In this post, I’m going to try to outline a convergence between two separate trains of thoughts. It might get messy, so bear with me.
Train one (think of this as the Edgware branch of the Northern Line) is search engine optimisation.
One of the areas I’ve been working in a lot recently is search engine optimisation. [...]
Even though I’ve been known to use the phrase “Web 2.0″ from time to time, I’ve never really liked the idea very much. It’s useful shorthand for when you’re talking to anyone whose knowledge about the internet is defined largely by current trends and ‘hypes’, but really, what’s ever been new about the idea of [...]
Ever sent an email you later regretted? Well you might like the new Gmail Labs feature, Mail Goggles. It’s activated whenever you try to send an email late at night, when you’re most likely to be under the influence of alcohol.
How does it stop you sending indiscreet, inarticulate or embarrassing emails? It forces you to [...]
Online intelligence service Hitwise released a report last week claiming that UK internet usage patterns were changing in response to the current economic situation. The full press release is here.
Hitwise gathers its data by looking at the traffic logs of its clients’ websites, which number around 1,500. These websites are divided up into a range [...]
I’m currently carrying out some research into open-source e-commerce platforms. The research is at a pretty early stage and I’m still putting together the list of packages that we’ll then go on to assess in detail.
While putting this short-list together I’m visiting quite a lot of ’showcase’ sites for each package on my long-list. And [...]
My friend Lindsey sent me this link earlier on today. It’s a video exploring a future user experience concept, developed by Adaptive Path for Mozilla Labs.
Jill looks at the New York Times website
In the video Jill, the principal user, makes use of a number of futuristic interface devices to:
Interact with a friend while browsing
Extract and [...]