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I just tried to log-in to Blogger.com, but ran up against the usual roadblock caused by: multiple identity plus internet mergers plus my reverse-reverse-psychology password protection program. I was staring at the empty password box on the right of the Blogger screen, mentally retracing my Google login history for the day (Blogger and Google share "secrets"). A moving interface element drew my eye to the left side of the screen to a ticker featuring the names of blogs updated as of one minute ago: "Couch Potato Revolution," "The People's Pundit", "Idle Thoughts", money-making scheme blogs, blogs with Chinese characters, blogs with Russian characters.... The names keep scrolling, even as we speak. Here's my thought-tracking usability study of the moment: * Something is happening here! People like me blog! People different than me blog! Everyone's blogging! I can blog too! * I want to see the name of my blog appear on the list, dancing in shimmering neon lights across the blogosphere! * We all want to feel like we're part of something. Web applications and online campaigns inspire us when they help us feel connected and whole. We want reminders that we exist, that our opinions matter. In other words, we want to see that when we put something into the machine, something comes out. And when it comes out, we want to be able to show it off: "Look ma!" read more

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