Michael Grace » Context http://geek.michaelgrace.org All my geek in one place Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:11:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Kynetx Fan Card http://geek.michaelgrace.org/2009/12/kynetx-fan-card/ http://geek.michaelgrace.org/2009/12/kynetx-fan-card/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:11:02 +0000 MikeGrace http://geek.michaelgrace.org/?p=1177 Are you are a fan of Kynetx, what Kynetx is doing, or just wanting to stay up with the latest Kynetx goodness?

If you are, then you need to get the Kynetx fan card! This context sensitive information card will help you sift through your searches on the web and will even update you with the latest news while you’re checking out the news! (feature coming soon!)

Needless to say that there will be many benefits in the coming months for having this card. News updates, search engine augmentation, games, contests, drawings, etc. What more could you want?!?

Download Kynetx Fan Card

Download Kynetx Fan Card

If you have ideas for this card or just want to say thanks then please do so in the comments below.

]]> http://geek.michaelgrace.org/2009/12/kynetx-fan-card/feed/ 2 Thoughts on Personalizing the Web Browsing Experience http://geek.michaelgrace.org/2009/12/thoughts-on-personalizing-the-web-browsing-experience/ http://geek.michaelgrace.org/2009/12/thoughts-on-personalizing-the-web-browsing-experience/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:18:43 +0000 MikeGrace http://geek.michaelgrace.org/?p=1150 Network WorldDave Kearns of Network World recently wrote an article titled “Personalizing the Web browsing experience” where he talked about what he had recently learned from Kynetx and shared his excitement for the future of context sensitivity. I thought it was a good article and wanted to share my thoughts in reply to his article.


“It’s really exciting to think about all the possibilities there are when you can create applications that act proactively based on contextual information that is available. Because the ability to create a contextually sensitive experience is soo new we are only seeing applications that are scratching the surface. We are in, what I like to call, the “baby sitting in a highchair throwing Cheerios” stage. As the concept of building a contextual experience grows and the technology that facilitates that spreads, we will see amazing applications that will blow our minds. The funny thing about all of this is, we will eventually look back on these times and wonder how we ever got stuff done with out context sensitivity.”
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One of my co-workers recently tweeted, “I really want to know how I missed this web comic. Hilarious!! http://bit.ly/7das6F“. That got me thinking about how much people do miss from their favorite comic sites or any site on the web for that matter. Of course you can subscribe to RSS and get all their updates but those who valiantly use and keep up with their feeds know how quickly it can become overwhelming. But what about all of the people who like sites or products but don’t know how to set up an RSS reader or who just don’t want to? How do you get your content to those people all the time without them having to type in your URL?

With Kynetx!!

With Kynetx you can customize the users experience on your website AND ANY OTHER WEBSITE YOU DESIRE!!

Are you getting excited yet? Are you listening or paying attention?! Are you thinking about the possibilities??!!!

In this example, if a user really loves the comic “Geek and Poke” why not make the content available to them anywhere they go on the web in unobtrusive manner? In fact, if you do it well, the users will be giddy with the results and love your product even more! It’s a little known secret that people actually like advertising. THEY DO! People love to buy stuff! What people actually hate is irrelevant and irritating ads that are in their faces. I took 3 sites and customized the users experience based on the context that they really enjoy the comic “Geek and Poke”.

  • Google.com
  • CNET.com
  • CNN.com

Here are the after and before photos of what the user will see as they visit these sites.

Geek and Poke on Google.com

Geek and Poke on Google.com

Geek and Poke on CNET.com

Geek and Poke on CNET.com

Geek and Poke on CNN.com using Kynetx technology

Geek and Poke on CNN.com using Kynetx technology

All the user has to do is download an Information Card into their Card Selector on their computer!

Check out this presentation by Kynetx to learn a bit more. (Make sure you watch it full screen. It looks much better!)

Home Page Tour Purpose-centric Web

View more presentations from knightfour.

If you would like to try it out for yourself, drag this bookmarklet to your bookmarks bar: Geek & Poke or click to download the information card below to your card selector.

Geek and Poke Information Card

Geek and Poke Information Card

Just visit any of the three sites with the card installed or click on the bookmarklet while on that page and you to can see the magic happen. ; )

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