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InternetEmail Insanity & the 0.001 ChallengeMerlin Mann | Apr 24 2008Via a Toot by Jeff Atwood comes this thoughtful post by Tantek Çelik on how email is no longer working for him. His first reason is a biggie:
This is one reason I’m getting attracted to using Get Satisfaction as a way to expose help issues to a large group of helpers and helpees (BTW, we’re just getting started on GS — FAQs and more will be coming soon). I’m also realizing that this is why I (and Jonathan Coulton and probably you) struggle with holding up dozens of one-on-one conversations — it locks up your attention and its fruits in thousands of inaccessible alcoves. And truly, that does not and will not scale. But, y’know, as I read Tantek’s post, alongside his “Communication Protocols” notes, I found myself returning to a pet theory that I’ve been too embarrassed to lay out in a real post. But what the heck, I’ll capture some notes and you can tell me what you think: I suspect that email encourages people to act insane. read more » POSTED IN:
Clever web dev trick for checking browser historyMerlin Mann | Feb 8 2008Sniff browser history for improved user experience Talk about sufficiently advanced technology. Although you will surely see this post linked many times this week, I have to throw in my own kudos. Fantastic trick, Niall! In a nutshell, Niall shows how you can use a combination of CSS and JavaScript to selectively display information based on previously visited URLs in your visitor’s browser history. Have you been to Digg? Then Niall’s site displays a “Digg This” badge (and, importantly for Niall’s purposes, not 100 other badges for sites you haven’t used). Try Niall’s live example to see this stunner in action. Dang. That sound you just heard? That’s a few million people scurrying to hit “ Now, regrettably, I suspect the race begins for seeing how horribly something like this can be abused. POSTED IN:
I know a good web 2.0 applicationFabrice | Feb 4 2008Web2wave ( www.web2wave.com) propose a new way to surf the internet. It’s a completely web-based app so there’s no need to install a thing. With Web2Wave, you can store, find and organize all your favorite web content via 3D tabs. The tabs also display an image of each site you have open. It looks a lot like the iPod technology on the new Touch or iPhone., but instead of album covers, Web2Wave displays website coverflows called Surflets. It’s a completely intuitive and three dimensional interface. Simply double-click on any coverflow image to make that site active. read more » Adventures in $40 eyeglassesMatthew Haughey | Nov 29 2007
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Vox Pop: Re-creating scarcityMerlin Mann | Sep 27 2007I have a friend who told me he was thinking about giving his project managers a weekly pile of chips that could be redeemed for person-hours in meetings. So, to schedule firewalled, group face-time, the PM would need to cough up the equivalent number of tokens from her pile. Thus, one, long, all-hands meeting might require the whole week’s stack. While, fewer, shorter meetings with smaller groups made the pile go further. It was just an idea, and I’m pretty sure he never implemented it, but I think it’s a fascinating concept. Why? Because I love the idea of re-introducing scarcity into systems that lack boundaries. read more » POSTED IN:
If life were like YouTubeMerlin Mann | Sep 21 2007Ok, it’s Friday, and the team and me are pooped from several weeks of site-making. No profound tips today. I’ll just leave you to your weekend with a wonderfully timely video. read more » POSTED IN:
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