from Risks of Quantitative Studies
"Number fetishism leads usability studies astray by focusing on statistical analyses that are often false, biased, misleading, or overly narrow. Better to emphasize insights and qualitative research. "
and in response, from Measuring Usability: The Risks of Discounted Qualitative Studies
"The discerning usability analyst should employ a mix of both qualitative and quantitative methods when discovering usability problems. The risks of relying heavily on a qualitative approach can lead to a severe misdiagnosis especially when usability problems are difficult to detect. "
I was able to register www.widgetopia.net. I feel cool about the .net, since so far it's me, manu and josh all doing widgetopia. and maybe more folks will join us. widgetopia's power will be, I think, in volume over time.
I also tripped over this useful collection while catching up on CHIWEB reading.
widgety!