Great Web 2.0 Conference in Geneva coming up

A conference about the challenges and opportunities of technology in our society
7-8-9 February 2007 Geneva, Switzerland

On my way to Prague

With family and friends we are leaving for Prague today – where we will spend 4 days.
See you later!

Google Experimental Search Engine: Searchmash

Google just unveiled an experimental search engine called Searchmash that holds innovative features that could make it soon on Google:

> There is no more search button – you just have to enter a keyword and hit enter.

> The ability to modify the result order using drag and drop. Interesting feature if you want to increase your ranking and help Google take into accounts your preferences. This is what we call Web 2.0 philosophy, since the search engine algorythm gives you a ranking, and your user feedback allows to refine the results!

> Last, you can see on the right hand side images, results coming from Google image, but what about sponsored links!

Click to view the screen shot

Présentation aux anciens de l’ESSEC – Geneve

Quoi de plus logique que d’utiliser un outil Web 2.0 (slideshare) pour partager la présentation (Username: scheikh et Password: scheikh).

Si vous avez des questions, n’hesitez pas a me contacter via email.

CrazyEgg – Great Statictic Tool

Earlier this year I blogged about a staticitc service called Clicktale - and today I just learned that CrazyEgg launched their service to help you better track your users.

Take a look at this promising new feature:

Get the details on each individual element

View a full summary of raw click data

See what’s hot and what’s not on your site

Farecast launches for 55 US cities

Seattle startup Farecast has taken their airfare prediction technology nation wide on Monday July 21st. Flights departing from 55 US cities are now available for price history, predictions and buy/wait recommendations. The site also offers RSS feeds for automatically tracking fares and predictions over time.

I’ve written about Farecast when the beta site first opened.

I am looking forwad to an engine like this to work in Europe…

Story from Techcrunch

World Net Usage Index for “News”

On the Akamai site, you will be able to look at global news web traffic metrics, get an overview of global visitors per minute and a list with the highest peaks based on total visitors per minute.

You will also be able to watch the Net Usage Index for Retail.

Also there is an Akamai Net Usage Index for News Desktop Widget available. The Widget enables users to monitor global news consumption from their desktop, seeing real-time the impact of current events on online media consumption. 

BoldMoves – Is this the start of “Communication 2.0″?

On this site, Ford started to publicly criticize their company like they never done!

The first video is about “Change or Die” and included in this video is comments around competitors.

Consumers are invited to post comments on the site and from what I’ve read, not all comments are positive, but this is what its all about – getting the real pace and thinking of consumers…

Click here to access

Watch your web site statistics as a movie!

Watch Users Actions: ClickTale shows you the full story: every mouse movement, every click and every scrolling action. By using ClickTale you will gain insights that will improve your website’s usability, enhance navigation, and increase effectiveness.

Its currently running a closed beta and you can register.

I am hoping I can get an early version to try this tool on our coporate Intranet and Internet sites.

Next Generation Travel Pricing Prediction Tool

Farecast predict where fares are going and show where they’ve been. Here’s how it works:

Fare Prediction
Each prediction is unique for your specific dates and cities and includes the following elements:

1. Arrow – indicates whether the lowest fare is rising, dropping, or staying the same.
2. Dollar amount – expected price movement (when possible).
3. Confidence level – our measure of certainty.
4. Buying Tip – recommendation based on the data.

Fare History
The patent pending Fare History shows what the lowest fare was for your trip each day, up to 90 days ago. We monitor price changes multiple times a day and store more than 50 billion observations (and counting). There is a significant investment in data, hardware, and storage costs to provide users with real prices based on availability.