His competition for the consulting market?...was re. ...don't like Jakob Nielsen - usability guru..

[Diane K. Kovacs]

Jakob Nielsen is a voice in support of simplicity and access.. and 
while I don't agree with everything he says..he sure makes  a lot of 
sense in the context of my work.   Using my own advice, I checked up 
on just who nublog.nu is and lo and behold they are  " Published by 
contenu.nu, a content consultancy in Toronto".   I read their 
diatribe against Dr. Nielsen and was taken aback by the 
unprofessional and personal attack in the first line.  Further having 
read the actual alertbox http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001001.html 
"Content Creation for Average People"

     Summary:
"To take the Internet to the next level, users must begin posting 
their own material rather than simply consuming content or 
distributing copyrighted material. Unfortunately most people are poor 
writers and even worse at authoring other media. Solutions include 
structured creation, selection-based media, and  teaching content 
creation in schools. "

I see no clear relationship between the nastiness perpetrated on 
nublog.nu and what Dr. Nielsen really says.   He's not saying that 
most people can't produce good content, he's saying they could use 
better writing skills.  This is a very different thing.    In another 
area of the publication, they question Dr. Nielsen's credentials as 
an Internet guru.. well considering he was on when I got online back 
in the late 80's I'm pretty sure he qualifies.  See 
http://www.useit.com/jakob/ for his background.   No I do not know 
Dr. Nielsen personally, though we have corresponded in the past.

Happy Holidays,
Di
who straddles the fence but leans toward the simple and organized.
Diane K. Kovacs - Kovacs Consulting Internet & World Wide Web Training
"Designing and Implementing Web-based Training"
Live Online Web-based Workshop: January  10, 17, 24, 2001
diane at kovacs.com   - http://www.kovacs.com