Chiara: September 2005 Archives

Adaptive Path has three winter workshops planned. You can use my "Friends of Chiara Fox" code for a 15% discount. (Type "FOCF" into the code box at the bottom of the registration page.) And register this week for a discount on top of the early bird price for the New York workshop.

Beyond Usability: Designing the Complete User Experience

New York -- October 31 - November 1, 2005

Through Oct 1, 2005: only $995
After Oct 1, 2005: only $1295

This two-day presentation covers the process of user experience design from gathering initial business requirements through developing functional specifications.

The Elements of User Experience

Amsterdam -- November 7, 2005

Through Oct 7, 2005: only $495
After Oct 7, 2005: only $595

Using Jesse James Garrett's renowned "Elements of User Experience" and "Nine Pillars of Successful Web Teams" models, you'll learn how to design websites and products that meet your users' and your organization's needs through applying user-centered design principles.

Designing & Building with Ajax

Chicago -- December 8, 2005

Through Nov 8, 2005: only $495
After Nov 8, 2005: only $595

Earlier this year, Jesse James Garrett's essay on Ajax sparked a wave of excitement among Web designers and developers. This one-day event can help you turn that enthusiasm into practical knowledge, with design insights and technical grounding to get your team started with Ajax application development.

REGISTER AT: http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/

[EDIT: This post was reprinted from www.chachiincharge.com.]

So, I was looking at the search queries that have brought users to my site. And I noticed that one of them was ""toe ring" cum." Ahem. Yes. Now, I know I haven't written about that. So, I do a search for it and lo and behold, there on the second page of results is my "About" page:

This is such a great example of context insensitive search gone wrong. Not to mention a lack of disambiguation. And yet, I questioned whether to post about it, since I really don't see the need to reinforce the connection between the pages (though I think as long as I don't link to the About page I'm not doing that. Though there will still be a connection between the phrase and this domain).

But... it's so absurd. I had to share. And now I'm going to go wash my feet.

[EDIT: This post was reprinted from www.chachiincharge.com.]