Archive | November, 2007

New Web Site Feature – del.icio.us Daily Links

Yesterday I added a new feature to this site. Feedburner has a tool called link splicer that allows you to splice your blog feed with new links you have added to your del.icio.us account. These daily posts are only viewable through the RSS feed. They do not appear on the actual site. (I have added the  Read more »

Web Trend #9 – Everyware

First we had software and hardware. Soon we will be entering the age of everyware. Everyware (The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing) was written by Adam Greenfield (no relation) and describes the move from the desktop computing paradigm to where t

Social Networks and the Long Tail

Over the past few months I’ve been happy to see many of my colleagues at UB and other institutions starting to use social networks. Not only are they on sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, they are actively using them to build relationships. The ne

Web Trend #10 – The End of Print

This is the first in a series of posts on my top ten web trends. We will work our way from #10 down to #1. Trend #10 is the end of print. The web has always provided many advantages over print including greater efficiency, quicker publishing cycl

Intriguing Test on Right Brain vs. Left Brain

Part of my presentation on higher ed web development getting flattened explored the importance of developing your right brain. I came across this intriguing visual of a dancer. If you see her spinning clockwise, then you use more of the ri

It’s No Longer About Your Website

The time has come to think outside the proverbial box. It is no longer about your web site. Instead, it is about your web presence. Information and commentary on your school is no longer confined to your site, but instead lives in numerous places i