Gapminder and Google
Professor Hans Rosling gave this talk at TED in 2006 and this follow-up talk in 2007. It already made the blog rounds a while back, but I thought I’d post it anyway after re-watching. Incredible use of information visualization. It’s
Gapminder and Google
Professor Hans Rosling gave this talk at TED in 2006 and this follow-up talk in 2007. It already made the blog rounds a while back, but I thought I’d post it anyway after re-watching. Incredible use of information visualization. It’s
News Cues
There’s a interesting study in the February issue of JASIST about which elements are most important for determining credibility of news stories on automated news aggregator pages, like Google News. [1] Though the findings might be obvious (there’s nothing wrong
News Cues
There’s a interesting study in the February issue of JASIST about which elements are most important for determining credibility of news stories on automated news aggregator pages, like Google News. [1] Though the findings might be obvious (there’s nothing wrong
Buxton On Sketching the User Experience
Here’s a really good video of Bill Buxton talking about sketching: http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=323680309&channel=324389485. It’s long–about 90 minutes. The contents correspond to his recent book, Sketching User Experiences, which I don’t have yet. He covers a lot more great deal more than
Buxton On Sketching the User Experience
Here’s a really good video of Bill Buxton talking about sketching: http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=323680309&channel=324389485. It’s long–about 90 minutes. The contents correspond to his recent book, Sketching User Experiences, which I don’t have yet. He covers a lot more great deal more than
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
Is Relevance Relevant?
For decades, information science has developed and examined the notion of relevance in information retrieval (IR). By and large, the approach to measuring relevance has been rather technical. Recall and precision have been the two main measures: Recall looks at
Silobreaker Beta Launch
Silobreaker is a current awareness service that launched at the beginning of 2006. It’s designed for the “light information professional,” as Silobreaker puts it. (I’m assuming this description doesn’t refer to the weight of the person, but how much information
Silobreaker Beta Launch
Silobreaker is a current awareness service that launched at the beginning of 2006. It’s designed for the “light information professional,” as Silobreaker puts it. (I’m assuming this description doesn’t refer to the weight of the person, but how much information
Spock People Search
OK, I got an invitation directly from Spock to use their service. Andrea also invited me shortly thereafter. (Thanks anyway Andrea). The entity resolution does appear to work quite well. I searched for common names, like John Smith, and although
Spock People Search
OK, I got an invitation directly from Spock to use their service. Andrea also invited me shortly thereafter. (Thanks anyway Andrea). The entity resolution does appear to work quite well. I searched for common names, like John Smith, and although
Review: Everything is Miscellaneous
After pointing out a few contentious points in Everything is Miscellaneous in previous posts (see: June 13, 2007, June 2, 2007, and May 28, 2007), I wanted to review some of the book’s strengths. And there are many. This is
Review: Everything is Miscellaneous
After pointing out a few contentious points in Everything is Miscellaneous in previous posts (see: June 13, 2007, June 2, 2007, and May 28, 2007), I wanted to review some of the book’s strengths. And there are many. This is
Infomavores in America
The Pew Internet and American Life Project recently released a study called A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users. The introduction opens with a rap about Web 2.0, but the study has a stronger focus on use of information
Infomavores in America
The Pew Internet and American Life Project recently released a study called A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users. The introduction opens with a rap about Web 2.0, but the study has a stronger focus on use of information
The Vision of Librarians
OK, here’s my last gripe about Everything is Miscellaneous, a fantastic book by David Weinberger. I realize that this might be nit, but I’d like to point it out anyway: Weinberger contends that in the past physical formats of information
The Vision of Librarians
OK, here’s my last gripe about Everything is Miscellaneous, a fantastic book by David Weinberger. I realize that this might be nit, but I’d like to point it out anyway: Weinberger contends that in the past physical formats of information
The Time of Information
Here’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time and hope to work up into a presentation or story: – With the advent of digital information available online, people pointed to how much more information there is than before.
The Time of Information
Here’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time and hope to work up into a presentation or story: – With the advent of digital information available online, people pointed to how much more information there is than before.
Uday Gajendar on Richness
Uday has a really good thought piece over at Boxes and Arrows entitled What Does Rich Mean? Good question…and good answers. Read the article. This de-buzzes the buzzword “rich” for sure. “And therein lays the great burden and hope of
Uday Gajendar on Richness
Uday has a really good thought piece over at Boxes and Arrows entitled What Does Rich Mean? Good question…and good answers. Read the article. This de-buzzes the buzzword “rich” for sure. “And therein lays the great burden and hope of
Live Long and Prosper – Spock
Spock is a new people-finding service available free on the Web. It is currently an invitation-only beta service, which means you must receive an invitation from Spock or a friend to sign up for the service. Apparently, their entity resolution
Live Long and Prosper – Spock
Spock is a new people-finding service available free on the Web. It is currently an invitation-only beta service, which means you must receive an invitation from Spock or a friend to sign up for the service. Apparently, their entity resolution
Live Ink
Scientists at the Walker Reading Technologies in Minnesota have an interesting new technique for improving online reading and comprehension. Basically, the human brain doesn’t deal with block text well. Instead, our eyes view text as if they’re peering through a
Live Ink
Scientists at the Walker Reading Technologies in Minnesota have an interesting new technique for improving online reading and comprehension. Basically, the human brain doesn’t deal with block text well. Instead, our eyes view text as if they’re peering through a
Weinberger on the Card Catalog
Again, let me start off by saying that Everything is Miscellaneous is a really great book, particularly for an old librarian/IA type like me. Fascinating stuff. But Weinberger’s comparisons and criticisms of the card catalog in libraries seem odd. There’s
Weinberger on the Card Catalog
Again, let me start off by saying that Everything is Miscellaneous is a really great book, particularly for an old librarian/IA type like me. Fascinating stuff. But Weinberger’s comparisons and criticisms of the card catalog in libraries seem odd. There’s
Navigating Microsoft SharePoint
We’ve had SharePoint at work for over a year now. I’ve heard nothing but complaints from colleagues about how to use it. Sure, it might solve technical problems and allow for some flexibility, but the usability of the system stinks.
Navigating Microsoft SharePoint
We’ve had SharePoint at work for over a year now. I’ve heard nothing but complaints from colleagues about how to use it. Sure, it might solve technical problems and allow for some flexibility, but the usability of the system stinks.
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