Michael Leis

Email has become the elephant in the room. For just about every single business and education institution, the utter dependence on email as a primary communications and knowledge sharing channel is putting a quiet stranglehold on every aspect of operation. Email as a problem space goes so deep and so wide, it’s difficult for most [...]

On the eve of yet another paralyzing snowstorm, I think back a few weeks ago to the last time we were snowed in for a day. We shoveled, hung around, and, like any good suburban family, spent a ton of time on the Internet. With this weekend promising the same, I wonder why I’ve not [...]

Been meaning to post a follow-up with insights on Steve Krug’s incredible presentation on usability last week. But really, the way to describe just how eye-opening and validating it was comes straight from Emerge’s own Creative Director Adam Stipanuk — who wasn’t there at all. He picked out the following two passages as completely gratifying [...]

Here in the Aware conference room, before a crowd of about 20 Upshotters and Emergers stands usability super-genius Steve Krug. He’s calling it, Everything you need to know about usability… in 150 minutes or less. Starting with an introduction, Steve lives just outside Boston, and works as a usability consultant. His one-man company, Advanced Common [...]

We are proud to announce the launch of what may be looked back upon as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the Wi-Fi World,” with Upshot and Aircell.Gogoinflight.com is the official brand launch of Aircell’s Gogo: giving commercial airliners Wi-Fi service; lovingly referred to as “Wi-Fi with wings(tm).” This is the technology behind Virgin America‘s service and [...]