During some downtime on my recent trip I was watching old skateboarding videos on YouTube and was prompted to check The Pirate Bay to see what albums by fIREHOSE were available. I didn’t get very far.
I was a bit surprised but evidently Danish courts ruled that ISPs must block the site.
If I [...]
Here are two new to me display/organization techniques.
#1: Stylous.com let’s you chose facets by clicking pictures.
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#2: I find fancy architecture firm websites to be some of the least usable websites around. This might not be an exception, but the websites from diller scofidio + renfro achieves a CoolIris type effect (by using Flash).
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Here’s a way that you can see if your webpages are doing what you want them to do.
As the name suggests, the 5-Second Test involves showing users a single content page for a quick 5 seconds to gather their initial impressions. Five seconds may not seem like a lot of time, but users make important [...]
I’m happy to finally be able to announce that the DCPL is now part of the Flickr Commons. The library’s photos just went public.
Among the photos there are images of buildings around DC, some colorized images, and portraits of people (many of which have awesome mustaches). One set of [...]
This article is interesting, but the Culture > Books > Libraries heirarchy and resulting breadcrumbs are perhaps even moreso. Nice colors too.
Free-access World Digital Library set to launch
