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December 2001 New Thinking

Predictions for 2002
December 31, 2001: Although the worst is probably over, there will be no major recovery in 2002. Things will stabilize during the first half of the year, with modest gains from there on. More

Information architecture versus graphic design
December 17, 2001: Much web design has suffered from an over reliance on graphic design principles. Too many graphic designers have tried to force the Web to be what it is not, in the process creating ineffective and sometimes unusable websites. Quality web design is driven by information architecture design principles. Graphic design should support these principles. More

What the broadband meltdown tells us
December 10, 2001: The collapse of Excite@Home and so many other broadband companies spells out a very simple truth: There is currently not a sufficient number of consumers willing to pay for broadband to create a viable marketplace. More

A day in the life of an information worker
December 3, 2001: Being an information worker is a bit like being a hunter-gatherer. Instead of hunting for food you are hunting for information. The life of the information hunter-gather is not easy. For instead of wading through swamps and climbing treacherous mountains, this info hunter-gather wades through search results and stumbles through data fog. More

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