Parallel & Iterative Design + Competitive Testing = High Usability

3 methods for increasing UX quality by exploring and testing diverse
design ideas work even better when you use them together.
	
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for January 18:
  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/design-diversity-process.html

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Usability Week 2011 conference

  * New York City: February 7-11
  * Hong Kong: February 28-March 4
  * Melbourne: March 7-11
  * London: April 3-8
  * Washington, DC: April 25-29

Full program:
  > http://www.nngroup.com/events

DEADLINE to save 10% on Hong Kong advance registration:
  * NEXT FRIDAY, January 28
  > http://www.nngroup.com/events/hong_kong/agenda.html

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CALL FOR INTRANET PORTALS 

We are looking for organizations to participate in an upcoming report on
intranet portals and would like to hear from organizations across the
spectrum of public, private, non-profit and government.

In recruiting for this study people often say, "I don't know if our site
*is* a portal," so we offer this definition to help you decide:

An intranet "portal" is defined not merely by the technology platform that
makes it run. When you get beyond the buzzword, a portal supports an
organization and its employees by aggregating and organizing all the
information and applications that users want and need to function
effectively in their jobs.

To participate in the report, organizations do not have to have a state of
the art portal already. Often the best learning comes from companies at
different points along the continuum and we are interesting in speaking
with folks who are at those different points to hear about their
experiences.

We can quote you by name (a great PR opportunity, since this report will
be read widely), or we can keep your quotes anonymous, which is still a
great way to contribute to the community and help other companies learn
from your experiences (good or bad - in fact lessons-learned from failed
projects are often the most valuable).

If you are interested please contact Patty Caya: [email protected]