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Every Metric is Crap

December 23rd, 2009

Of course, every metric is crap. But what is a good metric then? Metric that are to your advantage of course.

Of course every metric is crap, every ranking is crap and every top 10 list doesn’t deserve anybody’s attention.

Are they really bad or just bad when you don’t make it into the ranking?

Sometimes, it’s a good idea to take a break

December 22nd, 2009

Sometimes it's a good idea to take a break. Creativity is something that just happens, not that you can force

Decision making

December 21st, 2009

The role of the number of persons involved in decision making. Too many persons involved = screwed.

Getting everybody involved in decision making is a good idea to please everybody, but it’s impossible to take the best decision.

It makes everybody feel part of it, but makes making the decision actually impossible: too many compromises are involved.

Analytics: Why Are They Leaving?

December 18th, 2009

Analytics: it's not only about how many visitors you have and where they're coming from, it's also a lot about why and how they're leaving

Doing Crap Vs Changing Things

December 17th, 2009

Doing crap is the easy way out while changing things is a totally different game. What are you doing right now?

What is Usability

December 16th, 2009

usability is at the center of Web design, simplicity and common sense

Average Hides What Matters

December 15th, 2009

Average hides what matters (statistics worth caring about), whether it's in Web analytics or any other field

Self-proclaimed Expert Vs Real Expert

December 14th, 2009

Self-proclaimed expert Vs Real expert. The self-proclaimed expert claims he's good while the real expert doesn't have to prove he's one.

Simplicity is Underrated

December 13th, 2009

simplicity is underrated. Making things simple is actually quite complex.

Complex problems

December 12th, 2009

Complex problems can't be solved by making random moves

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