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<title>Engelbart&apos;s Usability Dilemma: Efficiency vs Ease-of-Use</title>
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<description>The mouse was the original idea of Doug Engelbart who was the head of the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at Stanford Research Institute. Engelbart&apos;s philosophy is best embodied, in my opinion, in the design of another device that he invented, the five-finger keyboard - with keys like a piano, used by one hand. The problem was, Engelbart&apos;s five-finger keyboard and mouse combination was very difficult to learn.</description>

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<title>Will Combined Search and Business Intelligence Go Mainstream?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>My seven-year-old daughter thinks that there is a knowledge genie that her teacher &apos;Googles&apos; for answers. While cute, the anecdote also exemplifies how much Google&apos;s obsession with simplicity has helped build brand awareness, making their name literally synonymous with search. I can foresee generations X and Y being followed by generation S - one that will rely on search to accomplish almost any task.</description>

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<title>Google Manipulates Search Results: A Boost for Small Business?</title>
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<description>As more and more businesses strive for a top ten Google ranking, it&apos;s becoming harder and harder to achieve. This is especially true for smaller businesses that simply don&apos;t have the budget for a big link popularity campaign. But hope may be just around the corner. If a top ten ranking for your primary keywords has been eluding you, then read on!</description>

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