Google search science

25 February 2008

Kalena Jordan has a comprehensive set of notes from Dr. Craig Nevill-Manning’s presentation at Webstock 2008: How Google Applies Science to Search (Part 1).

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Heaps of practical tips

24 February 2008

jayne wallis:

Thanks to the webstock team for giving me the opportunity to attend via the scholarship programme – I had a blast and learnt heaps of practical tips I can apply to my own project.

[Via : the lifebox archive: webstock wrap up.]

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The web is no longer really about pages

24 February 2008

Stephen Blyth had some deep thoughts about Webstock, and was unsure if it was trees, wood or the whole of cyberspace he couldn’t see. But he did draw some conclusions:

Anyway, the things that I’ve grasped hold of include:

1. the web is no longer really about pages, but about content served up in lots of ways (eg through widgets, RSS, feeds, badges as well as humble pages)
2. mashups, once sort of wacky and wild, are really maturing, particularly with mapping
3. basic web design and writing rules still apply
4. there’s a few initiatives that will make web users’ lives easier, eg OpenID
5. we’re not all aspiring software developers at heart.

[Via : Wood for the trees - Webstock08.]

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