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.
Authors Seek Shelter
In the information tsunami, some of the best writers are seeking shelter, preferring intimacy and connection to broadcast and reach.
Breaking News
News is breaking. How it’s breaking holds lessons for customer-centric scholarly publishers.
Is Science Being Distorted?
A recent PLoS Medicine article claims that information economics distort science. But maybe it’s an obsession with journals distorting the views of the authors.
A Debate for the Ages
In great debates, it seems some things are either timeless or predictable. Watch this video to judge for yourself.
Business Model Mystery
Why would a business person ask an academic what the business model is? Strange days, indeed.
The Fractured Brand
Is your brand truly one brand in the digital world? Or has the new media space fractured it?
Elsevier’s Article 2.0 Contest
Elsevier’s Article 2.0 experiment is a nice idea built on a faulty approach. It may even be cynical.
Citation Controversy
A new study shows conflicting results over whether scholars are citing fewer papers. Is science becoming more elite or more democratic?
Autumn Watch!
Autumns dangers are upon us! Watch this report for a full appreciation of the risks!!
13 Great Error Messages
What’s the #1 computer error message? Is it red or blue? Flaming? A whale tale? Or just sad?
Many Eyes = Many Brains
Socially networked data visualization becomes a reality with Many Eyes.
Renaissance II
Are we in the early days of a new Renaissance? One keen observer agrees, and trends point in that direction.
Blogs Move Mainstream
A new Technorati report on the state of the blogosphere jibes with observations that blogs have become mainstream.
The Collapse of Peer Review
Is peer review in decline? Evidence from the field of economics suggests that top authors are bypassing the journal certification process and distributing their papers on their own. Will other authors follow?