Archive for ‘Randomness’

What happens when an article about logging using Facebook Connect achieves a high ranking in Google? You get an extremely interesting and humorous insight into the way many people use the internet.

Rather than typing Facebook into the address bar, many Facebook users get to their beloved social media by searching Google for “Facebook login”. Unfortunately earlier this month Read Write Web published a post about Facebook Connect which appeared above the actual Facebook login in Google results. Believing Facebook had changed it’s design and unable to login, hundreds of disgruntled Facebook users began venting their frustration via the comments on Read Write Web.

Check out the first couple of pages of comments on ReadWriteWeb for a laugh.

From a UX perspective it’s particularly disturbing that so many people missed so many cues that they were on the wrong website. Even when other uses pointed out the mistake they still didn’t understand the mix up and kept commenting.

“Beware the lolly-pop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you’ll suck forever” – Brian Wilson

“I’m a firm believer that Humpty Dumpty was pushed” – unknown

“Falling in love is awfully simple, but falling out of love is simply awful” – Anonymous

“Q: Why dont ad-men look out of the window in the morning? A: Because they would have nothing to do in the afternoon” – Jeremy Clarkson

“Hashtags are the new vulcan hand gesture.” via @kim

“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” – Doug Ivester

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein

“If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles” – Benjamin Franklin

View more of Drew’s work at Definitive Touch

By now you’ve probably seen the clever use of computer and iPhone wallpaper that replicates what’s behind, thus making the device appear to be transparent. Gizmodo have a new take on this that came about during a recent tear down of the new iMac. These high quality images effectively remove the screen to reveal the intricate guts of an iMac.

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him” – unknown

“Happiness is positive cash flow.” – @Iconic88

“I’m a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future, but it’s way off to the sides” – Stephen Wright

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside can’t hurt you”- African Proverb

“You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter” – unknown

“social netiquette” – ok, it’s not a quote, but it’s something I’d never heard of before.

“A word to the wise ain’t necessary; it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby