Essential Web 07: Nigel on the big screen

Yesterday Nigel spoke at the Essential Web 2007 conference in London located at the IMAX Theatre.

Nigel participated in the session entitled: Making the Web a More Manageable Experience.

Essential Web 07 is a one-day conference showcasing and celebrating Europe’s latest web innovations. It is organised by Library House.

See Nige on the big screen at the IMAX.

Release 930 - My Recent Trails

I just added a My Recent Trails widget to the My Trails results page - so you can see at a glance what you have recently found.

I will return to the My Trails results page soon - but the next widget in the queue is for integration with third party engines. Stay tuned ...

Tune in to Nigel’s talk at a recent information retrieval conference

Nigel recently spoke at the British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group conference in London. He spoke about Trexy and creating search trails on the web.

One of the questions he raised was: “So how can we apply a Darwinian survival of the fittest to the information so the important information stays and the unimportant information falls away?”

To hear what he has to say, click here. Duration of audio file is 16 mins 29 seconds.

Techies Come Out On The Thames.

This month's Flag and Bell was held aboard the Tattershall Ship Bar overlooking the London Eye.

Thankfully the sun remained out for us making it a perfect day to be on the Thames.

It was good to see so many new faces. The group has really grown and diversified.

Attendees ranged from:
Python Programmers
University Academics
Graphic Designers
IT CEO's, Directors, Managers
Perl Programmers
Recruitment Agents
Web Designers
Web Marketers
Project Managers

Thanks everyone for making it a great night.

Look forward to next month's. Details have been posted here: http://flag-and-bell.com