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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Interesting things I’ve been reading lately…
Yikes, I haven’t posted for a while and I can only blame moving office, endless Bank Holidays, great weather and the like. Anyway, thought I’d make this a round up of interesting stuff I’ve see lately in case you missed it.
Jakob Nielsen is back and publishing the results of his usability testing on the iPad. There’s a good review of it by Richard McManus at ReadWriteWeb which includes a link to the free report if you’re interested in the nitty gritty.
On the excellent We Are Social blog we read that Twitter usage in the UK is going more mainstream.
Reaching out with QR codes
There's been a buzz about QR (Quick Response) Codes recently. I don’t get all that overheated about technology per se, but when something neat comes along that might be useful to small businesses (my clients) I like to investigate.My first thought was that a QR Code is just like a barcode – big deal. And QR Codes aren't even new. But there is a significant difference – QR Codes can be read and created by anyone with a compatible phone, for free. So, if enough of your audience/customer base are likely to be people with smartphones, then QR Codes could help you get key information to people on the move.
