We’ve been building with the assumption that Web sites should flow to the desktop. But if everything is mobile, and people are mobile, and we want to reach people, shouldn’t we think differently?
The world should present itself relative to me = the emerging expectation. What that means for broadcasters and publishers? Get ready to be shared.
The OA financial model has morphed, and will continue to do so. The same realities will reveal the manufacturing biases of the initial model, and require new funding choices — just like it will for traditional publishers.
The infrastructure for change is in place and largely working. What might that mean for publishing and academic cultures? (The first of a four-part series.)
You will be smiling by the time this ends, celebrating the day of labor.
Rainbows are much more common in near-ground sprinklers than they were 20 years ago. Or so asserts the infamous “Rainbow Lady.”
Social media takes a leap among older adults. Is it because they were once young Internet adopters?
Philadelphia extends local small business fees to bloggers making money, arguing they are just like anyone else trying to make money in the city. But given the free speech element, they aren’t “just like anyone else.”
The now completely discredited vaccines and autism linkage is tackled here in inimitable and definitive style by two guys who really know how to stage a story simply and effectively.
A set of findings confirm rather than surprise, but apparently some publishers are still behaving as if they’ll be surprised.
Is the Web making experts more susceptible to challenge? Is this a good thing for society as a whole? Or is it creating a confusion demagogues can exploit?
A teacher publishes a syllabus contemplating a print era bounded by two inventions — the printing press and the networked screen. It’s part of a sweep of interesting observations.
Brutal and compelling, the lifecycle of the plastic bag is beautifully captured in this short film.
CAPTCHA is viewed as a technology solution to bolster access controls. But by involving humans as solvers, it’s been opened up to a labor market solution.
An article’s authors and a journal’s editor are surprised when a puff-piece backfires. Thanks for the pretentious seriousness, blogosphere.