Sounds like a great place/idea! Found out about you from @dastillman today #
Tags worth tracking today: #flats2011 Fujitsu Labs' Symposium "Smart Consumers Meet Care Delivery of the Future" http://bit.ly/lgGIaa #hcux #
Squelching the patient's voice: "Docs tell patients, all your review are belong to us." http://t.co/6d5TRAB also see: http://t.co/QknZ8O7 #
Photo: Brooklyn Brainery › In 2009 Jennifer Messier and Jonathan Soma started the Brooklyn Brainery, an… http://tumblr.com/xtp2sjtpf2 #
Kind of surprised at the vehemence of argument against: "Should patient satisfaction factor into how doctors are paid?" http://bit.ly/ixk8cT #
We've seen this need firsthand in ethnographic research: The Coming Age of the Patient Navigator http://t.co/IyPoj4B #
Recommended! RT @jfreach Read my new article on The Atlantic "The Art of Design Research (and Why It Matters)" http://t.co/O8GvK5g #
Photo: The Cyclone (Taken with Instagram at Coney Island) http://tumblr.com/xtp2qbk2ln #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-05-27)

Posted: May 27th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: R.E.M. (4), Elvis Costello & The Attractions (3) & Let's Active (3) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
@JilaneRodgers looks like it's in Seaport area. Dark smoke rising. I just went by on the BQE. #manhattan #fire #
tags worth tracking today: #wv11 Web Visions Conference http://t.co/ygyHgY9 #
Looks good: RT @ArnieLund User Experience Management: Essential Skills for Leading Effective UX Teams is now available! http://t.co/XokbBj1 #
"As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other…" http://tumblr.com/xtp2p63491 #
"So long as considerations of utility are neglected or overridden by considerations of ornament, there…" http://tumblr.com/xtp2p5queh #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @prjhealthdesign @gfry @mindofandre @boltyboy #
RT @HelenWalters congrats to nat'l design award winners incl. matthew carter (lifetime) steven heller (design mind) & @ben_fry (interaction) #
Photo: World GDP: Where will the next $10 trillion of GDP come from? http://tumblr.com/xtp2op7srg #
ESPN, The Book: In fourteen months, they went from a father and son with no money and a ludicrous idea to… http://t.co/ZlyLLbP #
Tags worth tracking today: #sllconf Start-up lessons learned conference. #leanstartup is gaining traction #
@philoye we got one good sized shoulder in a flowerpot smoker w/ 14" pots. What are you cooking? #
@philoye That's pretty serious. You could smoke the whole pig in that thing. #
@philoye lemme know how it works out… I could be swayed. Probably a bit less setup time your way. #
@philoye you're making me hungry. I'm overdue for pulled pork. I got no Weber anymore, but I got this: http://t.co/a07qciE #
Off to @vinhillhouse for anniversary dinner with my (much) better half. #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-05-20)

Posted: May 20th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bob Dylan (35), Aimee Mann (11) & Badfinger (9) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
some good thoughts here. RT @zeldman: Mobile Context, curated by @lukew . http://j.mp/j2HHAV #
Photo: http://tumblr.com/xtp2lpysbi #
Fun times with the peeps at the @momentdesign happy hour. We got a good set of folks… pretty happy about that. #
To Solve Our Health-Care Crisis, Home Treatment Needs A Makeover – by @davchron – › Instead of resembling… http://tumblr.com/xtp2ljarot #
.@whitneyhess that's funny… cause i just realized that some guy called Onyx quoted Van Morrison in a song… 😉 #
At @momentdesign, joining in to Kim Goodwin @uie webinar: Designing w/ Scenarios: Putting Personas to Work #uievs http://t.co/EIajT7J #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @jranck @cwhogg #
What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist http://t.co/HTdsq9v via @Diigo #
The boy, improvising and auto-tuning: "Birthday Party" http://t.co/Z7fJ4Wa #IAmTPainapp #
Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity – › Drawing on detailed analysis… http://tumblr.com/xtp2k7s7jt #
Video: Some thoughts on where visualization is going | VIDEO http://tumblr.com/xtp2k7pse4 #
Photo: My Paths: a snapshot of my location information in openpaths › On April 20, 2011, [researchers… http://tumblr.com/xtp2joy2fi #
@Design4people thanks for the RT! #
@Tkeenan now THAT would be cool! #
Bummed I missed this: RT @rayraydel: Big Apple Redux Recap: http://t.co/XXCm54w #IxDANYC #nycredux #redux11 #nyredux11 #
Only hours left for the last open call for @epiconference. Submit a #pechakucha today! http://t.co/21gkWMS #epic2011 #ethnography #
@rayraydel I'm planning to go, but a couple folks from work couldn't make it. Nice to run into you too! #
I've got 2 spare tickets to IxDA NY Big Apple RedUX http://redux11.eventbrite.com/ DM me if you want 'em. #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-05-13)

