Net Users Trawl for Differing Views
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A new study says Web surfers know more about both sides of issues than offline folks. But how they use that information isn&#39;t clear.
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Readers pitch on whether Microsoft should change default IP settings amid concerns that Vista's launch could overwhelm the Net.
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Given the contemporary issues and ideological stances adopted
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By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Feb. 1--Whether Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system succeeds or  flops might depend less on what individual users think than on the opinions of  computer gurus at large institutions and corporations.
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New search tools include both people and discussion finders.
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Search engines are starting to get up close and personal with many web users.
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A new site lets users create profiles for the different sides of their personality.
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Some are questioning the fit between the two companies from the perspective of open-source tools and APIs.
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A few notes on the NY Times outline... 1. I switched it back to the frequency sort, having tried it as an alphabetized list for about 18 hours. Now I want to see what happens with it flipped around so the most frequent keyword bins appear first. 2. Not sure, but I think it will empty out later this afternoon, as yesterday's stories expire, and before tomorrow's stories ship.  3. It seems that at least some people have bookmarked the site and are refreshing it. If so, I'm glad -- because that's the way these pages are most useful, they tell you something about what changed. Remember this is "news" not olds. 4. The outline view is something like TechMeme for the Times news flow. Not exactly because the keywords are assigned by people. Unseen news mavens. Where do they reside? Are they on the upper floors or in the basement of the NY Times skyscraper on 8th Ave, or somewhere inbetween? Maybe they work out of their homes. My mind wants to visualize these people, but I have nothing to cling to. It's not an algorithm that's determining where things sort out, it's people. Otherwise known as editors? Or are they librarians? 5. Do you bookmark the outline or the river? I'm a river guy for sure. I wonder about other people. 6. Francine Hardway twitted at me: "Times River is awesome on my iPhone! Was reading it while waiting for eye surgery and it was very distracting." Amen. That's the big secret. I wish there were a way to get everyone to look at the river on their cell phone. Eyes would open. 7. Thinking about integrating the two views, cross-relating them. Not sure exactly what I'll try first. That's why I wanted to let it settle in for a bit before moving in a other directions. 8. Of course, I know that if this ever becomes a "real" product, the user is going to control the view he or she wants to be the default. But for right now I'm experimenting. I want to see what people think. Enough people were asking for an alpha view that I wanted to see what would happen when I gave it to them, and if anyone would scream. Screaming isn't a bad thing, it's data.
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When the social discovery site turns members' most trivial actions into unfolding "News Feeds," users rebel, and the company races to quiet their anger. Both sides learn a hard lesson about the illusory nature of online privacy. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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You may not devote a great deal of thought to just how you go about digesting the content of web pages, but it can be of vital interest to the designer of a Web site. Eyetrack introduces visitors to both the means and results of measuring our most fundamental interaction with the Internet.
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Opinion: Privacy hysterics bring old whine in new bottles to the Internet party. The desktop search beta from this Web search leader doesn&#39;t do anything you can&#39;t do already.
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In its latest study of Americans&#39; online habits, the Pew Internet &amp; American Life Project found that a substantial chunk of internet users want to voice their opinions online.
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Users can search by file format, size, and duration.
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With most states reporting massive new voter registrations and many political observers worrying about potential voter confusion and allegations of fraud on Nov.2, one organization has created a web-based tool to answer questions and provide information.
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Internet decisions aren't always made at Internet speeds.
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Why do we persist in looking at the Web through a browser, asks CNET Blog Network contributor Matt Asay.