Archive for November, 2007

28th Nov 2007

Web 3.0 and beyond: the next 20 years of the internet

clipped from technology.timesonline.co.uk

October 24, 2007
Web 3.0 and beyond: the next 20 years of the internet

Silicon Valley has painted a picture of the web in 2030, and it is very powerful – and very smart – indeed

Fingers typing on a computer keyboard


A new type of internet is being imagined, far more powerful that the one which
lets you link up with your friends or watch a video uploaded by a stranger.


In a little over a decade, according to the engineers building the internet of
tomorrow, the web will be able to connect every aspect of our digital lives
- be it a website, an e-mail, or a file on our PC - to every other aspect.
It will know, for instance, when you are typing an e-mail, what the subject
of the e-mail is, and be able to suggest websites and books as well as
documents, photos and videos you have saved that may be relevant to that
topic.


It will be achieve this by virtue of the inherent ‘intelligence’ in the
underlying architecture of the internet, they say. In other words, the web
is becoming smart.

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27th Nov 2007

Stereo Animated 3D Illusions

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Stereo Animated 3D Illusions

Stereo animated illusions give you the impression that the image you are seeing is in real 3D space. They are created by taking a picture of object from two different angles, than you combine those pictures into one animated gif by rapidly shifting from one image to the other. Because the perspective on the images is shifting so quickly, your brain interprets those images in 3D.
Enjoy the illusion and don’t get a headache by staring at the images too hard.

Stereo Optical Illusion
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27th Nov 2007

‘Semantic’ website promises to organise your life

clipped from technology.newscientist.com

‘Semantic’ website promises to organise your life

  • 18:32 09 November 2007
  • NewScientist.com news service
  • Will Knight
  • Its website called Twine, which is currently in beta testing, harnesses the philosophy at the core of a discipline called the “semantic web”.

    Other semantic start-ups include the search engines Powerset and True Knowledge, and a free semantic database service called Freebase.

    As a technology that could transform the way websites work, the semantic web is often also associated with the term “Web 3.0″.

    Twine uses a semantic approach to act as a personal organiser, bookmark service, and a social network combined. A user adds information to Twine by creating a note, forwarding an email, uploading a document, or tagging a web page.

    Various software tools such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology Language (OWL) allow information to be annotated in machine-readable fashion.

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    19th Nov 2007

    Use Old Words When Writing for Findability

    clipped from www.useit.com
    Jakob Nielsen’s
    Alertbox, August 28, 2006:
    Use Old Words When Writing for Findability

    Summary:
    Familiar words spring to mind when users create their search queries. If your writing favors made-up terms over legacy words, users won’t find your site.

    How New Words Ruin Your Search Rankings

    Here are some guidelines for writing to ensure that users will find your site:
    Supplement made-up words with known words.
    In full-text content, you can include new words for effect, but make sure to supplement them with legacy words — that is, words that your customers know and use in everyday business practice.
    Play down marketese and internal vocabulary.
    Call a spade a spade, not a digging implement. Certainly not an excavation solution.
    customers define their needs in known terms, so be sure to use them, even if you don’t think they’re exciting. The very fact that a word is unexciting indicates that it’s frequently used.
    Supplement brand names with generic terms.
    Avoid “politically correct” terminology.
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