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SMS the new command line.

The idea: to reverse engeneer Twitter — a port of the SMS culture into the social websphere — to operate web services via SMS.
People, and particularly teenagers, have developed a peculiar way to chit-chat via SMS due to the inherent constraints of poorly usable keypads and the necessity to write concisely. This SMS lingo uses [...]

What’s an interface architect ?

… and how he can help to get more satisfaction from cable TV.
Oddly enough, one of the biggest challenge I face when meeting prospects is to explain concisely what I really do. Depending on their background, they see an interface specialist either as a graphic artist, or a programming guy. Actually I work closely with [...]

Founders of Kazaa and Skype launch Joost

Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, co-inventors of Kazaa and Skype, are launching a new service called Joost that takes benefit of P2P technology to bring TV to the masses through the web.
It’s about time. Now YouTube has set new standards for video access on the web, many people are working on new paradigms to blow [...]

Deloitte: «Make simplicity the goal for 2007».

As reported by CBC news citing Deloitte, a consulting firm: “Companies that focus on minimizing product complexity may achieve greater success than competitors boasting superior, but less accessible, technology”.
IDC adds “Products and services that address consumers’ needs rather than engineers’ whims are likely to be more successful”.
That’s right, once again : less is more. The [...]