Information architect on Web Worker Daily- July 23, 2007 The role of information architect is featured at Web Worker Daily today: Web Worker Payoff: Information Architecthttp://iaslash.org/node/7749 User account security measures offer annoying barriers without a reasonable payoff- July 23, 2007 Random internet browsing brought me to a choice user response to "internet security measures": Like, I know they are there for good reason, but so many web sites require so many different variations of passwords, I just can't keep up with them all. My bank for example...It's one of those "password must contain atleas 8 characters, upper and lowercase and atleast one number". Okay, I did that, I've managed to remember it...but then, I have to have 8 different security questions. It doesn't...http://iaslash.org/node/7748 Nielsen drops page view ranking- July 18, 2007 From USA Today, Nielsen drops page view rankings in favor of weighing time on site as more important. Article specifically cites online video and Ajax as reasons why page views are meaningless. Time on site is also skewed. Measuring content views would be a more precise measurement of user engagement. (You can track content views for both video and ajax.)http://iaslash.org/node/7747 Vision for a new video world- July 6, 2007 Online Media Daily quotes Jeremy Allaire's views on web video and advertising in Brightcove Founder Lays Out Media Vision For A New Video World. His remarks were part of his keynote to the Outfront conference. (There's a link to the entire keynote you can watch, as well.) Interesting comments fmor a smart gyu. Go read. Tasty bits to moisten your lips:http://iaslash.org/node/7744 Joost offers innovative(), new ad models- July 6, 2007 From Joost Unveils Stellar Brand Ad Launch Lineup, Partnership With IPG: Joost is offering advertisers a range of formats beyond the traditional 30-second spot. Ten-second and 15-second pre-, mid-, and post-roll options are all available, all with interactive capabilities for users to delve deeper into ad messages if they desire.http://iaslash.org/node/7745 Things You See - A conversation between Bob Goodman, Peter Jones, Eric Reiss and GK VanPatter- July 6, 2007 NexD Journal has a follow-up article to GK VanPatter's Unidentical Twins that triggered much discussion a few months ago. The follow-up is a 4 way conversation between Bob Goodman, Peter Jones, Eric Reiss and GK VanPatter. I feel like I should post a witty summary, but it is too long to summarise, covers too much ground and (for me) is somewhat hard to grasp (though much easier than the first article).http://iaslash.org/node/7746 |