Comments on: The Little Things: Behind the Scenes User Experience http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/ talking about design etc. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:23:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Carl - Web Courses Bangkok http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Carl - Web Courses Bangkok Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:23:16 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-2948 Totally agree, I did the same thing and it is a fantastic bit of UX Totally agree, I did the same thing and it is a fantastic bit of UX

]]> By: Benjamin http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Benjamin Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:09:01 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-2838 What's interesting about this feature is that it trickled up from the Gmail / Firefox user community. A google engineer did indeed notice it, but didn't invent / discover it. Part of good UX is having a good feedback loop / system to recognize how users use and improve upon your services. I remember this feature being made available through Google labs in 2008 http://lifehacker.com/5050323/gmail-labs-adds-forgotten-attachment-detector --- it was based on this FF extension: http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/lifehacker-code-better-gmail-firefox-extension-251923.php What’s interesting about this feature is that it trickled up from the Gmail / Firefox user community. A google engineer did indeed notice it, but didn’t invent / discover it. Part of good UX is having a good feedback loop / system to recognize how users use and improve upon your services.

I remember this feature being made available through Google labs in 2008 http://lifehacker.com/5050323/gmail-labs-adds-forgotten-attachment-detector — it was based on this FF extension: http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/lifehacker-code-better-gmail-firefox-extension-251923.php

]]> By: Why I Paid $30 For Something I Already Got For Free http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Why I Paid $30 For Something I Already Got For Free Tue, 25 May 2010 23:34:31 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1087 [...] by saying I’m a huge fan of Google. My last article here focused on how awesome Gmail is (see The Little Things: Behind the Scenes User Experience), I use Google Docs at work and Google Reader to get my newsfix. Google Maps gets me where I need [...] [...] by saying I’m a huge fan of Google. My last article here focused on how awesome Gmail is (see The Little Things: Behind the Scenes User Experience), I use Google Docs at work and Google Reader to get my newsfix. Google Maps gets me where I need [...]

]]> By: Chris Trude http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Chris Trude Mon, 03 May 2010 14:36:58 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1055 When you think about it, UX is simplifying the communication between the website and the user. Anything that you do to make that communication easier, improves the User's experience, and its usually the little things that help the most. (adding a a:hover change to your links so they more easily know what they are clicking on). Great post Matt. When you think about it, UX is simplifying the communication between the website and the user. Anything that you do to make that communication easier, improves the User's experience, and its usually the little things that help the most. (adding a a:hover change to your links so they more easily know what they are clicking on). Great post Matt.

]]> By: Chris Trude http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Chris Trude Mon, 03 May 2010 14:32:52 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1056 So you are also against spell checking of any kind? Same type of process in place. I'm fairly sure almost all webmail services offer spell checking, and even your browsers do it...Oh noes! firefox knows what im typing! So you are also against spell checking of any kind? Same type of process in place. I'm fairly sure almost all webmail services offer spell checking, and even your browsers do it…Oh noes! firefox knows what im typing!

]]> By: prolificliving http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 prolificliving Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:02:08 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1053 Google is BRILLIANT and it rocks. Yes that is one of many examples of common-sense, genius yet simple ways it builds loyalty and lots of love :)! Thank you for the kudos to Google !!! Google is BRILLIANT and it rocks. Yes that is one of many examples of common-sense, genius yet simple ways it builds loyalty and lots of love :) ! Thank you for the kudos to Google !!!

]]> By: Ninjami http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Ninjami Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:21:49 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1051 You can do a JavaScript code that checks if the word "attach" i contained in the text, and there is no need to communicate with the server about that function. You can do a JavaScript code that checks if the word “attach” i contained in the text, and there is no need to communicate with the server about that function.

]]> By: Tim http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Tim Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:28:58 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1050 It does for sure! How should they know the word is in the e-mail?!<br>We are not talking about a program like Thunderbird "reading" a mail... it's an online service and it's called Google... nobody knows which statements also checking your mailtraffic... It does for sure! How should they know the word is in the e-mail?!
We are not talking about a program like Thunderbird “reading” a mail… it's an online service and it's called Google… nobody knows which statements also checking your mailtraffic…

]]> By: matthewlyle http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 matthewlyle Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:18:15 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1049 Exactly. User experience is not about technical features, it's about sitting back and figuring out how you can help. Exactly. User experience is not about technical features, it's about sitting back and figuring out how you can help.

]]> By: matthewlyle http://matthewlyle.com/internet/gmail-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 matthewlyle Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:17:12 +0000 http://matthewlyle.com/?p=927#comment-1048 Every program knows what you're typing in it. Adding a statement to check if you've said "attached" doesn't mean Google's reading your e-mail. Every program knows what you're typing in it. Adding a statement to check if you've said “attached” doesn't mean Google's reading your e-mail.

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