No Money in Printed Flickr?

Image via CrunchBase Back in May 2008, I wrote about a new publishing venture, 8020 Publishing, and their magazines, Everywhere and JPG. They had an intriguing idea — magazines based on user-submitted (amateur) content. And they had plenty of content, […]

Another New Cook in the Kitchen

Please join us in welcoming the culinary acumen of Joseph Esposito to the Scholarly Kitchen. Joe is an independent consultant providing strategy assessment and interim management to the information industries. He has served as an executive at Simon & Schuster […]

Vacations Are Worth Preserving

It’s high vacation season here in the United States, and a little political movement aiming to recapture the very idea of vacations caught my attention. I thought it might be worth getting a little motivated to going off-line in a […]

Truthiness and Pablumonium

Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I published a post containing a neologism — pablumonium — that caught people’s attention. I was pleasantly surprised by the emails and feedback since it was a long post and a wry insertion of a strangely […]

Twitter — One Month Later

One month ago, I wrote on this blog that I would begin using Twitter for a month, and see how it worked, both technically and practically. Now, one month later, here are some reflections: Overall, I liked it. I added […]

Phil Davis — Another New Cook in the Kitchen

My, what a week it’s been! Two people I admire greatly have agreed to join the Scholarly Kitchen, serving up hot and tasty insights for our hungry STM guests. First, Nature Publishing Group’s Howard Ratner agreed to be an occasional […]

Howard Ratner — A New Cook in the Kitchen

Please join me in welcoming Howard Ratner, Chief Technology Officer and EVP for the Nature Publishing Group, as a new contributor to the Scholarly Kitchen. Howard will be writing occasionally. I’m personally thrilled to have the help, especially from such […]

A New Look!

Thanks to Nicole Colovos of Goris.com, the Scholarly Kitchen has a great new look! The design is meant to carry through the notion that we’re chatting in a kitchen, and Nicole captured it perfectly. Neat. Thanks!

Welcome to the Scholarly Kitchen

It seems an odd name, but that’s intentional — we wanted a name that is memorable, different, and welcoming. If anything is welcoming, it’s the kitchen. It’s where we gain sustenance, socialize at parties, and set things as we come […]