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Displaying post dates: why Twitter forces you to think
Everyone just seems to love the way Twitter displays its post dates: 5 minutes ago, about 9 hours ago, etcetera. It’s one of those examples where everybody just copies everybody without giving it a second thought. And yes, it certainly has a nice tone of voice, and it looks really user-friendly. But it isn’t. It forces you to think.
Fortunately, it’s easy to improve this elapsed time notation. In this post, I’ll explain how to make it work, and I offer a php function that you can just drop into your project.
Twimply: mobile Tweeting made simple.
Are you looking for a Twitter app for your mobile phone? I was. And if you do not have an iPhone, but something like a Nokia N95 like I do, you’ll probably have noticed that good apps are pretty scarce.
That’s why I created Twimply: a free, simple, mobile-friendly Twitter app (with Instapaper and Delicious support). Try Twimply now, or read more about Twimply’s features…
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Adding character to your brand with design – Kulula airways
Maandag 8 februari 2010
It’s great when products give you a smile with something unexpected. These delighters are a great way to give your brand character. The painting on this Kulula airplane is good example.
Forever Free: Mailchimp leaves no room for doubt
Vrijdag 29 januari 2010
Have you ever found yourself wondering exactly what a “free account” meant? That’s the kind of friction you really want to avoid in a signup process. Mailchimp’s pricing page does a great job at taking away those kind of doubts. They’ve simply called their free plan The Forever Free Plan. You can’t get any clearer than that.
Reset password? Offer to change it
Maandag 14 december 2009
Great example of offering functionality just when the user needs it: when you forget your Wordpress.com password, you can have it reset. When you log in with this automatically generated password, Wordpress offers you a link to change it…
User feedback: aftellend stoplicht
Maandag 30 november 2009
In Amsterdam (voor fietsers) en Den Bosch hebben ze op sommige plaatsen stoplichten die seconden aftellen tot ze groen worden. Dat is mooie feedback. Maar dit stoplicht doet het net even eleganter.
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JW Player plugins
Verschillende plugins voor de JW Player, de meest gebruikte open-source flv-player op internet.
HumorTV
Restyle en herpositionering van Vara's cabaret- en videoportal, gekoppeld aan digitaal themakanaal.
Game engine en leveleditor
Privé R&D project: tilebased game in Flash. Eenvoudig uitbreidbaar door o.a. toepassing van design patterns.