The Paradox Of Choice: Why Less Is More
I’m a great believer in simplicity. It is a hard thing to do well. Interesting video Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. Barry discusses the consequences of having too much choice, and how too much choice often provides less freedom, not more. There is a dark side to freedom of choice, which can often …
Deep Crawls: SEO Myths
There’s a lot of forum chatter about Big Daddy crawling issues. I’m not going to link to any of the debates, especially one I spotted in a leading SEO forum which, in my humble opinion, contained nothing but utter b**shit. No, I’m not going to mention it. Heh I guess my point is: “be careful what we believe”. If there’s …
How To Pin Down A Search Funnel
How many people search for “bmw”, then search for “mercedes”? What percentage of users who search for x, also search for y? How do users refine their queries. It can be difficult task to extract this information, however MSN have an interesting tool that allows you to do just that. Doesn’t work too well in Firefox, naturally. Check it out …
MSN Search Research Awards
MSN have instigated the “Accelerating Search in Academic Research†Awards: “Researchers from 36 countries submitted proposals for research to advance the field of search. The 12 winners will receive grant money from Microsoft Live Labs and access to a set of MSN Search query logs in order to push forward our understanding of the Internet, search, and online social behaviors.“ …
Google To Introduce Online Spreadsheet
I wonder how Microsoft execs sleep at night. “Although it’s still considered a work in progress, Google’s online spreadsheet will offer consumers and businesses a free alternative to Microsoft’s Excel application – a product typically sold as part of the Office software suite that has been a steady moneymaker for years“ Ouch. It is difficult to compete with free, especially …
Ten Products Google Should Develop
Interesting list: 1) Google TV 2) Google Recommender 3) Google BarCode 4) Google Genetics 5) Google Storage 6) Google CrimeBuster 7) Google Pen 8) Google Billboards 9) Google Sing & Draw Search 10) Google Travel Which are most likely, do you think?
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