User eXperience: the “X” factor at Ask.com

Do you wish to know the inner workings of the user experience team behind Ask.com? The secret sauce is surprisingly common sense: Focus on product, be inclusive and flexible on participation, and prioritize solutions above constraints. Seems easy… but in this article I contrast this approach to the different alternatives in the industry. Some sadly prevalent. Bottom line: Place Design ahead of Specs!
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