Posted: May 13th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Giant Sand (42), Ryan Adams (21) & Iron & Wine (17) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
RT @epiconference: 3 days left to submit #pechakucha proposals for #epic2011 Last chance! Submit now! #ethnography #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/b2h0q5 ▸ Top stories today via @jensmccabe @astupple @mindofandre @2healthguru #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out ▸ today's top stories via @ekivemark @mindofandre and @2healthguru ▸ http://t.co/HBCfSIB #
Tags worth tracking today: #uxlx User Experience Lisbon Conference. Also see @johnnyholland's write-up for day one http://t.co/yxpcqAl #
Google announces the Chromebook… RT @cityofsound: "The complexity of managing your computer is torturing users" http://t.co/AXCNXVT #
"Not sure if they ‘crushed it’ at New Orleans #Jazzfest bc I don’t think their music is jazz." – Carles on… http://tumblr.com/xtp2fy4eny #
Correction: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier One – 360 view: http://t.co/0KJE8Iy #
"I don’t want to be like harping on about we’re so angry at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If we don’t…" http://tumblr.com/xtp2fpswrv #
Can't make it to JazzFest? Catch the webcast. – If you’re like me – jonesing for JazzFest but not in New… http://tumblr.com/xtp2f9won6 #
Photo: SoHo rooftop view (Taken with instagram) http://tumblr.com/xtp2ewvpx9 #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-05-06)

Posted: May 6th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

Photo: Breaking Bin Laden: visualizing the power of a single tweet › Below is a visualization of the network… http://tumblr.com/xtp2ev07rs #
Getting my funk on at @wwoz_neworleans' live stream of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival #nola #jazzfest http://wwoz.org/listen/player #
RT @ESPNResearch ESPN mobile web reached 15.9 million people in March, more than 2nd, 3rd & 4th largest sports mobile web sites *combined* #
"Data is becoming the exhaust product of daily life." – Michael Zimbalist, Director of the New York Times… http://tumblr.com/xtp2ehjyer #
RT @core77 Design for the Real World Redux, A global design competition & launch of Victor Papanek Social Design Award http://bit.ly/f3cB8h #
RT @sylviawehrle: Yes! RT @RedRover: Update! PHOTO SHARING now on #RedRover Download it today: http://bit.ly/eM0Dk1 #enjoy #weloveourusers #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/b2h0q5 ▸ Top stories today via @ekivemark #
Jonesing for #jazzfest today: http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/schedule Wishing i was in #NOLA for 2nd weekend. #
RT @jensmccabe: "people don't want to see more data, they want to see the data that matters to them." #mh11 #
RT @jensmccabe: maybe it's *finally* time for new classes of DRG, CPT, ICD codes for mHealth, eHealth reminders/other delivery? #mh11 #
@calexiconyc The end of an era. …unless I walk a few blocks further to the other SoHo location… http://t.co/c020TjM #
NOOOooooooo! RT @CalexicoNYC: Due to permitting issues, Calexico is discontinuing operations at Broome St. Today will be our last service. #
Tags worth tracking today #mex11 the Mobile User Experience Conference http://t.co/OMPalbN #
Herding Swarms of Microrobots – @techreview – › Imagine a swarm of microrobots—tiny devices a few hair… http://tumblr.com/xtp2disvov #
Tags worth tracking today: #mh11 @bjfogg's Mobile Health 2011 conferenece at Stanford. Wish I could be there… #
Photo: The Coming Zombie Apocalypse – @PFSK http://tumblr.com/xtp2dclcb3 #
@samuelleedotco thanks! It's just upstairs from our current one, but should be nice. #
Photo: Service Prototyping? › Among the most fascinating details to emerge about the operation so far: that… http://tumblr.com/xtp2d8d5ug #
http://twitvid.com/R2WYC – 30 seconds enjoying the view from the roofdeck of @momentdesign's new office in SoHo #30secs #
Photo: Live Blog: A Man is Killed, An Era Ends, A Sign Comes Down http://tumblr.com/xtp2d02zgb #
Last chance to present at #epic2011 #PechaKucha submission deadline is extended to May 15! Submit your proposal now: http://bit.ly/lHneK2 #
http://twitvid.com/AGMFX – 30 seconds at Furman and Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. #30secs #
#PechaKucha submission deadline for #epic2011 extended 2 weeks to May 15! Submit your proposal now: http://t.co/N3gZhK8 #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-04-29)

