links for 2008-07-02

"Blogs that do well are aware of a wider web outside our sites' confines Those whose traffic is abysmal are those who show no awareness of a wider conversation around their topics and who adopt a 'wisdom from on high' tone of voice." See, I told you so.

Ouch, a daming review, although blaming the organisers for the web 2.0 tech-savviness of the audience seems a little harsh

You see, they tell you that these legislative powers will only be used in extreme circumstances against demonstraters who are threatening our sacred way of life, and then they start rounding up the opposition...

Now, there's an idea...

Actually, I disagree - if you've moved or deleted a resource, re-directing a user to something else they weren't asking for is bad user experience.

"One very experienced film librarian kindly agreed to have another look for us one night. There are more than a quarter of a million tapes just in the basement at TVC. The next morning I got a call to say the tapes had been found". See, ask a librarian...

"A Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) parliamentary alliance office in the Cretan city of Chania was virtually demolished by a powerful explosion caused by an explosive device in the early morning hours of Tuesday". Woah, political terrorism at home.