links for 2011-04-13

We've launched a new version of our books site, with automatic pages for over 7 million books published in English, the ability to make lists, and lots and lots and lots of opportunities for the audeince to get involved

My write-up of the Denver IA Summit for The Guardian Developer blog

Includes video clips of testing the site

"Maintaining the happiness of subscribers and non-subscribers alike has fallen on the shoulders of community managers at these paywalled sites."

"Those of you who think 'that button really is useful'... f*** you. (especially if you're a bank, who just made me enter all my personal info even though I'M LOGGED INTO YOUR F***ING ONLINE BANKING SOFTWARE ALREADY)"

Allister Hayman with some background on the Republican party "banned" by a Loony Left-wing Labour Council, or some-such tabloid speak

"Our websites are things that we need to see not as singular, perfectable, things that can even be understood in a snapshot, they are shifting under your feet. They are complex adaptive systems. There are so many factors, how can you perfect it, how can you say that it’s done? Because in 2 years, you have to do it again. Even if you have great content, and you leave it alone, that content will not be good enough in a few years. It won’t be acceptable."

Peter's round-up of the Polish IA Summit last week

"All told, the like buttons claimed that those pages were liked or recommended 4,622 times. In fact, they were liked or recommended only 1,790 times."

We've had Kraftwerk on the front page of The Guardian website two days running. It isn't down to me, honest. First there was a picture of a Kraftwerk beer...

...and then the Kling Klang Machine got a mention in this round up of music apps