The Old Spice Guy Celebrates Libraries and the Words They Contain
The over-preening Old Spice Guy likes libraries, and celebrates them in a short, funny video. Too bad a parody from BYU is even better.
The over-preening Old Spice Guy likes libraries, and celebrates them in a short, funny video. Too bad a parody from BYU is even better.
The US Federal Trade Commission and Google spar openly over the future of journalism. Guess which one comes out looking more modern?
The models we use to describe the publishing business need to change, and we can learn from software companies and digital distributors.
Clay Shirky’s new book is smart, snappy, and insightful. You should read it if you want to understand why people are adding social media to their lives.
College journalists are more motivated about getting into print, editors are missing huge opportunities, and Harry Potter’s owners are in no hurry to go digital. What gives?
The creator of the detective of the scientific age seems to have abandoned science as he aged.
Outdated and arbitrary e-filing policies create lengthy access embargoes to university research.
Amazon’s Kindle and e-book sales take off, and the overall trend is for a huge shake-up in the retail book space.
The I Write Like site was the hot trend recently — but what of Scholarly Kitchen authors? An analysis tells you who we write like, among other things.
The New York Times wants federal regulation of Google’s editorial objectivity.
The cognitive surplus of our age is being unleashed. This video discusses some of the side-effects and trends that will shape our futures.
The Research Information Network’s new report on researchers and Web 2.0 offers a similar set of results to previous studies: uptake is relatively low, and the trustworthiness and quality of online resources are suspect. The report offers contrary evidence to common myths about “digital natives” and some useful advice for anyone looking to build social media.
Post-publication review is spotty, unreliable, and may suffer from cronyism, several studies reveal.
A Nielsen usability study confuses speed with usability, raising many questions in so doing.
Journals that fail to keep up with background Impact Factor inflation may actually be losing ground.