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		<title>Reasons to be grateful: &#8220;random acts of generosity&#8221; for ecommerce</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2009/06/22/reasons-to-be-grateful-random-acts-of-generosity-for-ecommerce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article in Sunday&#8217;s New York Times Magazine about Hyatt&#8217;s new &#8220;random acts of generosity&#8221; marketing approach:  by offering their guests random freebies like free massages and drinks during their stay, Hyatt hopes to win over grateful customers and keep them loyal.  From the article &#8230;
 
 
&#8220;Jeff Zidell, the vice president who oversees Hyatt’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=148&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update re: GM: a customer experience scorecard</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2009/06/18/update-re-gm-a-customer-experience-scorecard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last December, I posted a letter to then GM CEO Rick Wagoner with some advice on how to move GM forward by being more sensitive to customer experiences, especially online.  Now that Mr. Wagoner is gone, let&#8217;s take a look at GM&#8217;s progress.

Here is a review of some of my suggestions and how I might [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=134&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Capturing the spirit of Web 2.0</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2009/06/08/capturing-the-spirit-of-web-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new world order?

As I head off to this year&#8217;s national UPA (Usability Professionals Association) conference in Portland, I got to thinking about all of the hype around Web 2.0 and how it is changing EVERYTHING.
As the above tag cloud illustrates, Web 2.0 can be defined in a number of ways and can be pretty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=111&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to GM: it&#8217;s time to get serious about the user experience</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/12/03/letter-to-gm-its-time-to-get-serious-about-the-user-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/12/03/letter-to-gm-its-time-to-get-serious-about-the-user-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Rick Wagoner
General Motors
300 Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI 48265
cc: Allan Mullally, CEO Ford; Robert Nardelli, CEO Chrysler

Dear Mr. Wagoner,
By now you are probably tired of hearing every so called &#8220;expert&#8221; who has studied, analyzed or written about the auto industry &#8211; or simply driven a car &#8212; give you advice on how to survive this recent crisis, but I just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=86&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrap Rage: can gadget makers finally get it right on clamshell packaging?</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/11/17/wrap-rage-can-gadget-makers-finally-get-it-right-on-clamshell-packaging/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/11/17/wrap-rage-can-gadget-makers-finally-get-it-right-on-clamshell-packaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Package design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Packages You Won’t Need a Saw to Open]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When companies can&#8217;t (or won&#8217;t) figure out how to improve the user experience customers will always find workarounds.  So it&#8217;s been with the deservedly maligned &#8220;clamshell&#8221; packaging.  Anyone that has purchased electronics on a hang tag knows how difficult (and dangerous) it is to open this type of clear hard plastic packaging.  But is selling power [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=64&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Note to Apple: iPhone copy and paste is not a &#8220;feature&#8221; it is a business</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/09/26/note-to-apple-iphone-copy-and-paste-is-not-a-feature-it-is-a-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[smart phone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no question that the iPhone has revolutionized the smart phone market.  With the recent release of the 3G, Apple has managed to create one of the most pleasurable experiences for users of any electronic device while being responsive to issues from users re: the first generation iPhone (at least re: GPS).  However, I&#8217;m still [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=37&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online behavioral tracking at a crossroads: will companies do the right thing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/04/14/online-behavioral-tracking-at-a-crossroads-will-companies-do-the-right-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[UX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ad tracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two new vendor systems being introduced in the U.S. that will significantly enhance the type of information that will be made available to advertisers regarding the Web navigation and search behavior of users. 

(Nice place to visit but do you really want to answer questions there?) 
NebuAd and Phorm, are promising the first &#8220;consumer-centric behavioral targeting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=35&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not that you&#8217;re painting the wrong picture, it&#8217;s the frame</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/04/11/its-not-that-youre-painting-the-wrong-picture-its-the-frame/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/04/11/its-not-that-youre-painting-the-wrong-picture-its-the-frame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[UX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing some research for an article I&#8217;m writing about the importance of breaking down the barriers that exist between user experience practitioners and marketing researchers, and I&#8217;ve come to  an important realization. 

As much as the experts rail on about the importance of making &#8220;customer experience&#8221; a core competency within organizations, things are not going [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=34&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VW iPod adapter: Why won&#8217;t it just work the way I want it to?</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/31/why-wont-it-just-work-they-i-want-it-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This pretty much sums up a lot of users&#8217; frustration with product/web usability.  You gotta wonder: why aren&#8217;t these guys talking to each other or to us?
 
 (Thanks imagechan.com for the digg post)
When I came across this cartoon I couldn&#8217;t help thinking of the iPod adapter in my 2008 VW Passat.  After years of consumer requests, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=33&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You gotta hand it to Apple: gesture-based &#8220;soft&#8221; interfaces are coming to a PC near you</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/27/you-gotta-hand-it-to-apple-gesture-based-interfaces-are-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gesture-based interfaces are looking like the next new thing.  One of the key features that iPhone aficianados love to show their friends is the multi-touch feature that allows them pinch their fingers or expand them to scroll and 
manipulate images on the screen.   And, companies like Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, and Motorola are coming out with a number of  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=32&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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