Sharing is caring with AddThis

As a user of my own blog, I'm always looking for compelling ways to make it more inviting, more "user friendly", and more caring...and by caring, I mean sharing! Introducing my next little gadget, AddThis...What a great tool!

Just signup, select a button type/style, choose where to add the gadget (e.g. blog), and GO! From a user experience perspective, it allows for instant sharing with the world at the click of a single button, making it so easy for visitors to bookmark and share your content with other people. Choose to share to del.icio.us, Facebook, MySpace, or by E-mail. In addition, it provides valuable Analytics about the bookmarking and sharing activity of your users...did I mention it's FREE? WoOt!

Try it now by hovering your mouse cursor over the "SHARE" button at the top-right of my blog, and select your most favourite bookmark sharing tool!

EDIT: You can now find the "SHARE" button directly at the END of each post, which allows you to share specific topics easier!

My 1st Post! Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

Welcome to my blog!

In a serious effort to dive head-first into the exciting world of IA and UX, a career field that I've become increasingly obsessed with over the past 6-8 months, I've decided to start my own blog/portfolio. The overall objective of this blog will not only be to share interesting articles/blogs/guides/books about IA and UX, but also to help others learn about a field that I find extremely fascinating (and maybe, showcase some of my own "just-because-I-like-to" work)!

So, to start things off with the user's experience in mind, I've just installed a great little tool called Snap Shots (inspired by Noesium's Blog!) that enhances links with visual previews of a destination site by simply hovering over the link! I think this adds a compelling experience for the user as it can bring you the information you need, without ever having to leave my blog, while other times it lets you "look ahead" before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

However, should you decide this is not for you, just click the "Options" icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and you may choose to opt-out. Enjoy!