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This is a list of the multi-part article series I have published on currybetdotnet
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 1
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic
An article based on my presentation at May's International Social Media Summit.
London IA Mini Conference review - Part 1
On Monday night The Guardian hosted the first London IA Mini Conference, and yesterday I published an extended version of my presentation on the night: "Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian" Photo by Nizam Here is the first part of my notes from the rest of the evening after I'd spoken. "Agile UX" - Cennydd Bowles Cennydd was ambitiously trying to pull off what looked like a 45 minute presentation in 10 minutes, and managed it impressively. He was looking...
"Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian"
"Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian"
My presentation at the recent London IA Mini Conference explains my role as Information Architect at guardian.co.uk
Web search at the BBC: Part 1 - The beginning is the end is the beginning
"A key part of BBCi's mission has always been to offer a trusted guide to the Web. Over the years we've helped thousands of people to use the Internet through our WebWise training and through our WebGuide to the best sites on the Web. Now, with 80 per cent of those asked believing that current search engines could be better, according to a recent NOP survey, BBCi is developing its role as a trusted guide by launching BBCi Search...
"Stacks, Readers, Staff" - Building the British Library
I was at a fascinating British Library event last week called "A building for now and the future: the British Library after 10 years". It was a look back at the torturous process by which the new building came to be built. In fact, prior to this government's woeful recent IT record, building the British Library was the text-book example of how not to run a public sector procurement project. Photo courtesy of stevecadman Architect Sir Colin St. John 'Sandy'...
The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 1
I've been watching with interest the way that the BBC has been trying to discuss future developments for their interactive online services like blogs and messageboards in an open way. However, rather than make the process smoother, they have managed to get the collective back of the Points Of View messageboard up, and Jemima Kiss picked up on the story in the Guardian. Seeing how events then unfolded is a very interesting study in group dynamics online. A BBC Points...
Wireframing the front page: Part 1 - The "homepage"
I've been giving a lot of thought to the way that people navigate through newspaper websites, and it has made me consider the different functions that the homepage and the front page serve. Navigation, for example, is mostly redundant on the printed front page. Occasionally a paper might have something like "Turn to Page 7" to link to the continuation of a story, or a promo for the sports section, but generally the front page functions to sell one major...
Navigating newspapers: Part 1 - We are what we label
Navigating Newspapers
I'm publishing a new 5 part series looking at the global navigation of the UK's most popular newspaper websites
Local search: Using site search in regional press websites - Part 1
Since the end of November I have been publishing a rather loose collection of articles looking at some of the features of the UK's leading regional newspaper sites. I've picked 20 sites that represent the print papers with the largest circulation, and cover the major publishing groups. So far I've looked at the provision of online video, local news RSS feeds and their subscriber numbers, and the spread of social bookmarking links through the sites. Today I'm starting a...
Thoughts, notes and quotes from the Online Information 2008 Seminars: Part 1
Last week I was at the Online Information Exhibition in Olympia, representing my role as a contributing editor for FUMSI at the FreePint stand. It also meant I got a chance to wander around lots of the stalls, and to attend quite a few sessions for the 5-track free seminar programme that takes place away from the main Online Information presentation programme. Although it is very much the younger sibling of the event, the seminars nevertheless had a series...
