Malaysia and Usability

What do they have in common? *pauses* Come to think of it, we don’t really have much of it. We’ve got the standard press button to cross the road, the standard Touch-n-Go tell amount you have left in your card and some other stuff. The places that you’d find investment in usability are those buildings of big corporations or named companies. Example; when going up in the lift of the KL Tower, it tells you how high you’re going and if I remember correctly, a voice would tell you the level you stopped.

In Melbourne, the city has implemented a new cool toy for tram patrons. It’s a device that tells you the next tram arrival and destined route later. Here’s a snapshot of it:

The system hasn’t been fully implemented and is still in testing phase. But this is still quite cool. Now, they’ve went the extra mile with the toy. Below the pole, there’s actually a button you can press that speaks the details out. Convenient and usability.

So, why is usability rare in Malaysia?

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WebSighting #2

Needed an emergency tinkle so I stopped at the CSSBeauty branch around the vicinity of the United Kingdom (UK) to borrow the loo. Found an intereseting website and it astonished me that you can write your money now. It doesn’t matter if you’re a copywriter, editor or hold a post something alike that. As long you’ve got a team or group of friends who have very good command in English, you could start a company and be off gaining big bucks.

The Storytellers (UK) are an interesting company that establish themselves as a team of professionals who provide solutions for your presentation content. They sort and make it a far better experience than a boring one through storytelling. In their words, here’s an excerpt of what they do:

Imagine your people engaged in an ongoing dialogue with their leaders. Building and owning their part in the vision. Constantly sharing success stories and best practice with colleagues, and seeing how their own stories shape the business or brand vision of the future – a ‘Living Story’. All with pride, great attitude, and total commitment.

Stop imagining. This can be yours. And the key to it is Storytelling.

When I visited the website and read what they do, first thing that crossed my mind are a group of writers you hire to substantiate your commercial blog. I might be wrong as they could be a company who builds brands or others too.

Well, you tell me.