The Article Download Game
The Usage Factor may come with unanticipated consequences: article spam and malfeasance.
Authors Seek Shelter
In the information tsunami, some of the best writers are seeking shelter, preferring intimacy and connection to broadcast and reach.
Citation Controversy
A new study shows conflicting results over whether scholars are citing fewer papers. Is science becoming more elite or more democratic?
Many Eyes = Many Brains
Socially networked data visualization becomes a reality with Many Eyes.
Blogs Move Mainstream
A new Technorati report on the state of the blogosphere jibes with observations that blogs have become mainstream.
Is Email Losing Its Mojo?
Users are dropping email, and young people aren’t taking to it. What does this portend?
Go Away = Come Back
The link is the currency of the Web. Give users more to spend, and they’ll reward you with loyalty.
The $1 Billion Apomediation
UAL loses $1 billion in value, thanks to the power of apomediation combined with a mess in the metadata.
48 Hours on Wikipedia
Lies inserted into Wikipedia get corrected quickly, a small study finds.
Want Citations? Publish First!
A new paper describes why early papers get big returns on citations. Fortunately, it is not a case of winner-takes-all.
The COUNTER House
Project COUNTER releases its third Code of Practice for the counting and reporting of usage data. Is COUNTER also promoting overconfidence in its products?
SSP TMR Rocks the House!
The SSP TMR has closed, but much of the meeting was captured. Here’s your guide, and insights on why the meeting will evolve next year.
Author-choice Open Access Publishing
A new study suggests that the open access citation advantage is small and diminishing with time.
Does Information Behave Like Viruses?
Research on Internet chain-letters reveals that information may not spread like diseases
Dude Looks Like a Lady?
Does your browsing history reveal your gender? Take this quick test to find out.