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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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		<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>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>
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		<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>iPhone as media platform: chicken or egg?</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/19/iphone-as-media-platform-chicken-or-egg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile computing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The positive buzz continues for Apple as a new study by m:metrics shows that iPhone users are significantly more likely to use every type of media on their phones when compared to other &#8220;smart phone&#8221; users.  This includes watching mobile TV/video, accessing social networking sites (e.g., Facebook), and performing a search or viewing news/other Web content.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=29&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A mobile app to help speed your trip</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/18/a-mobile-app-to-help-speed-your-trip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Continental airlines for being the first to test their mobile boarding pass (Houston departures only for now).  But why are they keeping this on the down low?
 
According the New York Times, Continental is the first airline to test electronic boarding passes that replaces the usual paper boarding pass.  Their system creates a unique [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=16&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A case for changing the CD case, not</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/17/a-case-for-changing-the-cd-case-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay.  Enough is enough.  With all the innovations in packaging and so called greening of upscale products I still can&#8217;t believe I am purchasing music CDs in the same plastic jewel box used since I first got those early Pixies and Nirvana CDs in the &#8220;new&#8221; format. 
 
(photo: gearfuse.com) 
Around that time I was hired to do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=11&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t plug that in.  You don&#8217;t know where that gadget has been!</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/14/dont-plug-that-in-you-dont-know-where-that-gadget-has-been/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one of those little stories that might mean big consequences for electronics and software companies: today&#8217;s AP story featured on CNN&#8217;s technology page should be a wake-up call for those in the industry.
The solution? Maybe not ...
 It seems that mostly smaller, cheap electronic devices (such as the digital photo frame featured in the article) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=10&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrigley&#8217;s Believe It or Not</title>
		<link>http://blog.digsmarter.com/2008/03/13/wrigleys-believe-it-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kozatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a former employee of one of the many incarnations of Wrigley&#8217;s key competitor, once known as &#8220;American Chicle&#8221; &#8211; now owned by Cadbury Schweppes (makers of Dentyne and Trident gum), I couldn&#8217;t help note Wrigley&#8217;s latest press release posted yesterday:
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY) is giving its Extra(R) and Wrigley&#8217;s(TM) brands &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.digsmarter.com&blog=3142497&post=8&subd=digsmarter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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