I draw boxes

June 19, 2008

First impressions of Axure software

Filed under: Information Architecture, Interface design, Technology — Chris @ 5:55 pm

I’ve spent the afternoon installing and reading about Axure web prototyping software. It takes Visio functionality to the next level, by adding the ability to define and output complex interactivity and AJAX-style controls. (more…)

June 16, 2008

The stupidity of rel=nofollow

Filed under: Search engines, Technology — Chris @ 3:01 pm

I am truly baffled by the existence of the rel=nofollow attribute on wordpress comments. Even more so by that fact that it is enabled by default, and can only be disabled by installing a plugin.

It seems to me that inter-linking between blogs is exactly what the web is about. Democracy of content, freedom of speech and sharing opinions. Why shouldn’t a commenter on a blog get some search engine ‘credit’ from the page they have chosen to enrich by commenting on? (more…)

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