Comments on: Breaking Through the 1% Rule http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/ designs stuff and writes code. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Elliot Swan http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4463 Elliot Swan Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:19:31 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4463 Thanks, Steven. :) Thanks, Steven. :)

]]> By: Steven Rasnick http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 Steven Rasnick Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:43:00 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4459 Man o man, I didn't notice that you had gotten accepted into 9Rules. Congrats man! That is all. Man o man, I didn’t notice that you had gotten accepted into 9Rules. Congrats man!

That is all.

]]> By: Simplicity Rules » Blog Archive » One percent of what? http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4394 Simplicity Rules » Blog Archive » One percent of what? Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:36:37 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4394 [...] Thanks to Elliot for pointing me to this article. [...] [...] Thanks to Elliot for pointing me to this article. [...]

]]> By: Elliot Swan http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4357 Elliot Swan Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:30:22 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4357 <em>@Christian Tietze:</em> Sounds like a group of blogs would serve it nicely. :) <em>@Patrick:</em> Sorry 'bout that...quite a few people tend to do that. I agree, I think this stuff can be made useful to the public, but first it has to be made for them. It's not easy, but I think it can be done. <em>@Emil Stenström:</em> Exactly. @Christian Tietze: Sounds like a group of blogs would serve it nicely. :)

@Patrick: Sorry ’bout that…quite a few people tend to do that.

I agree, I think this stuff can be made useful to the public, but first it has to be made for them. It’s not easy, but I think it can be done.

@Emil Stenström: Exactly.

]]> By: Emil Stenström http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4355 Emil Stenström Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:06:21 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4355 It's a twisted world we live in. I agree with what you say. We need to broaden our user groups! The web savvy users are already swarmed with application that are customized to fit their needs. Still, there are more people for other groups online. If we focus on them instead we'll start to see they really interesting stuff happening. Good post. It’s a twisted world we live in. I agree with what you say. We need to broaden our user groups! The web savvy users are already swarmed with application that are customized to fit their needs. Still, there are more people for other groups online. If we focus on them instead we’ll start to see they really interesting stuff happening. Good post.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4354 Patrick Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:04:03 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4354 Shoot, your comments could be a bit more user-friendly. Or maybe I'm just stupid. Anyway, I face the difficult task of trying to translate Web 2.0 features to an audience that, in some cases, is barely capable of using simple tabbed navigation. Luckily, my journalist training helps here -- we often are charged with writing for an eighth-grade audience. I think with the right explaination, anything -- yes, even RSS feeds -- can be made usable. Shoot, your comments could be a bit more user-friendly. Or maybe I’m just stupid.

Anyway, I face the difficult task of trying to translate Web 2.0 features to an audience that, in some cases, is barely capable of using simple tabbed navigation.

Luckily, my journalist training helps here — we often are charged with writing for an eighth-grade audience.

I think with the right explaination, anything — yes, even RSS feeds — can be made usable.

]]> By: The Daily Warthog » Blog Archive » The 1% Rule, Web design in Belfast, Ireland, Design Blog http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4352 The Daily Warthog » Blog Archive » The 1% Rule, Web design in Belfast, Ireland, Design Blog Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:15:34 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4352 [...] A blog post on breaking through the 1% rule [...] [...] A blog post on breaking through the 1% rule [...]

]]> By: christian.tietze - Blog - Archiv - Für Vielfalt im Web http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4351 christian.tietze - Blog - Archiv - Für Vielfalt im Web Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:20:10 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4351 [...] Update: Elliot Swan schreibt etwas ähnliches. Scheint wirklich aufzufallen. [...] [...] Update: Elliot Swan schreibt etwas ähnliches. Scheint wirklich aufzufallen. [...]

