September 2009 21
Sociability: Usability for Social Media
Posted By : Adrian Chan

People who know me personally are familiar with my baroque inclinations for turning simple things into brid”s nests of complexity. I’m drawn to what lies behind, below, before, and because of anything that has to

September 2009 17
Social Interaction Design: Structure
Posted By : Adrian Chan

This post is inspired by today’s excellent reflection On the thoughtful use of points in social systems by Adin Levin of Socialtext. Adina summarizes a twitter conversation that unfolded yesterday among “Kevin Marks, Tom Coates,

September 2009 16
Activity Streams: Content and Flow
Posted By : Adrian Chan

The realtime trend continues unabated, with presentations at TechCrunch50, Facebook’s recent updates, and next-generation newspaper designs all extending the impact and value of the stream in social media. Disaggregation begets reaggregation, as demonstrated by the

September 2009 14
Social Interaction Design simplified
Posted By : Adrian Chan

I have been asked recently to explain Social Interaction Design (SxD) in simple terms. What it is to design and designers, and to user experience design fields in particular (interaction design and information architecture). But