Technology Review: Adapting Websites to Users
18 Jun, 2008 | Written by Frank Carver | under Information
In my training and experience as a teacher, it was often emphasized that the presentation of subject matter should adapt to suit the learning styles of students. Now here’s a bunch of researchers from MIT looking at how to apply this to adapting the presentation of web sites.
As with any other form of personalization, it’s guaranteed to make things tougher for support staff, though 
For years Frank Carver has been paying attention to the strange world of convergent technology. During that time he has discussed and researched broad subject areas, come to some surprising conclusions, produced and distributed digital media, scattered ideas and opinions like sparks from a firework, and above all consulted for businesses both large and small to help develop and deploy successful systems, services, and products in this highly complex arena.
Steve | June 18th, 2008 at 19:36 #
This is scary stuff, Frank. Imagine if you’re a bloke called Tracey (you know, after Spencer Tracey) and you get all ads for (you know) nylons and pink Fiat Unos and all that kind of stuff!
Would there be any way to convince the computer that it’s got the wrong end of the stick? Or would you have to go through life being treated as a lady?
Steve