Wanted: UX Researcher for ESPN Digital Media
We’re looking for a Contractor for 6 months (extendable). You get to work on various sports portals from the ESPN network of sites, including ESPNcricinfo.com, ESPNF1.com, and ESPNsoccernet.com. If you have a passion for sports and your profile matches the criteria below, write to sumank/gmail
Essential functions:
- Play a role in developing the information architecture and interaction design of rich and complex interactive experiences on various platforms
- Articulate UX concepts and solutions through wireframes and prototypes of varying fidelity.
- Develop and document detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive designs.
- Will report to the ESPN Digital Media – EMEA UX team
Basic Qualifications:
- 1-3 years in similar role
- Experience on front end / consumer driven web sites.
- Prepared to show documentation and portfolio of sites worked on.
- Should possess a firm grasp of web technology trends
Dear Bala, Wake up!
You can’t question the absence of cohesion or symmetry in a work of art. I mean it’s art! If you considered movie making an art, then you can’t ask Bala, the director of Avan Ivan, the following questions: 1) Why some of the scenes/sub-plots in Avan Ivan are gratuitous 2) Why the humour is constipated and laborious and 3) And why oh why, Bala, you fall into the trappings of Kollywood: get Surya to do a cameo and in return you promote his NGO in the movie?
I am not going to review the movie here. I am sure there are many reviews out there, that’ll state the obvious and deliver a verdict. I am going to go deeper.
As an amateur writer, I have understood that in a movie… a story, time is of essence. But in Avan More...
Notionink Adam User Survey: Or How NI Refuses to Learn
I saw on http://www.notioninkfan.com/ a link to a survey. Adam developers want feedback from Adam users and they created that survey.
I immediately thought ‘Why isn’t this featured on Notionink’s official website?’ People at NotionInk Hacks forums too expressed similar sentiments.
So I told myself “Come on! Don’t be a prick. Take the survey, help them make Adam better.” And I clicked on the survey link. I was glad that the NotionInk team was doing this: collecting user feedback. But my happiness lasted only until the survey questions appeared on my screen.
Either NI doesn’t care about this survey or there has been some colossal misunderstanding on what amounts to an effective survey.
Now for some gems (these are actual questions) from the survey:
- Prioritize your activities using a PC/Laptop (Range: very likely – very
Notion Ink’s Adam: Dream or Nightmare?
Very rarely a product comes along, gathering tremendous support and anticipation even before it’s launched. A huge fan base is built even before anyone has seen the product. Product companies fail to get that sort of PR even after spending millions. Adam was one such product. It was touted as the Apple killer. The underdog that’ll for sure, kick butt.
I got my Adam yesterday after more than a 40 day delay. 40 days more than the promised ‘six to eight weeks’ delivery assurance. Adam probably is a brilliant product no doubt, but customer experience is much, much more than just a great UI or prodigious engineering. Here’s why:
- Taking the ‘personal’ ‘we are a small outfit’ charm too far: I understand that Notionink is a start-up but that doesn’t mean it’s okay to jump in and