2 ways to reduce tag cluttering



Wordpress Tag-an-Object, originally uploaded by Janne L.

One of the biggest issue with the use of tags is the fact that their users have the tendency to create a large number of items to describe the content and in the end you will end up with a unique tags for each piece f content they are creating.

In general this happens because the users forget their previous tags.

Wordpress has tried to limit this behavior through 2 elements:
- autocomplete: once the user starts typing, the associated tags will start to appear eliminating misspellings and guiding the user to previous tags
- most popular tags: this appeals to the lazy user that writes about the same content periodically. Replacing typing with mouse clicks is a winner

Book a Flight – OpenJet.co.uk



Book a Flight – OpenJet.co.uk, originally uploaded by Janne L.

This is one original flight reservation interface that manages to reduce the number of clicks without reducing the number of features for the end user.
For example, most of the travel websites, for date reservation, require the user to click within the date text box in order to access the calendar selector.

Google Books updates

Beside the Google Books Settlement, Google Books is one of those Google projects that doesn’t receive too much attention despite of its usefulness. But, apparently things are about to change. This year, Google Books received a new, and more useful, interface, ability to create different shelves to categorize your books and I’m getting more and more results on regular searches. Another enhancement, is posting items from user created shelves to the user’s Google Profile.

Most likely, this will be a project that will receive more and more prominence in 2010.

New Google Layout

Tonight I was searching with an anonymous proxy on Google when I got a new (at least for me layout). The new choice of colors is way more pleasant than the old colors and there are also a few other changes (icons and labeling) on the more options sidebar. Hope that this test passes and we will see a general rollover

New Google Layout (March 2010)

New Google Layout (March 2010)

Facebook Fan Pages Tips & Tricks

Just read a great summary of the tricks that you can do on your Facebook fan page in order to increase both user interaction and satisfaction. The “12 steps to creating a compelling Facebook Page” article is aimed to both starters and to those that have some experience with Facebook fan pages.

The tips I liked the most and were totally new to me were these:

7. Create a custom navigation sidebar – A few months ago, I showed you how to add an interactive sidebar to your Facebook Page. This is a creative way to help visitors find exactly what they are looking for on your Facebook Page.

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10. Import your YouTube videos – Check out the application called YouTube Video Box. It includes an integrated search to find videos on YouTube and a Tab where you can display videos from YouTube. You can also import videos from an existing YouTube.com account.