by Jim Brooker | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Designers use “benevolent deception” to trick users into trusting the system. But why? Why misrepresent how long it takes to complete a process, and take up unnecessary time doing so? In a fit of productivity, I did my taxes early this year. They were a bit...
by Jim Brooker | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Just in time to cast a pall on Valentine’s Day, iovation — the Portland-based data authentication and fraud protection startup — reports that online dating transactions through website and mobile apps are one of the biggest areas for scams. And the largest portion of...
by Jim Brooker | Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Austin Kevitch was in high school when he first came up with the idea for an app that would allow users to send compliments to each other anonymously. But it wasn’t until tragedy struck years later that he decided to turn that idea into reality. Kevitch was studying...
by Jim Brooker | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
We bet you think it was the cell phone. This article outlines why that may not be so. Charles Katz made his money from basketball. On most mornings, he’d enter a phone booth on Sunset Blvd., in his hometown of Los Angeles, and wire illegal gambling wagers to Miami and...
by Jim Brooker | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A survey finds that nearly a third of people say they have been less productive since the election. Months before the election, there were reports of greater political tension in offices than in previous election cycles. In one survey from the American Psychological...
