The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for May 2011
Brand, Context, and Containers: Publishing Into and Across the Digital Network
Established publishers don’t have the luxury of start-ups of ignoring existing operations, which makes it harder to fully engage with the Web. But an established brand can help create an extended marketing network. Continue reading
Bike Sharing Comes to the Academic Library
At Cornell University, you can rent a bicycle from the circulation desk. Should the library be peddling a different brand? Continue reading
Tweeting Bin Laden — The Power of a Single Tweet and Serial Trust Networks
The power of Twitter was on full display on May 1, as one tweet alerted an audience of mass-media proportions about the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Continue reading
The Making of a Magazine — The Movie
How Business Week is made, via a short video montage. Continue reading
Three Notices: The SSP Annual Meeting, PowerPoint Karaoke, and a New SSP Profile
Three announcements from the SSP, and only 2/3 involve the Hub . . . Continue reading
Digital Texts in Education — E-Readers Still Have Limitations, But the Path Forward Is Clearer
While e-readers continue to fail crucial tests for academic utility, the alternative hints at more robust devices, not a return to print. Continue reading
“Page One” — The New York Times Documentary Is Coming
They’ve made a movie about a newspaper’s travails in the Internet age. Continue reading
Plan vs. Path — Which Is Better for Innovation?
Planning is a centerpiece of corporate behavior, but to encourage innovation, blazing a trail is perhaps a better approach. Continue reading
Stick to Your Ribs – Why Publishers’ Brands Matter
(Editor’s Note: Published just over a year ago, this post helped people from outside publishing houses understand some fundamentals of brand management and quality proxies. It’s as clearly written as anything you’ll ever see, and a gem from the archive.) Publishers’ brands are under attack from all sides. We hear, for example, about the “article … Continue reading
A Parable of Innovation in Publishing — A Mostly True Story
This is a parable of the role in innovation in publishing and makes the case that we should not criticize companies that try and fail to do new things. Continue reading
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