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Scott Murphy and Monica S Flores are now friends
March 8
People who are outside of the industry do tend to dilute the lines between different aspects of web development but I also don't expect people to understand the difference between say an Information Architect, UX designer and visual designer when th…
March 5
I hope it supports flash :)
March 5
All things Google: Search, GMail, Maps, Apps, Adwords, Adsense, Wave, Buzz, Orkut, This group is for the fans, haters, and users... Google has become such an integral part of our every day lives it deserves it's own group for discussion
March 5
Funny you mention keeping accepted UX principles. I can't help but think of Office 2007. Someone asked me that the other day in a meeting - "Why did they do it? Why throw out years of user expectations". I told them I understood and was frustrated m…
February 27
whoa, what game is that. I need a DSI!
February 27
Nice! I want one.
February 27
A video by Scott Murphy was featured
February 27

Profile Information

Occupation:
Web Developer
Company:
Ikayzo, Inc
Areas of Interest (Robotics, Software Architecture, Green Energy, Web 2.0, etc.):
Ruby on Rails, AJAX, PHP, CakePHP, Codeigniter, MVC, Japanese web trends, mashups, Drupal
Software Language Proficiencies / Interests:
Flash/Flex, HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, SQL, XML
About Me:
I work for Ikayzo, Inc. as an user experience designer. My interests include Japanese social media and UI design.

During my free time, you'll find me creating Japanese web apps, singing Karaoke or watching the show LOST.
Website:
http://www.ikayzo.com
Secondary Website:
http://www.scott-murphy.net/blog/
Twitter Username
hellocreation

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Scott Murphy

So-Net SNS closes their Business

I just learned that So-net SNS, one of the largest user generated social networking services will be closing it's business this year. It seems that So-net and other So-net like 'create your own SNS' services haven't succeeded in Japan.



The problem is that the players of the user generated SNS scene in

Japan are all modeling off of how Mixi w… Continue

Posted on February 24, 2010 at 10:00am — 8 Comments

Scott Murphy

Blogging in Japan

With 37% of the world's blog posts being in Japanese, its surprising that few people outside the country know it has the largest and most active blogging culture in the world. Blogging has also become a crucial social media tool in Japan, as in the US, for individuals and businesses to promote their services and products.

Blogs in Japan take on different shapes and forms. Ther… Continue

Posted on May 20, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Scott Murphy

The things I don't like about Mixi

Mixi is the largest social network in Japan. With a lot of my friends in Japan, I can't help but use Mixi, but if I had a choice, I would convince my friends to switch to a different social networking platform like Facebook. Here is why.

Mixi Acitivity/Visited Log


Mixi has a feature that displays exactly who visited your page or blog. It sounds cool and you might think it encourages activity but to me, it's annoying because when I read my friend's blog, it leaves me with a sense of obli… Continue

Posted on April 17, 2009 at 1:22pm — 4 Comments

Scott Murphy

Indian Mathematics

A while ago, I watched a TV program on how incorporating Indian Mathematics in Japanese schools increased overall achievement in children. Indian Mathematics introduces cool shortcuts in math. The subject really interested me and I started to look into Indian Mathematics methods. Not all of them are easily explained but here are a few that I've learned.

Note: This post won't be of interested to those brilliant mathematicians and techies on TechHui who can solve 8 digit problems in their head.… Continue

Posted on April 15, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Scott Murphy

New Web Addresses - Start of Domain Turf War?

I just read this post in USA today - New Web Address endings could be start of turf wars.

The article is talking about the possibility of opening Top Level Domains to anything from .a to .z. I could get scott.murphy. Or TechHui could change from TechHui.com to Tech.hui.

I'm not sure the benefits of an open TLD name space outweigh the drawbacks. As t… Continue

Posted on April 7, 2009 at 12:30pm — 8 Comments

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At 12:25am on January 30, 2010, Daniel Leuck said…
I think the new driver's license look needs some expert design advice.
Yikes! An adjective escapes me. That is an affront to all that is good and holy. DoT - Please do not inflict this design on the people of Hawaii. We will do it for free in the interest of the public good!
At 9:22pm on December 3, 2009, Daniel Leuck said…
That Design Hell comic nearly caused me to cough up a lung. Its only funny when it isn't happening to you. :-)

"I like the design, but can you do all the titles in uppercase Zapf Chancery?" Yes. I could also put my hand in a blender, but I'd really rather not.
At 12:00pm on October 27, 2009, Quincy Solano said…
Thanks for the add! Hope all is well with you Scott!

Sincerely,
Quincy Solano
At 8:35am on July 10, 2009, Nick Mann said…
Good morning Scott,

It was great meeting you yesterday. I look forward to chatting with you more via TechHui.
~Aloha
At 3:17pm on April 21, 2009, Stephen McMahon said…
Did you ever end up getting a Mac? I have had to pass up too many opportunities lately because I'm Mac-less. I'm going to the Apple store tonight and I'm pretty certain that I'm not coming home without one.
At 8:41am on April 20, 2009, Stephen McMahon said…
Truly! Free is my favorite kind :) It is also cool to have something that avoids business cards. So I'd say it is a sort of green app.

The GUI Meetup is on Thursday. I see that you've RSVPd. I'm planning to do a little demo on iui.
At 7:58am on April 20, 2009, Stephen McMahon said…
I installed it this morning. If I see you on Thursday then I'll have to test it out. One more case of, "Why didn't I think of that."
At 7:46am on April 20, 2009, Stephen McMahon said…
Hey Scott! Check it out: http://bumptechnologies.com/
At 11:29am on April 1, 2009, Viil said…
Hi Scott,
it was nice to meet you yesterday at the GUI meetup. I really enjoyed the UI examples you showed us. Hope to see you next time :)
At 11:07am on March 25, 2009, Todd Cochrane said…
Thanks for the invite, live in Hawaii and did not even know about this site or resource
 
 

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