Ever since I was introduced to the Semantic Web back in 2000, the idea was to help computers better understand connections and relationships between objects and data that were being presented on the Web. The vision is to put data in context, relate it and organize it in ways that only humans can currently do, so computers can then inter-relate information from multiple sites and perform more useful functions in an automatic way.

When Naviscent applied its Social Media Merchandising Review methodology to evaluate the customer experience of twenty major retail sites, Polyvore led the pack in its ability to connect customers together in a passionate community that promotes the products of participating online retailers.

You may know haptic (the sense of touch) technology from playing home video games (of course you play!) Since the advent of PlayStation DualShock controllers, we and millions of kids have enjoyed feeling the virtual road as we drive over bumps in car games because the controllers vibrate like we’re hitting those bumps. This is called, in technology circles, haptics.

Long the holy grail for smartphone developers and recipients of much fanfare and funds, location-based services (LBS) present a number of big design challenges when it comes to sharing location information. Some LBS applications provide useful utilities by reading the…

Our research and design experiments for e-commerce clients show time and again that visual detail and emotive motion engage customers at an emotionally profound level. Fortunately, technological advances and intuitive interfaces are making deeper engagement possible.

Now, new augmented reality interfaces are possible given the opportunities smart phones open up by combining GPS, compass and camera with wireless data connectivity. By being able to know where someone is, in what direction they are looking, combining live video with powerful data enable whole new classes of applications.

Eye-tracking as an interface usability research technology to complement less expensive methods has been highly debated among professionals over the years.

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