From finders at findability.org  Wed Oct  1 11:51:29 2008
From: finders at findability.org (finders at findability.org)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:51:29 -0400
Subject: [finders] Tag Galaxy
Message-ID: <20081001155133.0D47FB02D@mailwash10.pair.com>

October 1, 2008: Tag Galaxy

http://www.findability.org/archives/000221.php

If you enjoy playing with interactive, multi-dimensional search result
visualizations (and then making fun of them) as much as I do, Tag Galaxy is
worth a spin.

Once you get past the fiery star with (conceptually related) orbiting
planets, the globe itself presents a surprisingly addictive interface for
photo discovery.

Strange Connections

* Slides from EuroIA and Picnic are sprouting up. Plus, great posts on
Touch. And, if you have a minute, this rabbit video is a lot of fun.

* As a supporter and advisor, I'm pleased that Project Information Literacy
has been funded, thanks to a generous gift from ProQuest.


From finders at findability.org  Mon Oct 13 10:31:24 2008
From: finders at findability.org (finders at findability.org)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:31:24 -0400
Subject: [finders] User Experience Week
Message-ID: <20081013143124.D19AAB032@mailwash10.pair.com>

October 13, 2008: User Experience Week

http://www.findability.org/archives/000222.php

I'm headed to Lisbon, Portugal in a few weeks to put on a four-day, one-man
show called User Experience Week, co-sponsored by FullSIX and Microsoft.

I'll be giving a free, public talk and a couple of full-day workshops.
Please spread the word! Also, I'd love suggestions for where to go and what
to do in Lisbon.

Strange Connections

* I'm excited to be joining the board of directors of ASIS&T, the
organization that puts on both the IA Summit and Euro IA.

* I'm pleased to be receiving (alongside Lou) the Alumni Achievement Award
from the University of Michigan's School of Information.

* I've added some examples to the Mobile Search collection of Search
Patterns. Please let me know what I'm missing!