A New Microblogger
I’m happy to announce that Stewart Wills from Science has agreed to allow his Twitter feed (aka, microblog) to be included in the Scholarly Kitchen. You can see it in the sidebar on the righthand side of the site. I’ve […]
Elsevier’s LHC Promise
The large hadron collider is broken, and perhaps the open access claims Elsevier is making are, as well.
Wikileaks vs. the Status Quo
Image via Wikipedia A site recently came to the attention of many people observing the US political scene — Wikileaks.org, a site that promises to help you “safely get the truth out:” Wikileaks accepts classified, censored or otherwise restricted material […]
Optimists and Technology
Are technology enthusiasts more optimistic about progress? Does that mirror itself in our audiences?
Your Twitter Search
Is anyone Twittering about you or your brand? Now you can find out.
Headlines 2.0
Editors still write headlines like they’re for print and people. With online, headlines shift to a new environment and have at least two more audiences.
Go Away = Come Back
The link is the currency of the Web. Give users more to spend, and they’ll reward you with loyalty.
The $1 Billion Apomediation
UAL loses $1 billion in value, thanks to the power of apomediation combined with a mess in the metadata.
Google Knols = Infomercials
Google Knol may be just author infomercials, not a vibrant reference work with accountability.
The Gridlock Economy
Michael Heller’s book “The Gridlock Economy” explains many things, including airport congestion, Google Books, and the drop in drug discovery.
Large Hadron Collider Rap
Friday fun with the Large Hadron Collider and rap.
48 Hours on Wikipedia
Lies inserted into Wikipedia get corrected quickly, a small study finds.
Want Citations? Publish First!
A new paper describes why early papers get big returns on citations. Fortunately, it is not a case of winner-takes-all.
The Myths of Texting
Text messaging and its social and linguistic effects are examined in a new book.
The COUNTER House
Project COUNTER releases its third Code of Practice for the counting and reporting of usage data. Is COUNTER also promoting overconfidence in its products?