Check out 10 Web-usability reminders from Cre8pc. While you’ve likely heard several of these before, it never hurts to brush up on some basic usability standards. I’ve noticed that nonprofits are particularly prone to committing ever-so-annoying faux pas #8: springing PDFs on users with warning.

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You’ve heard a lot about Web 2.0, but these nonprofits are redefining Org 2.0. This list of innovative .orgs has been around for a few months, but I just stumbled across it for the first time. I was amazed by some of the creativity and resourcefulness exhibited by these sites — especially in the use […]

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Having managed Web content at a university for several years, I’ve learned a few painful lessons about working with content management systems (CMS). There are many great reasons to invest in a CMS, and steering clear of these common pitfalls will save you from a lot of unnecessary headaches along the way.
1. Letting IT choose […]

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Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen criticized Web 2.0 as trendy and overhyped in a recent BBC interview, and warned that Web 2.0 sites risked falling into the “glossy but useless” Web design mold of the dotcom era. He says that in the rush to adopt Web 2.0 technologies, Web professionals are “neglecting good design.”
I have […]

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Are you having difficulty getting folks in your institution to understand the importance of providing RSS feeds? Does your boss stare at you blankly when you talk about subscribing to blogs? Chances are your colleagues have heard of RSS, but have only a vague notion of how it works. This low-tech video is a great […]

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