Articles
Written on usability needs and user interests
Manipulative design strategies – Exploiting users’ decisions to change their behavior
I explore what I call the Rollercoaster Approach in machine-learning algorithms that use strategically placed content to alter users’ decision-making.
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Message-Delivery & Seen-Status Tracking (A.k.a Read Receipts)
This wiki article explores the historical and ethical implications of message-tracking software.
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Using Social Media to Build A Uniquely Professional Environment
I explore how LinkedIn built its product's design to hold users to the underlying expectation of a professional filter when contributing content.
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Healthcare's Disregarded Obligation: Prioritizing Long-term Usability Over Short-term Capital Gain
I analyze a medical doctor's user persona to explain why electronic medical record (EMR) software companies, and their contracted hospitals, will benefit in profitability and efficiency from emphasizing research on their end users.
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