Friday linkey goodness

• Google Page Creator
  Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes. Due to overwhelming demand the Beta is by invite only so you’ll need to give them your email address and wait till they call you!
  (tags: ajax google tools RIA)
• Design Council | Interaction Design
  UK Design Council talks about Interaction Design, what it is, why it matters, current trends etc.
  (tags: interactiondesign)
• Second Generation Tag Clouds
  Joe Lamantia looks at what the future may hold for tag clouds. (Finally, someone who is not hoping they’ll be dead and gone!)
  (tags: tags interactiondesign informationarchitecture tagcloud)
• Tag clouds evolve : understanding tag clouds
  Joe Lamantia looks at the evolution of tag clouds and makes some predictions about how they might evolve in the next 12-18 months
  (tags: tags tagcloud interactiondesign informationarchitecture)
• Coding Horror: Sometimes a Word is Worth a Thousand Icons
  a great little post showing that a picture often *needs* a few words (or one) to explain it. ‘Instead of icons explaining, we have found that icons often require explanation’. Reminds me of some Fitts’s Law stuff I’ve been reading lately…
  (tags: interactiondesign usability icons)
• Stalkr - Find your contacts on flickr
  upload your contacts file and see who know know who has a flickr account. A little bit naughty (privacy anyone?), but then… if you choose to post photos publicly, you’ve got to be prepared for the possibilities.
  (tags: flickr mashup)
• Jonathan Grubb: 8 types of meeting attendees
  a little bit funny, and much too true.
  (tags: officehumour)