As a web applications developer, I often read Jakob Nielsen’s articles on usability. His most recent article deals with something of interest to the blogging world – participation inequality, or as we might say, lurkers vs. commentors. In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little,…
The power came back on in my area of Hamburg (McKinley Mall area) at 7:00pm. Hopefully the same is happening for others as well. Our power went off about 11pm last night. Between the eerie silence, the sound of tree after tree snapping and falling, and the bizzare blue lightning, it was one of the…
This is a cool app that I just ran across today. The Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC) overlays traffic data, camera feeds, and message board messages on top of Google maps for the Buffalo area. Comes in handy on days like today, and presumably tomorrow morning!