December 2009
4 posts
Google Chrome UI Subtlety →
As a UI nerd, I love this kind of attention to detail.
Google DNS →
Google ran an experiment and found that a half a second delay resulted in a 20% drop in traffic.
Amazon had similar findings.
People are so impatient.
Rethinking the idea of gift giving →
WALDFOGEL: Well, the problem is, you know, normally we go out and buy things for ourselves, we’ll only spend $50 if we find something that is worth at least $50 to us. But with gift giving, it’s entirely different. You know, we’re operating at an enormous handicap. We don’t know what the other person wants or needs, so if I spend $50 on you, I might buy something that you...