Spoke By Nic Price on 30 November 2005 — 1 min read So I did a turn at Online Information yesterday. I talked about implementing a content management system at the BBC (intranet). I think it went ok. More
What goes around comes around By Nic Price on 30 November 2005 — 1 min read Peter Morville with Margaret Hanley at Online Information 2005 Great response from Peter Morville at the Online Information conference today to David Weinberger‘s everything is miscellaneous thoughts on trees and leaves. What happens to those leaves that get raked in to piles? They rot and become food for trees. I think this is a really... More
Identity problem By Nic Price on 30 November 2005 — 1 min read A note in December’s which magazine (which I can highly recommend) ID THEFT Americans happily give away security details, shows research RSA Security. 70% told researchers their mother’s maiden name, and 55% revealed how they think up passwords. I’m sure the figures would be very similar in the UK. What baffles me is that despite... More
links for 2005-11-29 By Nic Price on 30 November 2005 — 1 min read You’re It! » Blog Archive » David W on ‘Everything is Miscellaneous’ Thanks Timo 🙂 (tags: davidweinberger jimmywales) More
links for 2005-11-25 By Nic Price on 26 November 2005 — 1 min read Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales Hit parade of first names from 2000 to 2004 (tags: boys names) Yahoo! UK & Ireland Directory > Baby Boy Names No prizes for guessing (tags: boys names) More
Who pays for fraud? By Nic Price on 25 November 2005 — 1 min read Fraud has hit the headlines again in the last couple of days after recent statistics revealed it cost the UK £16bn last year. I’ve just been the victim of fraud after my bank card and PIN for the current account I’m opening were intercepted before they reached me. Those responsible managed to withdraw several hundred... More
When is a photo not a photo? By Nic Price on 24 November 2005 — 1 min read When it’s of an illustration according to Flickr. Monkstyle.net who’s been posting illustrations to Flickr says: I noticed a while ago that when I searched for photos using tags on flickr, that my photos weren’t showing. After checking through the Flickr faqs I discovered that this is because I have been marked as ‘NIPSA’ [Not... More
links for 2005-11-22 By Nic Price on 23 November 2005 — 1 min read Argus Center for Information Architecture No longer updated, but useful stuff on Information Architecture (tags: ia informationarchitecture acia) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Door thwarts quick exit for Bush You couldn’t make it up 🙂 (tags: Bush exitstrategy doors) More
Japanese slang By Nic Price on 22 November 2005 — 1 min read Japanese slang for a man with a combover hairstyle is “barcode head” Heard on Anita Anand’s show on Radio 5 Live last night. More
This might catch on By Nic Price on 22 November 2005 — 1 min read A loyalty card scheme that gives you points for not going to the supermarket. Run by all the other places you can buy stuff in Haslemere, Surrey (UK). Just heard on radio, no link yet. [Update: found a link] More