Posted: April 29th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

@Riander @odannyboy if Peter Cook were still with us, he could have reprised his role in Princess Bride: http://t.co/eJCG4pd #royalwedding #
Tags worth tracking today: #bigredux A DC-based IxDA event presenting 2011 UX talks from mid-Atlantic speakers. #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @kentbottles @himss @einsteinmed @ihealthbeat #
RT @epiconference #PechaKucha submission deadline is approaching! Submit before Sunday. Last chance to present at #epic2011 #
Photo: Group Lotus, Team Lotus, and Caterham: Can Someone Draw Me a Map? Ok, let me get this straight. Team… http://tumblr.com/xtp2ah4xmo #
RT @nickmyer5: I'm always in search for a unicorn: a visual designer with UX chops http://t.co/WWGOcBK #
@adamsdayoff @whitneyhess @phineasb @anthromeg or maybe a cocktail with wheatgrass juice? #
I'm registered for the @IxDA_NYC Presents the Big Apple Redux: Sat., May 14th RSVP Now: http://tinyurl.com/68xb3we #uxnyc #ixdanyc #
Congrats all! RT @ESPN_FanCentral: Fans the new espnW site is now live! Visit espnw.com to check it out. Follow @espnw for updates. #
@adamsdayoff: @jeanphony @whitneyhess @phineasb I'm thinking bloody marys… it's like a salad in a glass, right 😉 #
good idea… @whitneyhess @phineasb I'm up for a group outing for healthy-ish drinks prior to Health 2.0 NYC #
@okaysee @dlichaw Yes, @asiadognyc of Bklyn Flea and Central Park Summerstage fame. They make a fine Bulgogi burger! #
Excellent new lunch spot: @asiadognyc 66 Kenmare St. in Nolita: http://asiadognyc.com/#/where Check 'em out! #
Skeuomorphs and Spandrels, redux – A nice example via @hypergogue of a technological spandrel (i.e. a… http://tumblr.com/xtp29j7p17 #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-04-22)

Posted: April 22nd, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

Photo: Dismantling the Space Shuttle Program – via: npr: theatlantic: http://tumblr.com/xtp27ssbx0 #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @ahier @tedeytan @doctor_v @mindofandre @lisagualtieri #
What The Telephone's Unbeatable Functionality Teaches Us About Innovation | Co.Design – › This is a great… http://tumblr.com/xtp276jidk #
Wishing friends and family in NC safety and good health RT @NewsHour Aftermath and recovery in NC after deadly tornadoes http://t.co/lQwXufw #
"Freud was right, ‘love and work are the two things you have to do in life.’ And great wealth often…" http://tumblr.com/xtp26jmhy7 #
@daveixd well that's new information… Isn't it. 😉 #
Reserved my username on @kohort? No thanks. #WTFiskohort "A list of investors does not a compelling argument make." – yoda #
Very interesting! @choosenick: The Uncanny Valley of the IVR Bot. http://t.co/CQNhjDO #
@john_labriola I'll have some please! Be right over… 🙂 #
#inspirejapan participants and #pechakucha lovers: interested in social science research? Submit to #epic2011 snurl.com/27sll1 Deadline 5/1 #
#pechakucha aficionados interested in social science research? Submit something to #epic2011 snurl.com/27sll1 Deadline 5/1 #
@egoodman I heard through the tweetvine you have a new son! Big congrats from Rebecca and I. #
Tags well worth tracking today: #inspirejapan #pechakucha a global event happening in more than 400 cities. More here: http://t.co/ywNHsle #
#pechakucha aficionados interested in social science research? Submit something to #epic2011 http://t.co/LrTnsWM Deadline 5/1 #
@aprilstarr That's awesome! now, make sure you have some running shoes… #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-04-15)

