Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love — At Least Not at the American College of Surgeons
An entire issue of a society’s newsmagazine is taken down, and an editor resigns, after a slightly uncomfortable attempt at humor. We’re talkin’ ’bout overreaction.
The Problem with Significance (a Cartoon)
I knew there was something they weren’t telling me!
What's In a Name? The Social Web, By Any Other Name, Still Disrupts Effectively
The social Web is creating new ways to do important things — like find things, learn things, and trust things. It’s disruptive in the purest sense.
Representation Without Taxation — The Politics of Greed Damage the Progress of a People
As we continue to see highly concentrated wealth, corrupt political systems, and a citizenry without civic recourse here in America, the deleterious effects on scholarship, research, and education are mounting.
The iPad 2 — This Time, It's a Keeper
Thinner, lighter, faster, better — this time, I think we’ll keep it.
Truth Trumps Fiction: Amazon Unveils Its Latest Kindle Innovation — Signed E-Books
An April Fool’s post is bested by reality — but that doesn’t mean the idea isn’t silly anyhow.
The Free Lunch Is Over: Scholarly Kitchen to Erect Pay Wall Tomorrow
It’s time to pay up! The Kitchen ends free meals for freeloaders.
Google +1 — Google Enters the Social Media Fracas With an Air Assault
Google and Facebook are battling, but looking more and more alike.
Blogging Dangerfield — When Will This Medium Get Some Respect?
Blogging still gets no respect. Is that because we’re more hidebound about our communication advances than the 16th century was?
Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing — Authors Now Call the Shots
A best-selling author turns down a $500,000 advance in order to self-publish, while a self-published author who has earned $2 million takes a book contract. What’s going on here?
Safe or Sinful: Does Unashamed Workplace Web Browsing Improve Performance?
Does resisting the urge to go online at work lead to worse job performance?
Inkling: Another Digital Textbook Approacheth, But This Time, It Has Friends
A new app for textbooks on the iPad has a lot of backers, and there’s a lot at stake.
The Art of the Title Sequence
They’re brief, telegraphic, and wonderful — the title sequences of some favorite movies in a quick-scan review.
Customers Move Online = Bad News for News in the Internet Age
Online news increases in popularity, online advertising grows, and an iPad newspaper pure-play exists — why does this all seem like bad news?