Paul Pedrazzi

Social Media UX Guidelines (Free report, Nielsen Norman Group research)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:34:12 -0800

Social Media UX Guidelines (Free report, Nielsen Norman Group research)

"Get inspired by a particular poet, film-maker, sculptor, composer. You will never be the first Brian..."

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:15:33 -0800

“Get inspired by a particular poet, film-maker, sculptor, composer. You will never be the first Brian Allen Brushwood of magic if you want to be Penn & Teller. But if you want to be, say, the Salvador Dali of magic, we’ll THERE’S an opening.”

- 14 years ago: the day Teller gave me the secret to my career in magic. — shwood.squarespace.com — Readability

"The winners…are individuals and organizations that create communities, connect people, spread..."

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:06:14 -0800

“The winners…are individuals and organizations that create communities, connect people, spread ideas and act as the hub of the wheel”

- Seth’s Blog — sethgodin.typepad.com — Readability

"If you wake up thinking that you have to scale, you end up codifying a process. And that’s the idea..."

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:48:34 -0800

““If you wake up thinking that you have to scale, you end up codifying a process. And that’s the idea of mass manufacturing,” he adds. “If you wake up saying ‘How do I create the best work of my life,’ then the process ends up being a lot messier.””

- Wanna Be A Game Changer? Here’s How You Should Rethink Your Branding — www.fastcodesign.com — Readability

"On finding your passion: Don’t focus on what you want to do, instead, ask who you plan to..."

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:41:34 -0800

“On finding your passion: Don’t focus on what you want to do, instead, ask who you plan to help to something amazing.”

- Paul Pedrazzi (massively influenced by Kathy Sierra’s idea of helping people be awesome)

Start Developing iOS Apps Today: Introduction

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:59:55 -0800

Start Developing iOS Apps Today: Introduction:

via Techmeme

Snappy, beautiful, useful. A winning formula.

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:51:01 -0800

Snappy, beautiful, useful. A winning formula.

TinyLetter - Send email newsletters for free

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:07:27 -0800

TinyLetter - Send email newsletters for free:

Well done.

Basecamp Next: The goodbye list and the hello list - (37signals)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:01:48 -0800

Basecamp Next: The goodbye list and the hello list - (37signals):

How do you not love these guys?

10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy | Brain Pickings

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:14:33 -0800

10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy | Brain Pickings

Microsoft unveils Office 15 Metro design look and feel | The Verge

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:51 -0800

Microsoft unveils Office 15 Metro design look and feel | The Verge:

Love what competition can do…

Wolfram Alpha Pro is a screaming deal!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:51 -0800

Wolfram Alpha Pro is a screaming deal!

"Just about every time I’ve seen a big transition go wrong in this business it’s been because..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:10 -0800

“Just about every time I’ve seen a big transition go wrong in this business it’s been because customers were forced to change, not offered the option to change.”

- SaaS: Change starts easy and then gets really hard - (37signals)

The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors | Brain Pickings

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:16:59 -0800

The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors | Brain Pickings

Pasta, Not Bacon, Makes You Fat. But How? | Co.Design: business innovation design

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:29:15 -0800

Pasta, Not Bacon, Makes You Fat. But How? | Co.Design: business innovation design

"The details are not details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the..."

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:44:29 -0800

““The details are not details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life.” - Charles Eames”

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames

King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:40:22 -0800

King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.”

Airbnb's Global Growth Infographic

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:32:53 -0800

Airbnb's Global Growth Infographic:

#Infoporn

100 Best Novels « Modern Library

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:52:21 -0800

100 Best Novels « Modern Library:

The 100 best!

"But now we’re in Amazon’s sights, and they’re going to kill us."

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:48:15 -0800

“But now we’re in Amazon’s sights, and they’re going to kill us.”

- Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us” | PandoDaily