Telemedicine

by Richard Linington on July 28, 2010

If you have a spare 30 minutes go and listen to Mark Porter’s report on how telemedicine is transforming patients’ lives.  “Telemedicine is bringing benefits to both patients and doctors in Wales. Now that the neurologist no longer has a two and a half hour drive each way from Swansea to Aberystwyth he can run clinics for his patients in mid Wales every six weeks rather than every three months. Instead the neurologist, Dr Hinds, links up to the consulting room in Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth from his home base in Morriston Hospital in Swansea. With the latest technology he can see the patients and any scans and blood test results.”  Radio 4.

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Ogilvy Noor

by Richard Linington on July 25, 2010

Ogilvy Noor a company specialising in Islamic branding, launched by WPP has released a report Brands, Islam and the New Muslim Consumer.  You can find out more here (although you have to pay to read the report).

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25 User Experience Videos That Are Worth Your Time

by Richard Linington on July 22, 2010

Smashing magazine have published a list of 25 useful user experience videos which are worth watching. I particularly like Sketching User Experiences by Bill Buxton and Scott Guthrie.

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Think Differently

July 14, 2010

Something researchers should bare in mind…

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Domino’s pizzas

July 12, 2010

Domino’s pizzas report a significant growth in sales in the first half of this year. What is helping to drive this trend? – less people eating out and more people searching for a cost effective meal (causal dining) – increased online exposure with links to social networking sites such as Four Square (online sales account [...]

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Invoicing

May 28, 2010

We all have to invoice clients and Smashing Magazine has a nice article showing some interesting examples of invoices.

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Benefits of contextual research

May 26, 2010

I was having a conversation with a colleague on the benefits of contextual research – carrying out research in the environment where customers use your products and services.  Some of the benefits include: Capturing natural behaviour as and when it happens Understanding the impact of the immediate environment upon customer behaviour Ability to ask the [...]

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2 usability testing tools

May 21, 2010

Here are some links to two usability testing tools: UserPlus – you can upload screenshots and ask people to comment on the different elements. 4QSurvey -  is a “free online survey solution that allows you to find out why visitors are at your website, and whether or not they are completing their tasks.”

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