Interfaces of Attention Yury Lifshits (Yahoo! Research) Twitter: @yurylifshits

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Computer OS

Phone OS

In-car OS

Home OS

…

…

Human OS

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Human OS Human Operating System Resources of a human application application application

Human OS from The Matrix

Human resources Time (calendar) Location Physical power Money Thinking power Expertise, knowledge (QA) Current state, mood Decision making Attention

Time (calendar)

Location

Physical power

Money

Thinking power

Expertise, knowledge (QA)

Current state, mood

Decision making

Attention

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Human Operating System application Resources of a human Resources of a human Resources of a human Resources of a human

Human OS application application application Presentation interface Reception interface user data relevance engine

Today Overview of information distribution Attention interfaces Presentation interface Reception interface Prototypes Brainstorm

Overview of information distribution

Attention interfaces

Presentation interface

Reception interface

Prototypes

Brainstorm

Information Distribution

Trend: Growth of Data Business-generated data Products, services, news, wishlists, contact data Reality stream, sensors Where what have happened Expert knowledge Glossary, issues, typical solutions, object databases, related objects graph Events Sport, concerts, education, corporate, community, private Market graph & signals Like, interested, use, following, want to buy; votes and ratings

Business-generated data

Products, services, news, wishlists, contact data

Reality stream, sensors

Where what have happened

Expert knowledge

Glossary, issues, typical solutions, object databases, related objects graph

Events

Sport, concerts, education, corporate, community, private

Market graph & signals

Like, interested, use, following, want to buy; votes and ratings

Trend: Growth of Data Photos Events Video, Internet TV Fashion Shopping Art, architecture, design Psychology Music

Photos

Events

Video, Internet TV

Fashion

Shopping

Art, architecture, design

Psychology

Music

? delivery channels user (consumer) data publishers YQL middlemen user (producer)

User needs Discovery Find without search Filtering Solving information overload Memory Personal information management

Discovery

Find without search

Filtering

Solving information overload

Memory

Personal information management

Presentation Interfaces

Stream Subscriptions Shared It’s ok to miss an entry Focus on entertainment Actions: connect, put to queue

Subscriptions

Shared

It’s ok to miss an entry

Focus on entertainment

Actions:

connect, put to queue

Tabs / Folders

Messages, Updates, Alerts

Now Stock, weather, sports scores, traffic, prices, showtimes Video news, podcast news, radio Last TV episodes Trending stuff Only last value shown Fit everything to one screen

Stock, weather, sports scores, traffic, prices, showtimes

Video news, podcast news, radio

Last TV episodes

Trending stuff

Only last value shown

Fit everything to one screen

Connections Memory/bookmarks: my books, places, music artists, celebrities, movies Resolve to details: status, reviews, current price, contact data Attention profile for better aggregation/recommendations

Memory/bookmarks: my books, places, music artists, celebrities, movies

Resolve to details: status, reviews, current price, contact data

Attention profile for better aggregation/recommendations

Queue Wishlist: restaurants, books, travel ideas, movies Content: video, music artists, blogs, slides Things to learn Games Keywords for research

Wishlist: restaurants, books, travel ideas, movies

Content: video, music artists, blogs, slides

Things to learn

Games

Keywords for research

Sharing Events Music Video Books People Places

Events

Music

Video

Books

People

Places

Random Walk See also Similar artists Entities in this story

See also

Similar artists

Entities in this story

Reception Interfaces

Reception Constraints Size Structure, namespaces Rate Reputation Keyword matching

Size

Structure, namespaces

Rate

Reputation

Keyword matching

Forthcoming events HackDay Saint Petersburg September 5-6 http://hackday.ru My talk on two-sided markets September 13, 15-35 http://logic.pdmi.ras.ru/~infclub

HackDay Saint Petersburg

September 5-6

http://hackday.ru

My talk on two-sided markets

September 13, 15-35

http://logic.pdmi.ras.ru/~infclub

Prototypes Photo reader http:// semabox.com Connector http:// semabox.com /connector Newsboard http://semabox.com/newsboard

Photo reader

http:// semabox.com

Connector

http:// semabox.com /connector

Newsboard

http://semabox.com/newsboard

Brainstorm What kind of information do you want to consume? What is the ideal presentation interface?

What kind of information do you want to consume?

What is the ideal presentation interface?

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