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I've been buried the last five months quietly working hard on a major redesign and restructuring of WebsiteTips.com. I'm now excited to announce that the all new WebsiteTips.com is now online. Read the complete post to learn all about it! (426 words, 11 links, 2 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2006/03/23/websitetips/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2006/03/23/websitetips/ Shirley Kaiser 2006-03-23T19:01:16 WebVisions 2005 is coming up next week already in Portland, Oregon. I attended this fabulous conference a few years ago, so I can speak from firsthand experience that it's a terrific time to learn a tremendous amount, meet fascinating people with common interests, and have a lot of fun. (177 words, 18 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/webvisions2005/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/07/07/webvisions2005/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-07-07T17:34:24 Mastery, Mystery, and Misery: The Ideologies of Web Design is the latest website usability article by Jakob Nielsen. Whether or not you agree with everything he's written in the past, in this new article Nielsen covers some terrific points about what works and what doesn't work with sites. I think we've all visited far too many sites that don't seem to consider users or perhaps they don't understand much about how to create a user-friendly website. Below are some snippets from Nielsen's new article. (411 words, 1 link) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/08/30/usability/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/08/30/usability/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-08-30T10:24:24 Earlier today I was looking for information design tips, so naturally I went to visit Beth Mazur's IDBlog. While there I got sidetracked with one of her recent posts, Blogs, Power Laws, and Assault Weapons, about Tom Mauser's Petition to Renew the Assault Weapons Ban. The animated map of Tom Mauser's Petition showing relationships of people who've signed the petition is fascinating to see. (175 words, 9 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/07/21/infodesign/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/07/21/infodesign/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-07-21T19:00:07 Several new and interesting XFN-related posts and a new XFN tool prompts this new entry on XFN right after my previous post, Friends, XFN, and Hyperlinks. (198 words, 11 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/04/08/xfn2/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/04/08/xfn2/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-04-08T09:50:54 XFN, a simple way to represent human relationships within hyperlinks, is part of the efforts of the Global Multimedia Protocols Group, GMPG, founded by Tantek Celik, Eric Meyer, Matthew Mullenweg. Below are a few links that explain more about XFN and how to implement XFN within your site. (286 words, 21 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/04/04/xfn/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/04/04/xfn/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-04-04T19:31:29 This article is just as timely today as it was when it was written in 1998: A Standard for Site Organization, by Greg Knauss (with several brains and contributors) at Stating the Obvious. The example root level site structure makes a lot of sense for visitors and for developing and maintaining a website. Since 1998 I suspect you'll see quite a few sites that follow a similar approach, although there are plenty that don't, too. (222 words, 6 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/01/07/organize/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/01/07/organize/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-01-07T19:32:38 This week's Friday Feast takes a look at an insightful new interview of Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart's new site design that everyone's talking about, and user-friendly approaches to website information architecture. (1086 words, 25 links, 2 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/24/feast_63_information_architecture/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/24/feast_63_information_architecture/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-10-24T18:16:39 There are so many new sites, articles, helpful CSS tools, and fun and fascinating things to read or watch. Today's Feast highlights a few of my favorites for the past couple of weeks. (506 words, 16 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/26/friday_feast_60/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/26/friday_feast_60/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-09-26T18:39:58 In response to a recent comment, What on earth is a Wiki? I thought I'd go ahead and create a post about it, including links to more information, resources, and examples. I think of a Wiki as a collaborative website in which anyone can add or edit the content. They're growing in popularity for sharing information, working on projects, and more. The full post lists links to explanations, resources, and some imaginative use of the wiki format. (480 words, 20 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/06/whats_a_wiki/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/06/whats_a_wiki/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-09-06T10:30:50