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Searching vs. Browsing

In Blogging, Folksonomy, Tags, Technorati on 19 January 2005 with Comments Off

Or: Why you’re gonna be hearing the word “tag” a lot
Think about these two words for a moment: “Search” and “Browse.” They’re words that are used frequently to describe things we do on computers. But consider their traditional associations:
Browsing is shopping, strolling, flipping through a magazine. Browsing is fun, casual, entertaining.
Searching is mechanical, trial and [...]

Technorati in Transit

In Technorati on 18 December 2004 with Comments Off

Everybody send the Technorati Team some good vibes as they pack our servers into a van and move them across town to a new colo. Hardcore ops stuff like this makes me glad the worst I have to deal with is Photoshop crankiness and CSS trickery. Good luck, guys!
Update: They’re Flickring the move!
Update 2: We’re [...]

Technorating

In Technorati on 14 December 2004 with Comments Off

So I’ve been working at Technorati for about three weeks and I’m just starting to get my hands dirty. Some tweaks I made to the home page and log in process went online today. Now the homepage will welcome you back if you’re a logged-in member, and tell you a little more about what we [...]

Here We Go Again

In Technorati on 22 November 2004 with Comments Off

Three things I said I’d never do again:
     1. Work at a startup company.
     2. Have a dayjob.
     3. Tap dance.
One out of three ain’t bad, I guess.
Today is my first day as Senior Designer of Technorati. Yes, it’s a startup company. Yes, it’s a dayjob. No, I’m not tap dancing for them. I [...]