Taking the 'Ooh' out of Google: Getting site search right - Part 1
Published October 29, 2008 in Articles, IA Summit, Search - 1 comment so far 
Take-away facts and quotes from the 2008 Euro IA Summit in Amsterdam - Part 1
Published September 30, 2008 in Articles, IA Summit, Popular - No comments yet
Social media and TV news: Measuring social media success
Published September 27, 2008 in Articles, BBC, CNN, Social media, Television - No comments yet
Measuring UK newspaper success with social media
Published September 15, 2008 in Articles, Newspapers, Popular, Social media - 4 comments so far
The Mirror re-design review: Part 1
Published September 1, 2008 in Articles, Daily Mirror, Newspapers, Product review, Web - No comments yet
Telegraph redesign review - Part 1
Published August 25, 2008 in Articles, Daily Telegraph, Newspapers, Web - No comments yet
A brief history of Olympic dissent: Athens 1896
Published August 1, 2008 in Articles, Cyprus, Greece, Olympics, Politics, Popular, Turkey - 4 comments so far
A lifetime of lost playlists: Part 1 - Pump up the volume
Published July 10, 2008 in Articles, Music, Popular - 3 comments so far
Daily Mail website review for the Press Gazette
Published July 7, 2008 in Articles, Daily Mail - No comments yet
"People, Places, Subjects" - BBC Topic and Guardian keyword pages: Part 1
Published July 4, 2008 in Articles, BBC, Popular, The Guardian, Web - 3 comments so far
The Daily Mail site redesign: Part 1 - Navigation & RSS
Published June 23, 2008 in Articles, Daily Mail, Newspapers, RSS, Web - No comments yet
"You're wired!" - 7 things The Apprentice can teach you about new media projects
Published June 20, 2008 in Articles, Popular, Television - 5 comments so far
Euro 2008: The websites - Switzerland & the Czech Republic
Published June 7, 2008 in Articles, Euro2008, Football, Web - No comments yet
Begging more questions than answers - the BBC Trust bbc.co.uk review: Search
Published June 6, 2008 in Articles, BBC, Search - 4 comments so far
Euro 2008 host cities on the web: Salzburg
Published May 26, 2008 in Articles, Austria, Euro2008, Football, Web - No comments yet
IA for tiny stuff: Exploring widgets and gadgets - Part 1
Published April 17, 2008 in Articles, IA Summit, Widgets - No comments yet
Newspaper "Site Search Smackdown": Round 1 - The Daily Mail vs The Sun
Published April 8, 2008 in Articles, Daily Mail, Newspapers, Search, The Sun - 1 comment so far
'RSS Feeds: Managing the Mechanism' article for FUMSI
Published March 28, 2008 in Articles, FUMSI, RSS - No comments yet
Postcard from Macau #1: Selling adverts in the Chinese 'free' press
Published March 16, 2008 in Articles, Macau, Newspapers, Travelogue - No comments yet
Making the most of blog comments: Part 1 - Promoting blog comments
Published February 20, 2008 in Articles, Blogging - 149 comments so far
24/7 TV news websites: Part 1 - Introduction
Published January 8, 2008 in Articles, Media, Television, Web - No comments yet
Published December 22, 2007 in Articles, BBC, Blogging, Nostalgia, Web - No comments yet
Blogging at the BBC: Part 1 - My introduction to blogging
Published December 11, 2007 in Articles, BBC, Blogging, Popular - 3 comments so far
How accessible are Britain's online newspapers? Part 1 - Daily Express
Published November 6, 2007 in Accessibility, Articles, Daily Express, Newspapers, Product review, Web - 1 comment so far
The London freesheets and the web - Part 1: Music reviews
Published September 20, 2007 in Articles, Music, Newspapers - No comments yet
Reckless Records RIP - Part 1: An End Has A Start
Published August 13, 2007 in Articles, Music, Popular - No comments yet
A tour of Tour De France news sites - Étape 1: LeTour.fr
Published July 23, 2007 in Articles, Cycling, Tour de France, Usability, Web - 2 comments so far
Why my Doctor Who blog failed: Part 1 - The Greatest Show In The Galaxy
Published July 2, 2007 in Articles, Doctor Who, Popular - 6 comments so far
Newspapers 2.0: How Web 2.0 are British newspaper web sites?
Published May 8, 2007 in Articles, Media, Newspapers, Popular, Web - 3 comments so far
My 'biased' view of the Biased BBC blog
Published March 14, 2007 in Articles, BBC, Popular - 9 comments so far
Smarter searching: liberating information from the Internet
Published October 9, 2006 in Articles, Search - 2 comments so far
Building my rebooted:bbc.co.uk homepage
Published June 16, 2006 in Application design, Articles, BBC - No comments yet
Designing your website to be search engine friendly - part 1
Published February 22, 2006 in Articles, Search - No comments yet
Gaining Online Advantage: Building an effective web presence in a large organisation - part 1
Published January 1, 2006 in Articles, Web - No comments yet
Managing 'Glue' at the BBC: Introducing the BBC - part 1
Published December 8, 2005 in Articles, BBC, Usability, Web - No comments yet
The software used to access the BBC homepage
Published October 22, 2005 in Apple, Articles, BBC, Linux, Microsoft, Popular - No comments yet
Putting a F__k Off Dalek on the BBC Homepage isn't big or clever - part 1
Published July 24, 2005 in Articles, BBC, Doctor Who - No comments yet
Fine Tuning Your Enterprise Search - part 1
Published December 3, 2004 in Articles, Search - No comments yet
How search can help you understand your audience - part 1
Published May 6, 2003 in Articles, BBC, Search - No comments yet
A day in the life of BBCi Search - part 1
Published March 27, 2003 in Articles, BBC, Popular, Search - 2 comments so far
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