Author: Vince Kimball

The disruptive Web: If you're creating a Web service that you hope will have a disruptive impact, the lessons are clear. Support HTTP GET-style URLs. Design them carefully, matching de facto standards where they exist. Keep the URLs short, so people can easily understand, modify, and trade them. Establish a blog reputation. Use the blog… Continue reading The disruptive Web

Langa's Article on Ten Great Free Software Tools. Fred Langa's list of useful free software tools. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Chandler 0.1 available immediately. The first release of Chandler, release 0.1 is now available! While we're still very early in the design and implementation… [Mitch Kapor's Weblog]

Teddy Roosevelt on criticizing presidents. Teddy Roosevelt editorializing in the Kansas City Star on May 17, 1918: The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency… Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt on criticizing presidents

K-Logging: Supporting KM with Weblogs. I wrote an article in Library Journal that may interest some ia/ readers. Here's the abstract from Ebsco: Discusses a type of weblogging called knowledge logging or k-logging. Information that can easily be put onto web sites; Organizations that can communicate knowledge easily with K-logs; Software that can be used… Continue reading K-Logging: Supporting KM with Weblogs

Alertbox: Low-End Media for User Empowerment. The April 21 Alertbox is about keeping it simple – not a simple user interface, but simple media for the content. In short, the fancy audio and videos are not worth the effort. This reminds me of the old-time Alertboxes – nothing too surprising, but good to keep this… Continue reading Alertbox: Low-End Media for User Empowerment

Trust By Design. Peter Morville tackles the credibility issue with his usual flair. Since Studio Archtype and Cheskin released the first large online trust study in early 1999, I've been interested in trust, and particularly the propagation of credibility through social networks and word of mouth. While BJ Fogg has released research that includes whether… Continue reading Trust By Design

Chris Sells interviewed at Microsoft? Twice! Wow. I only had to go through the process once. They asked him to sell ice to eskimos. Heh. So, did Sells take a job? I totally agree with Chris Sells' interview conclusions, by the way. My interview process was similar. I actually interviewed for one position, and they… Continue reading Chris Sells interviewed at Microsoft

Sean Alexander tells us a bunch of ways to give Microsoft feedback. He's a product manager at Microsoft. Good stuff.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

Why TiVo Owners Can't Shut Up. Not since the PalmPilot debuted in 1996 has a new electronic contraption sparked a cultlike following and so many zealous proselytizers. By Warren St. John. [New York Times: Technology]