Passive-Aggressive (or Maybe Just Aggressive) Library Signs Reveal the Vagaries of Patrons
A collection of 20 library signs says a lot about the trials and tribulations of librarians. Patrons do the strangest things!
Wearable Computers — They Sure Beat Docking Stations in Your Neck
Wearable computers are coming, and many are already around us, with biometric, social networking, gaming, and health applications. Which one will you wear?
Optimism and Pessimism in Journalism: Attitude Reflects Vulnerability, Packaging Seals It
A new Pew Research report shows that news media — print and broadcast — vary in their attitudes. But a deeper attitude about how the news should be presented may be their ultimate vulnerability.
Misused Quotes We Live By: When Rules of Thumb Get Bent or Amputated
Examine what you’re quoted carefully. Some commonly held views of the world are based on misappropriated quotations.
How to Vote for the Scholarly Kitchen’s Webby
A quick overview of how to vote for the Scholarly Kitchen’s Webby Award nomination. Help shine a light on scholarly communications around the world.
Twitter’s New Advertising Depends on Search, “Resonance,” and Performance
Twitter creates an ad model, modest in scope and cautious in implementation. It’s a good first step, and certainly not their last.
Do Lava Lamps Work Under Centrifugal Force?
Lava Lamps can work under difficult conditions, but would we still want to watch them?
One Report, Two Findings: Library Roles Changing, Open Access Not Compelling
Ithaka S+R has published a report on libraries and open access. Libraries are still important in the lives of scholars, but the trends are not in their favor. Open access doesn’t seem to be meeting scholars’ needs.
Clouds, Gestures, and Incumbents — Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Major trends are at work in information exchange technologies and interface design, but publishers remain hampered by incumbent traits.
The Scholarly Kitchen Has Been Nominated for a Webby Award
We’ve been nominated for a Webby. Voting now commences. Please help us win our category!
The Trouble with the Truth: Politics Squelches Science Again
A new NSF report is edited to suppress important facts, denying the truth.
The Creative Deadline — A Video of Post-it Notes
Creativity transcends technology, even if you’re on a deadline.
The Ethics of Versions: Why Buying One Experience Doesn’t Permit You All Experiences
The Ethicist argues that pirating an e-book is ethical because once you buy a book in any form, you have the right to that book in every form.
Counterpoint: The Power of Simplification — Why the Digital Age Means the End of Top-Heavy Bureaucracies
In which I argue that Shirky’s point is more about bureaucracies, cultures, and new approaches.
Wikipedia + POD = A Flooded Amazon: The Endless Spigot at Alpha- and Betascript Publishing
Another German publisher tries to profit off printed Wikipedia entries, this time by flooding Amazon with POD compilations.