links for 2008-05-06

"They're obstructionists because they either deny things are changing (one still thinks the Internet is a fad that will disappear) or they've grown too comfortable teaching the same curricula year after year". Wow, that 'fad' thing sure sticks around.

"Web native != young. Let’s get that straight. But it usually does, and if you don’t know what that first sentence means, you’re probably not a Web native".

"Channel 4 News learns that Google could face a major legal action over plans to change the way it sell advertising".

From the comments: "I find it silly that such statistics are gathered". Yep, Zan, I agree. All that understanding usage data is just a waste of time and so over-rated, huh?

Includes pictures from me and links to my Lemon Tree post about the abandoned Aptera Beach Apartments just down the road from our house in Crete.

New album can be downloaded for free, and includes a 'forward the free download to 3 friends' feature. I haven't even got around to listening to 'Ghosts' yet - Trent is certainly prolific at the moment...

"Now I’m as big a fan of Twitter as the next guy. But is this social network for the attention-deficit crowd, which 90% of the world has never heard of, really as important as the DNS system, and so important it can’t be left in the hands of one compa

"We're announcing the release of SearchScan, a new feature that helps protect users from viruses, spyware and spam. To tackle the problem, we partnered with McAfee to build a feature that provides a safer and hassle-free search experience to all users".

Immediately called out in the comments as "Arrogant rubbish that may have validity in some narrow sectors of blogging - perhaps the ‘get rich quick’ sector - but utterly ignores the wider usage of blogs". Ouch.

Good overview of how sound usability principles underpin any search engine success story, with some really good slides to illustrate the different types of search that users carry out.

"Incidentally, I'd like to squash the mounting speculation in some blogs: BBC HD will not be exclusive to Freesat. We are and will remain platform neutral".

Mark Mardell comes out and calls the next UK election a win for the Conservatives.