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  • The profession that dare not speak its name

    The profession that dare not speak its name

    No one has tried to measure web design because web design has been a hidden profession.

  • The Web Design Survey

    The Web Design Survey

    In all the years people have been creating websites, nobody has bothered to gather statistics about who does this work, using what skills, under what conditions, and for what kinds of compensation. It’s time for…

  • Noware

    Noware

    The age of ubiquitous computing may be here, but nobody told the companies that installed my DSL.

  • Women in web design: just the stats

    Women in web design: just the stats

    The underrepresentation of women and minorities in the information technology workforce is like the weather: everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything. We commissioned a study. Its findings are disturbing.

  • Comments are the lifeblood of the blogosphere

    Comments are the lifeblood of the blogosphere

    When I returned to New York City, 193 comments awaited me in the moderation queue. 191 were spam.

  • Quit Your Day Job

    Quit Your Day Job

    You’re too good to stick at that dead-end job.

  • Eric Meyer, 1:00 a.m.

    Eric Meyer, 1:00 a.m.

    As the cover band upstairs kicks off its fourth set.

  • Web 2.0 Buyouts: Butchers vs. Farmers

    Web 2.0 Buyouts: Butchers vs. Farmers

    As Web 2.0 Buying Season winds down, it is pleasant to consider what was different about it. This time, for the most part, the buyers have been farmers, not butchers. They bought to nurture, not…

  • Gender and ethnic imbalance in web design

    Gender and ethnic imbalance in web design

    Real change is more valuable than cosmetic change.

  • StarTAC Memories

    StarTAC Memories

    Going to SXSW? Have I got a phone for you.

  • Register for An Event Apart Boston

    Register for An Event Apart Boston

    Registration is now open for An Event Apart Boston 2007. Enjoy two days of design and code plus meals, a party, and a bag of swag for $795. Save more with discount code just for…

  • Inflamed linkazoidal tissues

    Inflamed linkazoidal tissues

    Worthy causes, worthless internet acquisitions, and more.

  • Pardon Mon Oncle

    Pardon Mon Oncle

    Linky-dinks for you!

  • Patronizing Joe Clark

    Patronizing Joe Clark

    Why are you buying that latte, when you could be helping Joe do what he does?

  • Web 2.0 Thinking Game

    Web 2.0 Thinking Game

    Come and play. It’s fun!