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(…) HCI and its sister CSCW really were the beginnings of thinking about how people communicate in computer-mediated environments and it’s nice to see that history recounted. It’s nice to be reminded that qualitative work really was valued. Much of that
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you chose the scale, the system converts pi into notes of music. for instance in C major: 3.14159 => ecfcgd. Inspiring…
Monthly Archive for February, 2008
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Almost comprehensive list of web2.0 apis
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Found via RichardDawkins.net
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widget to add a speaking persona on your website
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an article about canonic urls and how to get the homepage you have chosen canonicalised
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keywords and expressions most searched for on google
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All the information available on the web regarding a given person summarized on a single web page. Useful! Found via Stowe Boyd
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Determine the age of any website by retrieving the date of its first indexation by google
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not only follow the mouse movements of your visitors but even generate a heatmap of your contents! Found via secrets2moteurs
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How Apple would communicate should they sell ham… Brilliant!
Remember my very first post on this blog? I was looking for fairtrade shoes in Lausanne… I’ve found them at last! (Though not in Lausanne… I’ve heard that the “Soeurs Boa” in Lausanne sell the whole range of BlackSpot models every spring, but it’s not spring yet).
Instead, Anto brought them back from her trip to Paris: The Ethletic Sneakers. These shoes don’t just look cool, they are great in several aspects:
Environmental
The natural rubber sole of our ETHLETIC sneakers is sourced from a plantation in Sri Lanka, where rubber is produced in a sustainable and responsible manner.
Environmental protection and social requirements for the workers are equal concerns of the management, in both the harvesting and the manufacturing process.
For this reason ETHLETIC sneakers carry the logo of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC © 1996, Cert.-Nr. IMO-COC 25582) on the sole.
Social
World Premiere in Fair Trade
For the first time anywhere in the world rubber has been sourced in line with Fair Trade criteria. A Fair Trade premium is paid for the soles of the ETHLETIC sneakers, which is used to finance measures on the plantation, which in turn help improve the living and working conditions of the workers and their families.
Fair Trade in Production, too
Fair Trade criteria are also applied in the production unit in Sialkot/Pakistan, where the sneakers are manufactured. They contribute to the workers receiving a better pay deal.
(Quotes from http://www.ethletic.com)
So… Finally, I’m very happy that I did eventually get shoes corresponding to criteria I consider important, even though I seem to be the only one around for the time being.
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Figures of the Internet in Austria + Eastern Europe Countries
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At last an efficient way to capture and understand your users’ behaviour. Just add a js snippet in the section of your html pages, wait a few minutes, and start monitoring the mouse movements of your visitors. Found via CapitaineCommerce, of course
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Found via le Blog à Ollie
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Found via Vincent Faivre
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Measuring the user’s engagement to understand his/her behaviour, expectations, commitment and loyalty instead of simply counting the hits. Sounds promising!
