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"Persistence isn’t using the same tactics over and over….
Persistence is having the same goal over and over."
—Seth Godin

Taking Jakob Nielson seriously is difficult when he has his glamour shots done by Deb. But, this perennial curmudgeon manages to stay relevant and important when it comes to researched findings on web usability. Here are a few of his recent gems.

Amazon: No Longer the Role Model for E-Commerce DesignMany design elements work for Amazon.com […]

I first started paying attention to Mint when my brother, a dirt-poor college student sent me an arm-flapping, breathless, urgent email telling me how he’d signed up at Mint.com and that it found a $9 per month charge from an obscure company. Mint had flagged it to his attention. It turned out to be a […]

Next week I’ll be posting an interview I did with Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com. To whet your appetite, here’s a (very killer) preview:
The first few months were tough. I was 25 at the time, and basically oscillated day to day between thinking "This is the greatest idea ever!" and "This will never work. Who […]

"Be mindful of the link between present action and desired future
outcome. Ask yourself: if I repeat today’s actions 365 times, will I be
where I want to be in a year?"
—Roz Savage (Rower, writer, speaker. Working to become the first solo woman to row across the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia)

"I view my life in a way … I’ll explain it to you, OK? The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that’s how I look at my life. I will be better as a golfer, I will be better as a person, I will be better as […]

Looking back at 2007 I’d like to thank our primary sponsor and partner Authentic Jobs. I’ve used them a half-dozen times myself to find qualified candidates and they’ve always found me a great match.
If you’re looking for some top talent to start off the new year, you can post your job between now and […]

The Scarcity ShortageThought provoking piece pointing out that we’re running out of scarcity, which traditionally has been the cornerstone of our economy. He offers some ideas on what to do about it… and what not to do about it "the worst strategy is whining–about copyright laws and fair trade and how hard you’ve worked to […]

"Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats."
— Howard Aiken, computing pioneer and innovator

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."— Mark Twain