links for 2006-12-29

Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design

Jakob Nielsen updates his list of web design mistakes for 2006. I’m guilty of number 9. Most of the others I agree with - as a user, that is.

(tags: 2006 design usability Webdesign tips reference)
Welcome, Year of the Widget - Newsweek Technology

If you’ve used Apple’s Dashboard (based on Konfabulator, which is now owned by Yahoo) or MyYahoo or any number of other personalized RSS services, you already know about widgets. Newsweek predicts they’ll be the hot item this year.

(tags: internet technology toread trends 2007 widgets widget Web predictions)