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Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Thank you so much to everyone who tweeted during my DIY UX talk! So exciting to read through it all. Hope some part of it inspired you! #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Back after lunch. Now up is @lukew on Mobile First #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

"Web products should be designed for mobile first." -- @lukew Not desktop first, with mobile as an afterthought. #aea

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Experience of browsing web on mobile phone was horrible for many years but that's changing. Now we can take advantage of great platform #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Mobile first: 1) Growth = opportunity. 2) Constraints = focus. 3) Capabilities = innovation. @lukew #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

In 2009, 50% of all new Internet connections were from mobile phones. @lukew #aea

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AT&T mobile data traffic increased 50x in 3 years after release of iPhone. That's 4,932% @lukew #aea

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Joe Hewitt of Facebook sought to make FB iPhone app better than the website itself. They have significantly higher engagement on app #aea

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Southwest's iPhone app really focuses on the 6 primary tasks that users need to accomplish, while their site makes it all harder to do #aea

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"Reduce visuals that are not the content. Content is the UI." -- @lukew #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

"Designing for mobile means designing for something that can be used all the time. Isn't that neat?!" -- @lukew #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@uxbooth How can I persuade you to use the term "usability testing" instead of "user testing" in your lovely articles?

Jeffrey Veen @veen

"If the corners aren't rounded, how do you know if it's Web 2.0?" - @meyerweb on border-radius #aea

Jeffrey Veen @veen

"If the corners aren't rounded, how do you know if it's Web 2.0?" - @meyerweb on border-radius #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

New blog post: Inspiration and Aspiration http://bit.ly/aYKD2a

Jeffrey Veen @veen

"Some of the richest experiences I've had on the web have come from emotionally engaging plain text." @adactio #aea

Jeffrey Veen @veen

"Some of the richest experiences I've had on the web have come from emotionally engaging plain text." @adactio #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

Outstanding presentation by @adactio. Wishing now that I'd live-tweeted it. Next time I suppose. Such great stuff #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

"Design patterns are different from specifications in that they don't dictate the look, placement or layout." -- @emalone #aea

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"Patterns aren't just about a designer anymore, it's about tools for the team. That's what makes it really powerful." -- @emalone #aea

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@boltron Hey @dbeltramo just asked me about remote u-test apps for mobile. Do you know of any that do "screen-sharing"? Let us know. Thanks!

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@kyle well thank you! So glad you enjoyed the read, and really appreciate you passing it on

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@dbeltramo Well there's this project going on... http://wiki.meego.com/MeeGo_User_Engagement_Framework_Project

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@boltpeters do you know any names of 'em? thanks!

Whitney Hess @whitneyhess

@dbeltramo Here you go! RT @boltpeters: @whitneyhess Veency and ShareAppScreen