Learning by bad examples is often a good way in discussing usability with people that are not hardcore usability people.

Badusability.com released the Bad Usability Calendar 2009, which includes:

• JAN: Content is King: Fix it first!
• FEB: Simplicity is overrated.
• MAR: Adapt your website for mobile devices.
• APR: Synchronization has to work.

…  Download the complete calendar here.

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Let’s face it… it is sure that we’ve been in a situation like this… Funny, but true.

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I recently read a post from Drew Kerr at PR Rock and Roll in which he said that for college students the entire world of online networking is Facebook; and I think that college students might no be the only ones with that belief, a lot of companies out there might be thinking the same way. Despite that we already know about the top 25 social networks, we might be far from knowing every single one in detail.  It sounds even impossible to achieve that as almost everyday a new social network is created, in fact, most recent versions of CMS solutions include modules for building social networks.

For a brand, it might be desired to maintain a strong online presence across the net, or as Brian Solis calls, the Conversation Prism.  On his post, Brian presents KnowEm, an online service that not only checks the availability of your username on over 120 popular social networks, but, if you’re too busy, can help you registering on all of them (a paid service that will take between 1 and 5 business days).

Anyway, if you’re just curious about the 120 popular social networks, visit KnowEm and meet them all.

The second spot of the corrugated cardboard campaign for UPS.  See the first one here.