Kommentare zu: Good books. Designing Social Interfaces.

Von: xian

xian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:09 +0000

ah, yes, of course! well then thank you for that already!

Von: ghensel

ghensel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:48:42 +0000

You are more than welcome. Thanks for the comment and for the great book. I did already drop a feedback at amazon.de. In Germany we have our own little amazon and I've left my review there.

Von: xian

xian — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:01 +0000

thanks for the wonderful review! be sure to drop by the book's wiki if you ever have any feedback on specific patterns or requests for coverage in future editions.

also, if you feel like excerpting this review over at amazon it would really help potential readers figure out if this is the book for them. Thanks!

Von: ghensel

ghensel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:28:36 +0000

Ooopsie. Sorry for the gender mix. Sometimes I should put more focus on the author's vita…and Erin is not a very common name in Germany, I apologize. The two buggies are corrected. Nevertheless, great book. I am you published it. It's of great help.

Von: ghensel

ghensel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:01 +0000

Ouch! I definitely should have spent more time on the research of the author's background. Sorry for the gender mix. I will correct it in the article…

Von: erinmalone

erinmalone — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:56:52 +0000

Thanks for the nice review. We are always happy to hear of how people are using the book or recommending it to others.

One point of clarification though – you say the book is by the two guys who created the pattern library at Yahoo!. I am a woman and not a guy. Additionally, the Yahoo! pattern library has been an effort of many people over the years (I founded it) and was not just done by Christian and I – as much as we appreciate the credit.

Von: xian

xian — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Thanks for clarifying that, Erin. I think given the marketing materials accompanying the book (its back cover, etc.), the idea that we together founded the library is a completely understandable misapprehension.

For future historians, Erin founded the library, many people have contributed to it, and I am but its current (and third) curator, after Matt Leacock and Bill Scott.