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Searching vs. Browsing

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

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

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

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 [...]

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