v does something I’ve contemplated doing many times: she responded to something in her referer log to point the person in the correct direction.
It’s difficult for me not to respond sometimes, especially when I think I know the answer or know what someone might be looking for and I know it isn’t on my [...]
A colleague told me that the University of Michigan’s alumni magazine is advertising the skills of the School of Information students: “Need the best employees or interns? Find them at the School of Information and see their projects …” The ad links to an exposition by SI students of their projects in e-commerce, interface design, [...]
Blogger Marc Nozell writes about how a reporter located him through GeoURL, a service that can find blogs and Web sites near specific geographic locations. Click on the map on the site to see how it works.
I often find myself convincing people about the benefits of releasing information they have. Most of the time, the information isn’t confidential, blocked from release by the law, or anything like that. The person just doesn’t want to share. Sometimes people don’t understand the benefits of sharing information. It irks me when someone says, “No [...]