Alertbox: Repurposing vs. Optimized Design

Jakob Nielsen <[email protected]> Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30:33 +0000
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It's cheap but degrading to reuse content and design across
     diverging media forms like print vs. online or desktop vs. mobile.
     Superior UX requires tight platform integration.
     > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/repurposing.html

     Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for May 21: Repurposing vs. Optimized
     Design
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			It&#39;s cheap but degrading to reuse content and design across diverging media forms like print vs. online or desktop vs. mobile. Superior UX requires tight platform integration. </a></p>
		<p style="line-height: 140%; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 120%">
			<a href="http://useit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=fb7c796536&e=f405d0f72c" style="color: #505050; text-decoration: none">Jakob Nielsen&#39;s Alertbox for May 21: <span style="color: #0033aa; text-decoration: underline"><strong>Repurposing vs. Optimized Design </strong></span></a></p>
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