links for 2011-09-22

Joanna Geary is leaving the Times to join us at the Guardian in what looks like a fantastic new role to help drive digital first into the newsroom

Microsoft’s decision to combine the desktop and tablet UI (Metro) on PC’s and provide access to both from the same device is the most interesting part of the unfolding Windows 8 story – particularly because we don’t know how regular users will react." Never mind the user, I know exactly how I feel as a designer about trying to work with both on the same device. And it ain't happy.

Mathew argues the Netflix lesson is a warning to newspapers.

Amidst all the amazing hoopla about this - can I be the first to point out that essentially this means the team does not get financially punished for the previous violence, which was surely the main thrust of the "behind closed doors" punishment of old?

"Creation / Curation / Community" are the new working principles. As @KevGlobal noted on Twitter, it is worth keeping an eye on how these new emerging models of a newsroom play out. And the impact they have on the bottom line.

Scrolly-road-timelines out of the box. (-ish)

Damocles responds to some recent articles about trolling [short 'o', he/she would argue] by asking if our actions on the web are "real"...

...and another viewpoint on internet hate from Roz on Comment Is Free

Clare Sutcliffe identifies what she dubs the #twitterbicker - the increasing tendency for the UX community to indulge in 140 character long spats.