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From page views to old news
Interesting post from Micropersuasion adding to the growing questioning of page views as a meaningful metric. Given the growth in technologies, such as Ajax and even humble old Flash, which allow users to interact with page content without refreshing the page, the page view was already on questionnable ground – not that the industry could agree … Continue reading
TechCrunch UK comes to a crunching halt
The lively TechCrunch UK and Ireland has been put ‘on hold’ with its equally lively editor Sam Sethi removed from his post, as TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington explains. The gory details have been widely reported and centre around mixed feedback on social media conference Le Web 3, with organiser Loïc Le Meur objecting to Sam’s conference … Continue reading
Music Filtration
Here’s an interesting application of a recommendation engine: The Filter. This kind of software is likely to be much more useful that the Playlist features built into your favourite media player. It only works with iTunes and Windows XP right now, but there are versions in development for Mac and for Windows Media Player.
Ace Quintura Search Detective
That man in constant motion Robert Scoble points to Quintura, an intriguing search engine based on refining your search through a tag cloud. It boasts a clean interface, accompanied by a helpful one minute tour, and I found it simple to use. You type a query, related search terms appear in a tag cloud which you can … Continue reading
