On Influence and Authority
Matthew Hurst over at Data Mining has in interesting post about influence and authority. He correctly points out that they are not the same thing. However, I think influence actually needs to go beyond number of readers. In the truest
On Influence and Authority
Matthew Hurst over at Data Mining has in interesting post about influence and authority. He correctly points out that they are not the same thing. However, I think influence actually needs to go beyond number of readers. In the truest
Jumpchart – Website Creation Tool
Just came across Jumpchart. Looks like a very handy tool for planning websites. Doesn’t look like it can handle designing serious interaction for an RIA, though. I’m also not sure how well it scales up. If you have a 10,000
Jumpchart – Website Creation Tool
Just came across Jumpchart. Looks like a very handy tool for planning websites. Doesn’t look like it can handle designing serious interaction for an RIA, though. I’m also not sure how well it scales up. If you have a 10,000
Designing Web Navigation – Available on Amazon
Looks like DWN is now available on Amazon.com. Also seems to be ready to ship on Amazon.co.uk, but not on Amazon.de. It usually takes longer to make it over to the Continent. Anyway, rush out not to purchase your copies
Designing Web Navigation – Available on Amazon
Looks like DWN is now available on Amazon.com. Also seems to be ready to ship on Amazon.co.uk, but not on Amazon.de. It usually takes longer to make it over to the Continent. Anyway, rush out not to purchase your copies
Tag Mirror on LibraryThing
Tim Spalding, creator of LibraryThing, has come up with something new that’s quite interesting. It’s called the tag mirror. Essentially, you get to see other people’s tags for your books. Great idea. Here’s my tag mirror (I’m Pivo1 on LibraryThing).
Tag Mirror on LibraryThing
Tim Spalding, creator of LibraryThing, has come up with something new that’s quite interesting. It’s called the tag mirror. Essentially, you get to see other people’s tags for your books. Great idea. Here’s my tag mirror (I’m Pivo1 on LibraryThing).
Twitter and Tweetr
I’ve decided to give Twitter another chance after having dismissed it wholesale previously. The main reason is because I came across Tweetr 2.0, which is made with Adobe’s AIR technology. It’s pretty cool–you essentially have a little app that sits
Twitter and Tweetr
I’ve decided to give Twitter another chance after having dismissed it wholesale previously. The main reason is because I came across Tweetr 2.0, which is made with Adobe’s AIR technology. It’s pretty cool–you essentially have a little app that sits
Search and Browse Article in D-LIB
There is a nice article in the most recent issue of D-Lib Magazine called Enhancing Search and Browse Using Automated Clustering of Subject Metadata. The authors looked at ways to integrated automatic classification with traditional categories. “Results indicated that while
Search and Browse Article in D-LIB
There is a nice article in the most recent issue of D-Lib Magazine called Enhancing Search and Browse Using Automated Clustering of Subject Metadata. The authors looked at ways to integrated automatic classification with traditional categories. “Results indicated that while
Memeorandum – Blog News
Memeorandum launched a new blog news aggregation service today. It’s an automatic summary of key news issues, with links to further discussions from around the blogosphere on a given topic. Unfortunately they don’t have the key visual clues that help
Memeorandum – Blog News
Memeorandum launched a new blog news aggregation service today. It’s an automatic summary of key news issues, with links to further discussions from around the blogosphere on a given topic. Unfortunately they don’t have the key visual clues that help
My Book Has Arrived
So, after one year and three months of working and waiting, my book finally arrived on my doorstep this morning. What a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting it until later. But there it was in hard copy. Relieved, proud, happy–I’m
My Book Has Arrived
So, after one year and three months of working and waiting, my book finally arrived on my doorstep this morning. What a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting it until later. But there it was in hard copy. Relieved, proud, happy–I’m
Daylife Enhancements and Changes
I started using Daylife just after it first launched. Since then I dropped if from my “Daily Stuff” tabs in FireFox that I usually open simulatenously when I go online. I liked a lot of things about the service, but
Daylife Enhancements and Changes
I started using Daylife just after it first launched. Since then I dropped if from my “Daily Stuff” tabs in FireFox that I usually open simulatenously when I go online. I liked a lot of things about the service, but
SlideCasting: 99% Good
The smart folks over at SlideShare came up with a powerful new service for the site: SlideCast. Haven’t used it yet, but it looks to be fairly simple and a good idea overall. Personally, I never considered PowerPoint to be
SlideCasting: 99% Good
The smart folks over at SlideShare came up with a powerful new service for the site: SlideCast. Haven’t used it yet, but it looks to be fairly simple and a good idea overall. Personally, I never considered PowerPoint to be
Web Trend Map
Information Architects, a design agency in Tokyo, created this Web Trend Map. It’s not all that useful, but fun to look at. I have a large poster of the London tube on my office wall–as a sort of homage to
Web Trend Map
Information Architects, a design agency in Tokyo, created this Web Trend Map. It’s not all that useful, but fun to look at. I have a large poster of the London tube on my office wall–as a sort of homage to
Google News – Image View
Google launched an image view of Google News about a month ago. It’s an interesting alternative to text headlines of news stories. I quite like it. I also found myself gravitating towards different stories on the image view than on
Google News – Image View
Google launched an image view of Google News about a month ago. It’s an interesting alternative to text headlines of news stories. I quite like it. I also found myself gravitating towards different stories on the image view than on
Optimal Sort – New Card Sorting
Optimal Usability, a usability consulting company in New Zealand, has a beta version of their new card sort program called Optimal Sort. On the surface of things it looks to be quite good. I only tried out the online demo
Optimal Sort – New Card Sorting
Optimal Usability, a usability consulting company in New Zealand, has a beta version of their new card sort program called Optimal Sort. On the surface of things it looks to be quite good. I only tried out the online demo
Usability Is Not Strategic
Todd Wilkens has an interesting post over at the Adaptive Path blog entitled Why usability is the path to failure. The ensuing discussion in the comments is just as good. I must say that I agree with Todd’s take on
Usability Is Not Strategic
Todd Wilkens has an interesting post over at the Adaptive Path blog entitled Why usability is the path to failure. The ensuing discussion in the comments is just as good. I must say that I agree with Todd’s take on
Interactive Map of Political Donations
Matt Hurst over at Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media points to this interactive map on the NY Times website to track political campaign funding. I guess I’m spoiled by the Trendalyzer mentioned in my previous post, but
Interactive Map of Political Donations
Matt Hurst over at Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media points to this interactive map on the NY Times website to track political campaign funding. I guess I’m spoiled by the Trendalyzer mentioned in my previous post, but
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