UX writing & microcopy

David and Andrew talk about UX writing and try to answer why it's different to copywriting, and what microcopy is. They also discuss annoying browser notifications, a more sensible way for asking to set cookies, and why opening a japanese soda is difficult. Other things we talk about: Geocities What Is Copywriting? What Is Microcopy? Notification Permission Prompt Spam in web browsers User Inyerface - a painful game of bad UX design Translation on websites Links mentioned: What Is Copywriting and What Is Its Purpose? What is UX Writing? What Is Microcopy? And How To Do It Like A Boss - By Maria De La Riva Reducing Notification Permission Prompt Spam in Firefox 16 Rules of Effective UX Writing - by Nick Babich Cut Homeless People In Half by 2025 Don't kill your wife with work poster User Inyerface Our video playing User Inyerface The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/013-ux-writing-microcopy.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)