The Inline Interface Peter Brantley May 2007 DLF

our ui interaction is simple. static request, render, read repeat

our ui interaction is simple.

static

request, render, read

repeat

we’ve used metaphors. like libraries. putting things together. on the shelf of the browser. collecting things. my stuff.

we’ve used metaphors.

like libraries.

putting things together.

on the shelf of the browser.

collecting things.

my stuff.

user can arrange data with local tools. zotero.org but stuck locally. not portable. not network centric. no feedback.

user can arrange data with local tools.

zotero.org

but stuck locally.

not portable.

not network centric.

no feedback.

not the way we think. thinking: jumble, all the time. moving, stream, wandering, often in flood prone  channel  through the work of others.

not the way we think.

thinking:

jumble, all the time.

moving, stream, wandering,

often in flood prone  channel 

through the work of others.

periodic interrogation is not natural. we are a moving network of thought. digg. del.icio.us. river of news. they be good. people use them. they are fundamentally social. social is good.

periodic interrogation is not natural.

we are a moving network of thought.

digg. del.icio.us. river of news.

they be good. people use them.

they are fundamentally social.

social is good.

the desktop is not about selection. it needs to be about using things, community, and collaboration. OLPC is moving to a new desktop metaphor for this very reason.

the desktop is not about selection.

it needs to be about using things,

community, and collaboration.

OLPC is moving to a new desktop metaphor for this very reason.

src : IEEE Spectrum , “The Laptop Crusade,” April 2007

way we work. stick things here or there. try new things. keepnotestalkaboutideasputstufftogether. then we make something. share it. repeat.

way we work.

stick things here or there.

try new things.

keepnotestalkaboutideasputstufftogether.

then we make something.

share it.

repeat.

how we add “we” now: mash ups. combining things in a single place. like Google’s MyMaps. » people create their own maps. » back into main search results. » distribute or publish urls.

how we add “we” now: mash ups.

combining things in a single place.

like Google’s MyMaps.

» people create their own maps.

» back into main search results.

» distribute or publish urls.

public data. uploading datasets. like simple spreadsheets. or variety of documents. linkable. shareable.

public data.

uploading datasets.

like simple spreadsheets.

or variety of documents.

linkable. shareable.

always hard issues (that are) related dmca / rights. authorization. lock < in via aggregation.

always hard issues

(that are) related

dmca / rights.

authorization.

lock < in via aggregation.

publishers will also offer this drawing from external datasets + body of texts in their own corpus re-defines the object published. dynamic. not just “extra” content. living content. mutable content.

publishers will also offer this

drawing from external datasets +

body of texts in their own corpus

re-defines the object published.

dynamic. not just “extra” content.

living content. mutable content.

the ui goes social. browsers: flock. firefox (maybe). are my colleagues online? I want to share with them. (and firefox wants me too).

the ui goes social.

browsers: flock.

firefox (maybe).

are my colleagues online?

I want to share with them.

(and firefox wants me too).

firefox coop (test software)

firefox coop (test software)

[assemble][things][into][flows] user created. pseudo-coding onscreen. some tools exist for this. Yahoo! Pipes Ning

[assemble][things][into][flows]

user created.

pseudo-coding onscreen.

some tools exist for this.

Yahoo! Pipes

Ning

but something more is coming. increasingly people have a different understanding of privacy want to share wide open

but something more is coming.

increasingly people have

a different understanding

of privacy

want to share

wide open

how we do our work transparency will increase privacy will often be absent more things will be shared

how we do our work

transparency will increase

privacy will often be absent

more things will be shared

most of all people will be able to access all of it loss of privacy means more access to information more ability to conjoin it more ability to create dynamic resources

most of all

people will be able to access all of it

loss of privacy

means more access to information

more ability to conjoin it

more ability to create dynamic resources

down s i d e information use is tracked advantage adheres to others inserting a few select dams in the flow of information

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information use is tracked

advantage adheres to others

inserting a few select dams

in the flow of information

assume all these this: will be then what we need to build toward information integration inline with the interface and openly as possible

assume all these

this: will be then

what we need to build toward

information integration

inline with the interface

and openly as possible

no answers only imaginings how can we work better ... openly & in-line

no answers

only imaginings

how can we work better

... openly

& in-line

thanks !

thanks !