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Play.com Marketplace – Playtrade

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I've been a fan of Amazon's marketplace service for quite some time. It seems that Play.com have now followed suit and introduced their own version of it. The system is pretty cool and easy to use, though it is firmly aimed at the UK market, which is a pity. You simply choose to sell an item and then are guided through their catalogue to choose the corresponding item. You can … [Read more...] about Play.com Marketplace – Playtrade

Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?

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I don't like buzzwords. In fact I'd almost go so far as to say that I loathe them. Of course I do use them - it's really hard not to. For the last 7 years or so I've been subscribed to Jakob Nielsen's newsletter. I missed a few issues over the years due to moving emails around (I have a tendency of doing that!), but I've always found his reports to be thought provoking. We're … [Read more...] about Usability Testing – Worth The Investment?

Mobi Ready

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Being able to access blogs on a mobile device, such as a phone, may not be that important to everyone, but I know there are a certain number of people who read this site while on the move. As I own both mneylon.mobi and micheleneylon.mobi I've repointed them directly here and am using the dotmobi WURFL plugin to handle it all. I know that some of the images I post won't fit … [Read more...] about Mobi Ready

Privacy Pays?

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According to an article published on Out-law.com, online shoppers are willing to pay more if they feel their privacy is being respected. I wonder has anyone mentioned this to Irish website owners? While editing search.ie and armchair.ie I've had to visit thousands of Irish websites. The number of them that either don't have privacy policies or have incredibly vague and … [Read more...] about Privacy Pays?