Amazon takes on the search giants with Alexa Every so often an idea comes along that has the potential to change the game. When it does, you find yourself saying – “Sheesh, of course that was going to happen. Why didn’t I predict it?” Well, I didn’t predict this happening, but here it is, happening anyway. In short, Alexa, an Amazon-owned search company... More
links for 2005-12-10 Cheers for Yahoo’s move to a community-driven Web | News.blog | CNET News.com Yahoo! buys del.icio.us – I wonder how much they paid… (tags: delicious yahoo web) del.icio.us/about In case you’re wondering what the folk at Yahoo! have just bought, here’s del.icio.us explaining itself. (tags: delicious bookmarking social web about) More
links for 2005-12-05 Step Two Designs Home Page Lots of really useful stuff on intranets (tags: intranets) More
links for 2005-12-02 User-centered design (UCD) – 6 methods (tags: ucd design web usability) ISO 13407 – Google Search Google search results for ISO 13407 [Human-centred design processes for interactive systems] (tags: 13407 ISO13407 UCD ISO) More
links for 2005-12-01 evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups Good tips. Thanks to Paul H (oneanother) for the link. (tags: lists toptens tips) Bearsac.com A bear that goes out and about and meets people. Photos on the site. I had a random moment meeting Bearsac on the tube today. (tags: teddybear bearsac) More
If you go down to the tube today There I was staring at the Independent on the District Line this lunchtime when I heard this slightly high-pitched voice coming from a seat nearby. “Can I have a sip of your cappuccino?” said the voice. “No, you might burn yourself” said a man’s voice. I looked round to see small brown bear wearing a... More
Spoke 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 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 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 You’re It! » Blog Archive » David W on ‘Everything is Miscellaneous’ Thanks Timo 🙂 (tags: davidweinberger jimmywales) More