Web Programming

Ambient Findability

Format: Paperback
Author: Peter Morville
ReleaseDate: 01 October, 2005
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Rating:

A Must-Read for Inventors, Entrepreneurs and IA's
P. That that's a Document! ;) - read the book to get the ;) You might think that the title "says it all" but you would be missing a whole lot. Morville has presented us with a well-researched, well-balanced and comprehensive body of knowledge on the topic of findability. For a person with a fair degree of knowledge on the topic I must say that I learned a lot and had perspective layered onto my existing knowledge. He brought up lots of related topics I was not aware of, which immediately helped with my own findability with search phrases to use in my own research. For specific knowledge and for perspective, this is a must-read for inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and information architects.

not just for geeks
) who needs to stay up with theri kind of news - and knows that that it can be found in unexpected places today. this book is THE eye-opener for any "Creative" (think journalist, inventor, venture capitalist, competitive analyst, etc.Benkeler, Scoble, Lee Hopkins - and, yes, next . . . Chris Anderson (The Long Tail, out next month) help so many of us on the edges to understand the The Power of Us. Web 2. 0 and all that stuff in ways we can apply to our work and our lives. A big thank you to Morville, one of the key playersin the Think Tank for the info geek elites and for the rest of us.

Techno navel-gazing
I'm just cautious of academic-type books that consistently have to invent words to make their point (e. I get the feeling this could be one of those books people look back on 5-10 years from now and ask "Did we actually think this was the direction technology was going?" It's always risky writing about the future of technology, so credit to the author for giving it a try.g. findability, everyware, wayfinding). The book is written well and interesting in parts (hence no 1 star rating), but not nearly as interesting or useful as the author's Information Architecture book (hence no 3+ rating).