E-mail and Tattoos: A Primer on Netiquette  

Rogers and Perri discuss the hazards of e-mail and present five tips for using it properly in a professional environment.

Rogers, David J. and Monica C. Perri. Intercom (2000). Articles>Technology>Software>Email

The User Advocate: Interactive Prototyping, Part 1: Easy PDF Prototyping

I've often observed that once wireframing begins, it's off to the races! In the rush to launch, we sometimes forget end-users. Is there a way to ensure that they get a voice during this always-hectic phase?

Rogers, David J. GotoMedia (2005). Articles>User Centered Design>Usability>Testing

The User Advocate: Interactive Prototyping, Part 2: Building a PDF Prototype

This tutorial shows a very high-fidelity prototype—based upon the current gotomedia site—that might be created very late in the design process.

Rogers, David J. GotoMedia (2005). Design>User Centered Design>Usability>Testing

Coming of Age in Ethnography

I first heard of ethnography in Sociology 101. In his sonorous voice, our professor regaled us with tales of intrepid anthropologists immersing themselves in little-known cultures in exotic settings. We discussed Margaret Mead's seminal work, Coming of Age in Samoa. We examined the rigors of fieldwork, the tension between observation and participation and the challenge of analysis. It was a great class and I even opted for Soc 102. And that was that. Ethnography faded into the recesses of my mind until reawakened with a start a few years ago when I began hearing it applied to Web design. And it scared me spitless.

Rogers, David J. GotoMedia (2006). Articles>Web Design>User Centered Design>Ethnographies