Posted: April 15th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

Tags worth tracking today: #SwedishRagan Seattle #hcsm conference on: The Role of Social Media in Engaging Patients, Employees and the Media #
My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: The Rolling Stones (10) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
RT @epiconference: Have an interesting project in which ethnography played a role? Share it at #epic2011 Submit an artifact! bit.ly/fu7xki #
"America’s finances were in great shape by the year 2000. We went from deficit to surplus. America was…" http://tumblr.com/xtp24hppru #
#ignite aficionados interested in social science research? Submit a Pecha Kucha to #epic2011 http://snurl.com/27sll1 Deadline 5/1 #
@chrisfahey I guess the negating prefix is the poor man's antonym #
@chrisfahey @kaleemux If what you mean is 'no precedent' then maybe just – novel: new and not resembling something formerly known or used #
@chrisfahey @kaleemux i think what you're looking for is just a word that means non-skeuomorphic, not one that means it's opposite. #
@chrisfahey @kaleemux the antonym of skeuomorph would have to mean "exhibits structural elements derived from past decorative elements" #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/hSu8f5 ▸ Top stories today via @mbdiamanti @ekivemark @faisal_q #
Trip to Chicago for lunch? RT @kevinthepang Chicago sandwich of the Day Choriqueso @Rick_Bayless' Xoco http://t.co/FgT8WV4 via @aprilstarr #
"You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not…" http://tumblr.com/xtp23xiz7v #
RT @epiconference Only 4 days left to submit workshop & artifacts for #epic2011 deadline this Sunday http://t.co/lwghMth #
Tags worth tracking today: #uxlondon no explanation necessary http://t.co/nuwlU8T #
That was Larry Kramer on the new Bloomberg Businessweek iPad app (2 of 2) http://snurl.com/27sa1f #
"a great start, giving me renewed optimism about media’s ability to learn how to exploit the new platforms…" (1 of 2) #
Video: YouTube – Good luck and explicable solutions. Morality doesn't have exactly the annual conference! — http://t.co/yYqYxbd #
Now that's a shame: "Cisco Systems to shutter Flip camcorder unit" http://t.co/x2GUnev via @latimestech #
Tags worth tracking today: #hxdconf the Healthcare User Experience Conference (very bummed I'm not there) #
The Web is only 5000 days old… Here's Kevin Kelly on the next 5000 http://t.co/paP5BVZ via: @swissmiss #
#ttw2011 attendees interested in social science research and the web? Consider submitting something to #epic2011 http://t.co/0OWKzgU #
@_xiu that's my old 'hood! #logansquare You're making me feel all nostalgic. #
Video: Drawing and Design by IIT Institute of Design http://tumblr.com/xtp21viq26 #
Tags worth tracking today (2 of 2): #midwestux the Midwest User Experience Conf. Friend of @momentdesign, @lishubert is presenting there #
Tags worth tracking today (1 of 2): #IDSAMED IDSA Mideast District Conference @momentdesign'er @johndevanney is presenting this afternoon. #
Photo: Tepco May Use Floating Island To Hold Tainted Water › TOKYO (Nikkei)—Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501)… http://tumblr.com/xtp21v1hc6 #
Nice summary of the week. “The purpose of [info] viz is insight, not pictures.” – @benbendc http://nyti.ms/fLMuh3 via @juddm & @ashbhoopathy #

This Week’s Tweets (2011-04-08)

Posted: April 8th, 2011 | Author: John | Tags: via twitter | No Comments »

Tags worth tracking today: @IDSA district conferences in Providence (#IDSANED) and Cincinnati (#IDSAMED). #
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Rolling Stones (34), The Decemberists (4) & Stick McGhee (2) http://bit.ly/i74hiA #
The Healthcare UX #hcux Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/b2h0q5 ▸ Top stories today via @rock_health @markhawker @rwjf @jranck @healthtechlive #

Observations & Insights

A compendium of interesting things (to me anyway)