Pamphleteers and Web Sites – Dan Bricklin: “There is a similarity between the pamphlets of the American Revolution and today's personal web sites.”
Month: October 2001
Dave Winer
Dave Winer: In the 80s we coined the term idea processing for the category of software we were creating, which eventually became known as outliners. I chose a higher-level pitch because I wanted people to see that you could do more with computers than make text look pretty when you print it. You could use… Continue reading Dave Winer
IBM has launched a company-wide initiative to improve the energy efficiency of information technology
IBM has launched a company-wide initiative to improve the energy efficiency of information technology. IBM has launched a company-wide initiative to improve the energy efficiency of information technology for enterprises and consumers, establishing a worldwide low-power computing research effort to be coordinated out of its research lab in Austin, Texas. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
A federated search engine for frequently updated Webpages. Although Google is great for large and small static sites that change infrequently, its method sucks for frequently updated small sites. Why? Google doesn't know when a site has been updated. The result: out of date results and added expenses for needlessly crawled sites. This was very apparent during 9-11, when the need for up to the minute news was vital.
A better system is one where a site informs the search engine when it is ready to be crawled (even 10 times a day if it is active). Dave already announced
A federated search engine for frequently updated Webpages. Although Google is great for large and small static sites that change infrequently, its method sucks for frequently updated small sites. Why? Google doesn't know when a site has been updated. The result: out of date results and added expenses for needlessly crawled sites. This was very apparent during 9-11, when… Continue reading A federated search engine for frequently updated Webpages. Although Google is great for large and small static sites that change infrequently, its method sucks for frequently updated small sites. Why? Google doesn't know when a site has been updated. The result: out of date results and added expenses for needlessly crawled sites. This was very apparent during 9-11, when the need for up to the minute news was vital.
A better system is one where a site informs the search engine when it is ready to be crawled (even 10 times a day if it is active). Dave already announced
Ten Mistakes in Site Planning
Ten Mistakes in Site Planning. WebReview: Ten Mistakes in Site Planning “Measured in Internet time, the Web is a fairly old and established technology. By now, you would think we'd know how to build Web sites with the balance of aesthetics and functionality that meets our audience's needs. Somehow, that isn't always the case. Numerous… Continue reading Ten Mistakes in Site Planning
winterspeak.com
winterspeak.com: “I was at a Microsoft presentation today where they spoke about their .NET strategy and XP. Here are my reactions…” [Archipelago]
Computing Made Good, Easy
Computing Made Good, Easy. [Zimran Ahmed writes about Mark Hurst's approach to everyday computing productivity.] [Archipelago]