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2008

Updated Roadmap For SilverLight 2: Release In The Fall

Posted by Patrick Neeman at 10:06 am | Rich Media, SilverLight

Sure, it’s a moving target, but all software releases are realistically moving targets (personally, I would rather have a stable environment and text-alignment that works than a rushed product out the door). Ashish Thapliyal has published a roadmap of the next releases of SilverLight, plus why some of the items (like GIF support) are missing and will be for a while.

Be forewarned — the differences between Beta 1 and Beta 2 will be drastic, according to him.

Designing an Effective MySpace Open Social Application

Posted by Patrick Neeman at 9:00 am | Mobile Devices, MySpace, MySpace Mondays

Designing applications for the Facebook and MySpace APIs have been all the rage (and the newest way to spam). Most of them aren’t very good because the designers don’t understand the nature of designing a limited user interface application, and frankly, the execution of most of the ideas has been poor or non-existent.

I’ve worked directly with the MySpace API team and am currently designing the user experience of several MySpace Applications (probably more of them on the current list than anyone else).

Here are some guidelines for designing MySpace applications.

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Usability Counts is run by User Experience and Product Management expert Patrick Neeman. He's had many, many job titles (Information Architect, Product Manager, Program Manager, V.P. of Marketing), but now Patrick works for speakTECH, a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Southern California that specializes in MOSS, Custom Development, and Open Social MySpace engagements as a Principal Consultant, User Experience and Product Strategy. He's been working the web for over 13 years -- don't hold that against him.

Ha Phan is a Business Analyst/User Experience Consultant in San Diego, California. Ha has worked for Hasbro, NPR Music, Fisher Price, KCRW Media Player which received an Honorable Mentions from the Webby for Best Practices. Ha has also designed games and Business Process Applications.