The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for October 2008
Halloween Scholarship
The origins of Halloween, via video. Boo! Continue reading
Big News, Small Newspaper
The Christian Science Monitor drops daily print. The big news may be that it still exists at all. Continue reading
Subscription Toys
The subscription model retains many virtues, but making it work in the digital world requires new toys. Continue reading
The 0.7% Book Settlement
For a fraction of their revenues, Google creates a win-win. Continue reading
OpenID Goes Mainstream
Microsoft adopts OpenID in its Windows Live environment. Dick Hardt’s argument seems poised to win the day. Continue reading
The Article Download Game
The Usage Factor may come with unanticipated consequences: article spam and malfeasance. Continue reading
Mail Goggles Come to Google
Mail Goggles suggests something more, but might accidentally stop some happier souls from connecting. Continue reading
Is the Facebook Platform Dead?
Once touted as Platform 2.0, Facebook is now suffocating its applications to make room for a new growth strategy every Web publisher should see coming. Continue reading
Authors Seek Shelter
In the information tsunami, some of the best writers are seeking shelter, preferring intimacy and connection to broadcast and reach. Continue reading
Breaking News
News is breaking. How it’s breaking holds lessons for customer-centric scholarly publishers. Continue reading
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