]]> By: Christian Tietze http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4350 Christian Tietze Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:14:49 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4350 <a href="http://friendlybit.com/css/improving-the-web/">Emil Stenström</a> posted something your post reminds me on some time ago. I think that the web content writers have to <em>change their face</em> a lot from tech-savvy folks to ordinary people interested in certain things. Look at Emil's post for further details :) I just wonder what we, the tech-savvy, can do to invite someone to contribute to the web. Flickr, sometimes YouTube, MySpace - they offer something that's interesting and that people can use whenever they want easily. No pressure, no problems; but how do we get our grandma in front of the screen in fact, literally speaking? Some may want to write something about cooking, knitting or their live. Well, if I think about "some grandmas life" the grandma of a school mate comes to my mind who visited us in class a few years ago to talk about world war 2 and how they fled to the west because they feared the Russians. Do people want to read stuff like that? At least someone could use this kind of information to enhance his/her presentation for classes. A page where people can write about their life and sort these articles with tags and categories? Maybe some live online biography? Sorted by 'date of happening'? Sounds too easy to really change anything - and I bet that's existing already. (btw: I love commenting here because of the titled input boxes on the left :)) Emil Stenström posted something your post reminds me on some time ago. I think that the web content writers have to change their face a lot from tech-savvy folks to ordinary people interested in certain things. Look at Emil’s post for further details :)

I just wonder what we, the tech-savvy, can do to invite someone to contribute to the web. Flickr, sometimes YouTube, MySpace – they offer something that’s interesting and that people can use whenever they want easily. No pressure, no problems; but how do we get our grandma in front of the screen in fact, literally speaking? Some may want to write something about cooking, knitting or their live. Well, if I think about “some grandmas life” the grandma of a school mate comes to my mind who visited us in class a few years ago to talk about world war 2 and how they fled to the west because they feared the Russians.

Do people want to read stuff like that?

At least someone could use this kind of information to enhance his/her presentation for classes. A page where people can write about their life and sort these articles with tags and categories? Maybe some live online biography? Sorted by ‘date of happening’? Sounds too easy to really change anything – and I bet that’s existing already.

(btw: I love commenting here because of the titled input boxes on the left :) )

]]> By: christian.tietze - Blog - Archiv - 1% Rule - Internet Content selbstgemacht http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-4349 christian.tietze - Blog - Archiv - 1% Rule - Internet Content selbstgemacht Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:55:51 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2006/07/26/breaking-through-the-1-rule/#comment-4349 [...] Da legst dich nieder! Was ist denn das? Eine Website, die mir eine eigene “Kolumne” anbietet, generiert aus all den Stories für die ich abstimme (bzw. die ich “digge“)? Mit eigener Subdomain? Aber hallo, das klingt doch interessant! Und das ganze sieht auch noch hübsch aus! Newsvine werde ich jetzt auf jeden Fall mal ausprobieren. Elliot Swan hat nicht nur über Newsvine geredet und von einem “etwas anderen Digg.com” gesprochen, sondern auch erwähnt, dass Newsvine mehr als nur das kann. Das ist das erste mal, dass mir jemand diese Seite schmackhaft gemacht hat und ich auf den Link klickte. Jetzt heißt es mal selber was zu tun. Wollte aber jetzt bloß dahin linken, weil es so schön ist. Mehr hab ich noch nicht. [...] [...] Da legst dich nieder! Was ist denn das? Eine Website, die mir eine eigene “Kolumne” anbietet, generiert aus all den Stories für die ich abstimme (bzw. die ich “digge“)? Mit eigener Subdomain? Aber hallo, das klingt doch interessant! Und das ganze sieht auch noch hübsch aus! Newsvine werde ich jetzt auf jeden Fall mal ausprobieren. Elliot Swan hat nicht nur über Newsvine geredet und von einem “etwas anderen Digg.com” gesprochen, sondern auch erwähnt, dass Newsvine mehr als nur das kann. Das ist das erste mal, dass mir jemand diese Seite schmackhaft gemacht hat und ich auf den Link klickte. Jetzt heißt es mal selber was zu tun. Wollte aber jetzt bloß dahin linken, weil es so schön ist. Mehr hab ich noch nicht. [...]

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