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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=49466</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently introduced myself to someone and when I explained that I&#8217;m a User Experience Designer, his eyes lit up and he said &#8220;Ah, you’re the usability guy.&#8221; &#8220;Yeah, kind of&#8221; I responded. He looked at me, confused. &#8220;What’s the difference?&#8221; he asked. For apps and websites, usability refers to how easily your site visitors [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/how-to-mix-ux-and-usability-so-that-everyone-wins/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Searching for &#8216;piece of mind&#8217;</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/this-week-in-design-searching-for-piece-of-mind/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/this-week-in-design-searching-for-piece-of-mind/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:15:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nadine Botha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><guid
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