Five years ago, competition in the web analytics software industry was healthy and open. Then, Google bought Urchin and re-launched the software as Google Analytics. That’s when everything changed.
August 27, 2010 | Posted in Reviews by Geof Harries
With most registration forms, you’re asked to provide an email address, username, password, password confirmation, country, birth date and verification of strange “captcha” words. Your agreement to service terms is usually not too far behind.
July 28, 2010 | 2 comments | Posted in Usability by Geof Harries
After yet another fruitless night of driving up and down our highways, searching desperately for any public campground with open spots, I believe it’s time for Department of Environment to invest in an Internet-based reservation system.
July 01, 2010 | 5 comments | Posted in Business by Geof Harries
Enterprise applications make regular use of tables to display complex data. When designed for the needs of people, rather than simply a replication of the database(s) underneath, complex tables can actually be enjoyable to view and operate.
June 29, 2010 | Posted in Design by Geof Harries
Yukono has been growing by leaps and bounds. What makes us proudest, though, is to see people using the website as we always intended it: a means of conversation.
June 08, 2010 | 2 comments | Posted in Business by Geof Harries
Flik, our fun and easy internal file sharing software, is the latest rage here at Subvert. This is the first in a series of posts about different features, challenges and victories we’ve come across while developing this Windows desktop application.
June 03, 2010 | 5 comments | Posted in Programming by Michael Johnson
Quite rare is the business software that doesn’t include the display of null values. When you’re dealing with extensive forms for data input and viewing, you’re bound to end up with zeroes; here’s how to design for them.
May 14, 2010 | Posted in Design by Geof Harries
New social networks launch every day, most with the same basic two features. Lately, though, I’ve started to wonder if a social network should aggressively pursue a greater purpose other than just simple revenue generation.
May 12, 2010 | 8 comments | Posted in Business by Geof Harries
We have Subvert stickers that will look killer on laptops, snowboards, phones, helmets, skateboards, cars and baby strollers. Better yet, the stickers are yours for the taking.
March 25, 2010 | 1 comment | Posted in Announcements by Geof Harries
Over the last few years, iterative design has become increasingly popular with modern software development shops who employ or contract out to user experience (UX) designers. While iterative design lends itself to a more rapid pace of development, it can also just as quickly lead to burn-out.
March 23, 2010 | Posted in Design by Geof Harries
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