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    <title>Social Networking, Usability, and Web Design. By Michel Ann Sharritt, VP of Situated Research, LLC</title>
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    <itunes:summary>Michel Ann Sharritt of Situated Research hosts our webinars, which focus on usability. Topics include web usability, social media and video game usability. Contact Michel with suggestions for future topics, or with questions or comments at michel@situatedresearch.com or by calling (630) 962-7127. Thank you for watching!</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Networking: How to Get Started</title>
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      <description>Topics include: What is social networking; What some of the most popular social networks; Which social networks are the most effective; How to get started; Benefits of participation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: What is social networking; What some of the most popular social networks; Which social networks are the most effective; How to get started; Benefits of participation.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Social Networks: How to Generate Leads</title>
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      <description>Topics include: What is a lead; What social networks help you to generate leads; How to keep leads coming; How do I get started; Benefits of generating leads on social networks.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: What is a lead; What social networks help you to generate leads; How to keep leads coming; How do I get started; Benefits of generating leads on social networks.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: What is a lead; What social networks help you to generate leads; How to keep leads coming; How do I get started; Benefits of generating leads on social networks.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Networking: Becoming An Expert</title>
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      <description>Topics include: Discuss top 10 strategies in detail; How to pick significant literature to share; Top 5 links for credible sources; examples of mine in detail.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Discuss top 10 strategies in detail; How to pick significant literature to share; Top 5 links for credible sources; examples of mine in detail.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Web Design: What You Should Know</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/2009/06/question-answers-for-june-5th-webinar-web-design-what-you-should-know/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time does it take; How to write content that matters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time does it take; How to write content that matters.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time does it take; How to write content that matters.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Networking: Building Relationships and Your Social Network</title>
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      <description>Topics include: Non-invasive approaches; Get started with communication; Tips/Guidelines to build your network; Making and keeping connections; Examples.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Non-invasive approaches; Get started with communication; Tips/Guidelines to build your network; Making and keeping connections; Examples.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Social Networking: Managing and Maintaining an Online Group</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/2009/06/questions-from-june-15th-webinar-on-social-networking-managing-maintaining-an-online-group/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: Discuss top 10 strategies in detail; Manage an online group effectively; Maintain an online group; Share tips and advice.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Discuss top 10 strategies in detail; Manage an online group effectively; Maintain an online group; Share tips and advice.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Discuss top 10 strategies in detail; Manage an online group effectively; Maintain an online group; Share tips and advice.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Designing For the User Experience: Software &amp; Website Interaction Design</title>
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      <description>Topics include: What is interaction design; How interfaces affect users; Conceptualizing interaction; Designing for collaboration.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: What is interaction design; How interfaces affect users; Conceptualizing interaction; Designing for collaboration.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: What is interaction design; How interfaces affect users; Conceptualizing interaction; Designing for collaboration.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:50:25</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Social Networking: How to Get Started on Blogs</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/2009/06/questions-from-june-22nd-webinar-on-social-networking-how-to-get-started-on-blogs/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: Blog options; Start you blog; Maintain your blog; Post blogs; What should be posted; What should be shared; Manage your blog; Get subscribers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Blog options; Start you blog; Maintain your blog; Post blogs; What should be posted; What should be shared; Manage your blog; Get subscribers.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Blog options; Start you blog; Maintain your blog; Post blogs; What should be posted; What should be shared; Manage your blog; Get subscribers.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:52:13</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Interaction Design: Designing Interactive Products to Support People in Their Everyday Lives</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/2009/07/q-a-from-july-23rd-webinar-interaction-design-designing-interactive-products-to-support-people-in-their-everyday-lives/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: Good vs. poor design; What is interaction design; What is involved; Goals; Design Principles.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Good vs. poor design; What is interaction design; What is involved; Goals; Design Principles.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Good vs. poor design; What is interaction design; What is involved; Goals; Design Principles.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:49:01</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Websites: What you Should Know to Make Informed Decisions About Your Website Needs</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/2009/09/websites-what-companies-need-to-know-when-it-comes-to-their-website-needs/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time it takes to complete the project; How to write content that matters.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time it takes to complete the project; How to write content that matters.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: What to look for when hiring a web design firm; How to pick the right company; Learn about accurate pricing for a website; How much time it takes to complete the project; How to write content that matters.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>01:02:15</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Search Engine Optimization &amp; Landing Page Design</title>
      <link>http://www.situatedresearch.com/blog/tag/seo/</link>
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      <description>Topics include: Designing landing pages that convert visitors to sales; Raise your search ranking on Google, for free; Generating inbound links to your website for increased traffic; Raising your ‘organic’ search ranking via social media campaigns and advertising using Google AdWords; Categories of SEO examined by Google to determine your page rank; how to improve your SEO.</description>
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      <category>Social Networking</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Designing landing pages that convert visitors to sales; Raise your search ranking on Google, for free; Generating inbound links to your website for increased traffic; Raising your ‘organic’ search ranking via social media campaigns and advertising using Google AdWords; Categories of SEO examined by Google to determine your page rank; how to improve your SEO.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Designing landing pages that convert visitors to sales; Raise your search ranking on Google, for free; Generating inbound links to your website for increased traffic; Raising your ‘organic’ search ranking via social media campaigns and advertising using Google AdWords; Categories of SEO examined by Google to determine your page rank; how to improve your SEO.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:55:22</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Social Media Marketing</title>
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      <description>Topics include: Making money using social media marketing; The use of blogs and twitter for social media marketing; Increasing overall traffic to your website; Building inbound links to your website and why this is important.</description>
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      <category>Social Networking</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Making money using social media marketing; The use of blogs and twitter for social media marketing; Increasing overall traffic to your website; Building inbound links to your website and why this is important.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Making money using social media marketing; The use of blogs and twitter for social media marketing; Increasing overall traffic to your website; Building inbound links to your website and why this is important.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:50:48</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Psychology of the User Experience in Video Game Development</title>
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      <description>Topics include: Why it is important to include Usability Research from the beginning stages of developing a video game; Learn about the psychology of your players; Learn what is important to your players; Differences between Quality Assurance and Usability Research.</description>
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      <category>Social Networking</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: Why it is important to include Usability Research from the beginning stages of developing a video game; Learn about the psychology of your players; Learn what is important to your players; Differences between Quality Assurance and Usability Research.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: Why it is important to include Usability Research from the beginning stages of developing a video game; Learn about the psychology of your players; Learn what is important to your players; Differences between Quality Assurance and Usability Research.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:43:54</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Usability &amp; The Human Mind: How Your Customers Think</title>
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      <description>Topics include: How humans process information and how you can use that to your advantage; Human capabilities and limitations, and the implications for web design; How perception and cognition influence web behavior; The cognitive cost of a bad design; Concepts to help you decide when to adapt to standard practices and when to bend the rules.</description>
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      <category>Social Networking</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>Michel Ann Sharritt - michel@situatedresearch.com</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:subtitle>Topics include: How humans process information and how you can use that to your advantage; Human capabilities and limitations, and the implications for web design; How perception and cognition influence web behavior; The cognitive cost of a bad design; Concepts to help you decide when to adapt to standard practices and when to bend the rules.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Topics include: How humans process information and how you can use that to your advantage; Human capabilities and limitations, and the implications for web design; How perception and cognition influence web behavior; The cognitive cost of a bad design; Concepts to help you decide when to adapt to standard practices and when to bend the rules.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:duration>00:45:36</itunes:duration>
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