Title: The changing (inter)face of web interaction
Speaker: Ian Ruthven
Affiliation: University of Strathclyde, UK
Abstract: In this presentation I will present some ideas and experiences on interacting with the Web. The presentation will discuss some existing interaction models and characteristics of Web interaction that encourage new ways of thinking about what it means to interact with information and how these can change our perceptions of search interfaces. I will discuss some of the challenges of understanding and designing Web interfaces and why it is useful to have a very open mind when dealing with the Web!