Comments on: Hyperlink sparingly http://torley.com/hyperlink-sparingly I amplify your awesome. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:17:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Torley http://torley.com/hyperlink-sparingly#comment-40565 Torley Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:42:41 +0000 http://torley.com/hyperlink-sparingly#comment-40565 @Ener: Over a decade ago, I tried some VRML and there was even an Apple experiment (the name eludes me at the moment) in 3D linking, sort of like Ventrella's current Tumbleweed browser. They're fun "alternate" ways to explore but I find them more useful on a whim than for everyday usage. Thanks for such a thoughtful comment! :) @Ener: Over a decade ago, I tried some VRML and there was even an Apple experiment (the name eludes me at the moment) in 3D linking, sort of like Ventrella's current Tumbleweed browser. They're fun "alternate" ways to explore but I find them more useful on a whim than for everyday usage. Thanks for such a thoughtful comment! :)

]]> By: Ener Hax http://torley.com/hyperlink-sparingly#comment-40414 Ener Hax Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:20:39 +0000 http://torley.com/hyperlink-sparingly#comment-40414 well said. :) yes indeed, the challenge of providing content, including links, that allow users to select the information they want balanced with the desire to control the message is daunting. social networking has allowed a wonderful paradigm shift from strict message control (i.e., corporate web presence) to serving up a plethora of information. users are intelligent, savvy, and can filter (for the most part) the lame info regarding many things. for example, omg poor sl blog. any post (it could be on how beautiful the colours are of some endangered butterfly are) is bound to have a dumping of really negative posts about how bad whatever is (noting that those subsequent posts have nada to do with butterflies). but i believe (albeit naively) that most peeps can see that as the rantings of disgruntled peeps in general. and not as a direct reflection on sl blog in this example. experiments in nifty "3d" linking, including some that yours truly did with flash a few years ago, also lead to chaos and overload on the user. faith is the answer. o_O yep, a few carefully thought out links, band members as you coined, will allow the interested user to dig deeper into the topic, following the inevitable links spawned from your well thought out links. gee, it's like a web! it is coming around and i can't imagine not having the web as such a wonderful tool for learning, teaching, sharing, and living. :) *sharing is nice - grins* well said. :) yes indeed, the challenge of providing content, including links, that allow users to select the information they want balanced with the desire to control the message is daunting. social networking has allowed a wonderful paradigm shift from strict message control (i.e., corporate web presence) to serving up a plethora of information. users are intelligent, savvy, and can filter (for the most part) the lame info regarding many things.

for example, omg poor sl blog. any post (it could be on how beautiful the colours are of some endangered butterfly are) is bound to have a dumping of really negative posts about how bad whatever is (noting that those subsequent posts have nada to do with butterflies). but i believe (albeit naively) that most peeps can see that as the rantings of disgruntled peeps in general. and not as a direct reflection on sl blog in this example.

experiments in nifty "3d" linking, including some that yours truly did with flash a few years ago, also lead to chaos and overload on the user.

faith is the answer. o_O yep, a few carefully thought out links, band members as you coined, will allow the interested user to dig deeper into the topic, following the inevitable links spawned from your well thought out links. gee, it's like a web! it is coming around and i can't imagine not having the web as such a wonderful tool for learning, teaching, sharing, and living. :) *sharing is nice - grins*

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