[Theforum] evolt.org sighting: FW: Gleanings: out out damn glean

Isaac Forman isaac at triplezero.com.au
Mon Nov 26 16:31:29 CST 2001


>From the evolt.org-sightings list:

Thanks to Madhu, one of my articles for evolt.org was mentioned on
Christina's list (quoted below), and now on iaslash.org too. Madhu has
sensibly thrown in his own identifier (mmwd) to the URL so we can track
pageviews.




> >Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:45:20 -0800
> >From: "gleanings" <gleanings at eleganthack.com>
> >To: webguru at vsnl.net
> >Subject: Gleanings: out out damn glean
> >
> >I keep sending this, and my program keeps barfing. let's try
> again, shall we?
> >
> >OPENING THANG
> >
> >Well, I'm keeping pretty closed mouthed about the whole
> BoxesandArrows.com
> >thang.. but I'm gonna spill my guts to you and you alone, my
> loyal readers.
> >
> >I bought the domain ages ago, when Erika and I were joking about doing a
> >spoof book. And it sat parked with dreamhost for a long time. One night
> >when I ate too much meat, I dreamed about this journal of information
> >architecture-- it was all glossy and well designed and looked like the
> >sexy things I drool over at Stacy's. And the domain still sat. One day I
> >was chatting with Noel and told him about this idea I had for a magazine
> >of IA and he pointed out that was the 7th idea for a project I'd
> had that hour.
> >And the domain remained parked.
> >
> >And then I invited David Bloxsom over for lunch. By the time the
> 4 dollar
> >bottle of pinot grigio from Trader Joe's was gone, the magazine
> had a game
> >plan -- web only to start, maybe print at some point, articles filling
> >that gap between intro to IA on webmonkey and JASIS academic studies of
> >boolean search. An email call for help brought me george, adam and
> >vanderwal. lisa, erin, chad, gabe, andi and long suffering noel were
> >sucked in one by one to the evil plot.
> >
> >So what is the deal, wodtke??? you ask. Well, our launch date is planned
> >for march 16th, to coordinate with the IA Summit in Baltimore. We've
> >gotten enough submissions to fill the journal for the next two months,
> >possibly more once we finish wading through everything. I'll keep you up
> >to date on what's going on... we're planning a few interesting things
> >before launch.... heh heh.
> >
> >And what about the book, wodtke??? you ask? Well, I'm got such a great
> >team on Boxes and Arrows that I pretty much just swing by every so often
> >and say, hey, where we at?  Most of my free time (as if!) is spend
> >pounding the keyboard. Hard, because I'm often blocked. sigh.
> Let me tell
> >you, a book is not to be entered into lightly.
> >
> >Okay, that's the good word...
> >
> >USABILITY MATTERS
> >
> >Usable Forms (for an international audience)
> >" Almost everyone... will have come up against a form which either by
> >client- or server-side validation, seems determined to not let correct
> >information through."
> >http://evolt.org/article/mmwd/4090/15118/index.html
> >
> >Interface Usability in Flash
> >"Merien's tutorial shows how to use Flash as a tool for creating
> >straightforward, serviceable, functioning Web sites."
> >http://www.iboost.com/build/software/flash/10046.htm
> >
> >The Bottom Line in Web Design: Know Your Customer
> >"Web site designers at e-commerce companies may be feeling
> repressed these
> >days because growing customer demand for site usability is limiting
> >designers' freedom to employ the beloved bell-and-whistle."
> >http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20011114/bs/14738_1.html
> >
> >
> >TECHNOLOGY MATTERS
> >
> >Linux in Your Palm
> >"Linux, the open-source operating system that some say could give
> >Microsoft Windows a run for its money, is now taking aim at a
> new market:
> >personal
> >digital assistants."
> >http://www.techreview.com/magazine/dec01/innovation2.asp
> >
> >What Did You Do Before the War?
> >"New fears and new data tools are yielding a boom in background checks --
> >even after your hired."
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/technology/circuits/22CHEC.html
> >
> >Cell Yell: Thanks for (Not) Sharing
> >"Cell yell is the tendency of many cellphone users to speak into their
> >phones more loudly than necessary and it has created a subculture of
> >cell-yell haters. "
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/technology/circuits/22YELL.html
> >
> >MARKETING MATTERS
> >
> >A Measure of Success
> >"You know a lot about your customers. You know who they are, where they
> >live, what their buying habits are. And if you're like most companies,
> >you've done absolutely nothing with that pile of market intelligence. It
> >just sits there, earning you no money and creating zero
> shareholder value.
> >Here's what your company needs to do to put all that hard-won
> information to
> >work."
> >http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,17414,FF.html
> >
> >Brand Demands
> >Sometimes a pair of khakis is just a pair of khakis. Sometimes a pair of
> >khakis is "the last great American brand" rendered in cotton.
> >http://www2.inc.com/incmagazine/articles/23519.html
> >
> >12 Common Mistakes in Email Marketing
> >http://grokdotcom.com/12commonmistakesofemailmarketing.htm
> >The Other 7 Common Mistakes of Email Marketing
> >http://www.grokdotcom.com/index11-15-01.htm
> >
> >PUBLISHING MATTERS
> >
> >Ezine Publishing - The 7 Most Common Mistakes
> >"These days, everyone has an ezine - but don't be tempted to jump in the
> >deep end! Dr. Mani reveals 7 common pitfalls of ezine publishing, so you
> >won't make the same mistakes! "
> >http://www.promotionbase.com/article/607
> >
> >DESIGN MATTERS
> >
> >eyecandy
> >http://www.bluehaus.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >APROPOS OF NOTHING
> >
> >pinhole spy camera is a fun flash toy-- and teaches you to make
> a pinhole
> >camera. yum!
> >http://pinholespy.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >................................................................
> >As ever, the place for comments, corrections, permalinking,
> complaints and
> >unsubscribing is here http://www.eleganthack.com/gleanings
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