links for 2008-02-03 Wikipatterns – Wiki Patterns Are you a maintainer, patron, bamraising, bully, overorganizer, troll or vandal? Useful collection of “patterns” of what works and what doesn’t if you want a wiki. (tags: wikipatterns atlassian wikis patterns) More
Curious statue spotted near Tate Modern The following from my Dad made me chuckle, especially the inscription: As we were approaching Tate Modern from Southwark Street a couple of weeks ago we came across a curious statue in Sumner Street. The larger than life-size grey figure wears clothes that flutter in the wind and is mounted on a plinth bearing no... More
links for 2008-02-01 CSS Reference Sitepoint’s CSS Reference is now up and running and open to the public and it looks like a must-have for web-design folk. (tags: webdesign design css sitepoint reference) Konigi | Knowledge Sharing & Competitive Research for User Experience Design Interesting collection of user experience design stuff from around the web. (tags: design web... More
Keeping the conversation going One of the things I find tricky with blogs is remembering to go back and check whether anyone’s followed up on any comments I’ve made. There’s a system called coComment which is designed to help with this, but for some reason it feels like too much effort – or at least it did when I... More
IBF24 Wearing my IBF hat, I’m involved in setting up and running a 24 hour online event in June this year. It’s called IBF 24 and is being designed as an online conference focusing on intranet innovation. Starting at 11am GMT on June 18th, the plan is to follow the sun, so there are three consecutive... More
Nowhere to hide I’ve got that song by Martha and the Vandellas in my head now. “Nowhere to run to baby, nowehere to hide…” When I left the institution four months ago it was with the intention of “setting up on my own” as I put it. And thankfully things have got off to a very positive start,... More
So much for procrastination Oh the irony… I’ve been so busy doing things since I wrote my last post a fortnight ago I haven’t had a moment to write anything here. I must also send belated birthday wishes to this blog which was 3 years old 2 days ago. More
All in good time My grandmother once gave my father a plate. It was called a round tuit. I was reminded of it today as I found myself running out of ways to procrastinate. Using twitter to announce my predicament I quickly received what I needed from @shbib. A link to an article titled “Structured Procrastination” written and published... More
Not so chubby – The Grocer’s Blog A take on the blogging CEO PR stunt… Waitrose head honcho Mark Price (no relation) wants to drop a couple of trouser sizes in three months and is using a blog called Not so chubby on the Waitrose website to record his experience – including his food diary and how many column inches he’s picking... More
links for 2008-01-07 10 Best Intranets of 2008 (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) Consistent design and integrated IA are becoming standard on good intranets. This year’s winners focused on productivity tools, employee self-service, access to knowledgeable people (as opposed to “knowledge management”), and better-presented company news (tags: intranet intranets jakobnielsen alertbox usability bestintranets2008) More