Through our work with InvestorMatrix I am seeing the growth in functionality of web widgets. From pricing data to news feeds and videos, widgets are coming of age. In addition to this, the huge benefit on offer to many consumers is the ability to personalise the way they consume information.

Some examples of personalisation in society today:

1. Apple Playlists

2. BBC iPlayer

3. Sky Plus

4. iGoogle (even the homepage of BBC is customisable)

I think learning to use shortcuts within apps is one of the best ways of making working on a computer for most of the day tolerable. Personal efficiency and accuracy depends on a number of factors: skill, knowledge, intelligence, speed etc; next time you watch kids use their mobile phones or computer programmes, look and see whether they use any shortcuts.

Here's a site full of them:

http://www.keyxl.com/aaa5660/211/FeedDemon-keyboard-shortcut...

Just speaking to Stuart Hall from SIFT about Google Profiles. I have a feeling that this could be the first true bid to create a new Facebook out of Google.

http://www.google.com/profiles

At the moment speaking about how to decide on community technologies and strategies for online membership organisations. Here with Daniel from the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry), and discussing our work with the ICAEW - another membership organisation.

Some of Dan's questions:

1. how many people use the ICAEW site?

2. how easy is it for the users?

3. what is the support like?

4. testimonials?