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MikeEnRegalia 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Online Points: 21596 |
 Topic: Cloud Lists - do you like them?Posted: July 19 2006 at 09:17 |
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Today I implemented a nice new way to display lists of rated or otherwise quantized database entries.
Confused? Well, it's really simple - have a look: http://www.ratingfreak.com/home/websites.xhtml or also http://www.last.fm/explore Lists like these are called "clouds" - they're an organic way to display data, a bit like mind maps. So what do you think - do they make sense? I'm thinking about implementing these clouds for various other lists, too. |
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Arsillus
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Posted: July 19 2006 at 13:49 |
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Maybe for yours it could be how popular and entry is instead of how recent. As for the cloud list, it's looks cool and I like it. |
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Padraic
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Posted: July 19 2006 at 13:55 |
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I did not care for the look of it.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: July 19 2006 at 15:34 |
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I think it's very cool Mike.
Makes it really easy to find what band you are interested in. |
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: July 19 2006 at 21:11 |
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It's a bit of an eyesore, but as for efficiancy it's great. Wouldn't mind seeing more of them.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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mystic fred
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 03:27 |
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who can be bothered to read them???
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 03:32 |
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They're not meant to be "read" like text ... just to quickly grasp how many entries there are, which one's more important/recent/whatever criterium is used.
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goose
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 14:38 |
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but again it doesn't work in Opera
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bhikkhu
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 15:37 |
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Interesting. It looks very cool, but what is the criteria for which entries get highlighted?
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