FeedHub

Jan tipped me off to FeedHub. This is a beta attempt at filtering lots of RSS feeds. I have to admit I’m not 100% what it tells me, but it appears to be doing some kind of text analytics on

FeedHub

Jan tipped me off to FeedHub. This is a beta attempt at filtering lots of RSS feeds. I have to admit I’m not 100% what it tells me, but it appears to be doing some kind of text analytics on

Euro IA 2007 – Kars Alfrink: Playful IAs

Another stellar presentation at Euro IA in Barcelona was Kars’ Playful IAs (see presentation on SlideShare). This was a really inspiring talk. In fact, I referred to his point about IA becoming second order design in my talk. Thanks for

Euro IA 2007 – Kars Alfrink: Playful IAs

Another stellar presentation at Euro IA in Barcelona was Kars’ Playful IAs (see presentation on SlideShare). This was a really inspiring talk. In fact, I referred to his point about IA becoming second order design in my talk. Thanks for

New Radiohead Album – Pay What You Want

All the kids are talking about it, so I thought I’d join in. Radiohead is selling its new album In Rainbows for whatever price you’d like to pay. Check out the site for online orders for In Rainbows. Coincidentally, I’m

New Radiohead Album – Pay What You Want

All the kids are talking about it, so I thought I’d join in. Radiohead is selling its new album In Rainbows for whatever price you’d like to pay. Check out the site for online orders for In Rainbows. Coincidentally, I’m

Euro IA 2007 – Navigating the Long Tail

I’d like to post some thoughts about presentations I saw at the Euro IA 2007 Conference. Already mentioned Are’s presentation. Here’s a summary of mine, which is essentially the last slide in my presentation (available on SlideShare) that sums everything

Euro IA 2007 – Navigating the Long Tail

I’d like to post some thoughts about presentations I saw at the Euro IA 2007 Conference. Already mentioned Are’s presentation. Here’s a summary of mine, which is essentially the last slide in my presentation (available on SlideShare) that sums everything

Euro IA 2007 – Are Halland: Cores and Paths

Euro IA 2007 was really great this year. Fantastic presenters and talks. Euro IA is maturing into a real quality event in all respects. My favorite presentation was Are Halland‘s Cores and Paths talk, which he also gave in Las

Euro IA 2007 – Are Halland: Cores and Paths

Euro IA 2007 was really great this year. Fantastic presenters and talks. Euro IA is maturing into a real quality event in all respects. My favorite presentation was Are Halland‘s Cores and Paths talk, which he also gave in Las

Exoinformation

Just back from the successful Euro IA 2007 conference in Barcelona and coming down from the buzz you get at events like that. Lots to think about and to tell. In a conversation with some folks about privacy and distributing

Exoinformation

Just back from the successful Euro IA 2007 conference in Barcelona and coming down from the buzz you get at events like that. Lots to think about and to tell. In a conversation with some folks about privacy and distributing

Map Mixer from Yahoo!

Yahoo! has a new service called Map Mixer. You can upload an image of a map of just about anything and overlay this onto a Yahoo! map. There is then an opacity control to show more or less of the

Map Mixer from Yahoo!

Yahoo! has a new service called Map Mixer. You can upload an image of a map of just about anything and overlay this onto a Yahoo! map. There is then an opacity control to show more or less of the

Designing Web Navigation – Feedback

So far, everyone is commenting on the appearance of DWN: the layout, the font, the images, the scannability, etc. Guess the content reviews come later. But I did get some feedback on the content recently. In particular, some folks from

Designing Web Navigation – Feedback

So far, everyone is commenting on the appearance of DWN: the layout, the font, the images, the scannability, etc. Guess the content reviews come later. But I did get some feedback on the content recently. In particular, some folks from

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Library Porn

Here is an impressive collections of photos from amazing libraries around the world. I’ve only been to a few of them, sadly. Gotta make a point of getting to more of them (particularly the ones in Germany). BTW, I can

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Library Porn

Here is an impressive collections of photos from amazing libraries around the world. I’ve only been to a few of them, sadly. Gotta make a point of getting to more of them (particularly the ones in Germany). BTW, I can

Seven Lies of Information Architecture – Liz Danzico

Liz gave a talk at An Event Apart in Chicago recently called The Seven Lies of IA. Don’t have the presentation, but I bet it was a good talk. Here are the seven lies: 1. Navigation must be consistent. 2.

Seven Lies of Information Architecture – Liz Danzico

Liz gave a talk at An Event Apart in Chicago recently called The Seven Lies of IA. Don’t have the presentation, but I bet it was a good talk. Here are the seven lies: 1. Navigation must be consistent. 2.

Designing Web Navigation – First Amazon Review

So, the first review of DWN has come in on Amazon: 5 stars! Not a bad way to start off the Amazon.com listing for customer reviews of the book. I know I’m often very influenced by the first rating I

Designing Web Navigation – First Amazon Review

So, the first review of DWN has come in on Amazon: 5 stars! Not a bad way to start off the Amazon.com listing for customer reviews of the book. I know I’m often very influenced by the first rating I

Maniacal Egalitarianism

What if user-contributed content on the web really isn’t a good thing. I mean, isn’t there a good reason why we have edited newspaper and books and such? Maybe everyone and his brother shouldn’t just be spewing whatever they want

Maniacal Egalitarianism

What if user-contributed content on the web really isn’t a good thing. I mean, isn’t there a good reason why we have edited newspaper and books and such? Maybe everyone and his brother shouldn’t just be spewing whatever they want

Gene Smith on Tagging

Over at atomiq, Gene has some interesting thoughts about why tagging isn’t stuck. I agree with him, and commented as such on his blog. Social bookmarking might be stuck, but tagging is just taking off, if you ask me. We’re

Gene Smith on Tagging

Over at atomiq, Gene has some interesting thoughts about why tagging isn’t stuck. I agree with him, and commented as such on his blog. Social bookmarking might be stuck, but tagging is just taking off, if you ask me. We’re

Designing Web Navigation – Recommended Reading

Smashing magazine is giving away copies of its recommended design reading list. To enter, post your answer to ‘What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?’ at the bottom of the page, along with the book you

Designing Web Navigation – Recommended Reading

Smashing magazine is giving away copies of its recommended design reading list. To enter, post your answer to ‘What is the best thing to start a perfect day with?’ at the bottom of the page, along with the book you

Happy Birthday LibraryThing

My favorite tagging site, Librarything, turned two today. Congrats to Tim and all the others involved.

Happy Birthday LibraryThing

My favorite tagging site, Librarything, turned two today. Congrats to Tim and all the others involved.