Category Archives: usability

Rex Live: Exploring the impact and opportunities of mobile media

Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011 by Rex Hammock

During the next week, I’ll be with a group of journalists and a group of publishers who, in different ways, are exploring a similar topic: What are media creators and users learning about what works (and doesn’t) when content is … Continue reading →

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Rebooting the News – Who is Rex, Edition

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 by Rex Hammock

This morning, I spent an hour chatting with Dave Winer on Rebooting the News the weekly podcast he typically records with NYU Professor Jay Rosen. To me, getting invited to spend an hour with Dave Winer on a podcast is … Continue reading →

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Free stuff I’d pay for: Readability and NYTimes.com/recommendations

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Rex Hammock

One might ask, “Why pay for something that’s free?” If you’ve ever paid 99¢ for an iTunes download, you might know at least one possible answer to that question. There are many others that have to do with convenience, timing, … Continue reading →

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Some random thoughts wrapped up as predictions for 2011

Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Rex Hammock

Last month, I wrote a post for the blog at Hammock.com about my content marketing predictions for 2011. I’ve picked up a couple of predictions from there, however, most of the following comes from my “one day, blog about this” … Continue reading →

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How a chart can suggest the opposite of what is says

Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 by Rex Hammock

I’ve read conflicting claims about which day of the year is the busiest travel day. (The day before Thanksgiving and the day after Christmas are favorites of bored TV news crews.) No matter what precise day you choose, if you … Continue reading →

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What are those hashtags at the end of paragraphs?

Posted on Saturday, November 6, 2010 by Rex Hammock

[I've added a version of this post to the OFQ (occasionally asked questions) page of this blog. ] Recently, I added the “WinerLinks plugin” to the WordPress software I use to publish RexBlog. (Plugins are snippets of code that add … Continue reading →

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