Brewster Kahle kicks off the SSP Annual Meeting with a talk about storage, scanning, lending, and vending. But he also acknowledges that not everything needs to be saved.
Is there a good case against linking? Or are links just an updated version of an old idea?
The system of scientific publication is broken, with rewards cynically exploited by many players while science fills with more and more garbage. How can we fix this?
As Web 2.0 matures, new entrants are starting to find ways to extract value in innovative ways.
The classic bins of user behavior — browse, search, and seek — may have a third and more vital aspect.
Blogs, Twitter, and YouTube feast on traditional media, but they change the agenda for millions in the meantime, as a recent Pew study shows.
Open data initiatives by many governments will change balance sheets for publishers who have shifted toward this revenue source. Will the social benefits emerge?
Can Diaspora restore social networking to personal control?
Creating a complete view of your customer as publishing changes to include variant distribution models and service levels will be vital. Getting it done requires new skills and abilities.
What we know is important, but how we interpret it is vital. Getting the NYTimes/PowerPoint narrative right requires a little more complex knowledge.
Jakob Nielsen releases his first usability studies of the iPad. Bottom line? Users are not being served, interfaces are “wacky.”
Trends in mobile, cloud, and personal computing all point to a redefinition of privacy, with convenience and value competing effectively for preeminence.
Scientists seem uninterested in participating in social media offerings, as the rewards offered are generally of insufficient value to warrant the effort required. Instead of just hoping that scientists will suddenly see the value in your product, why not offer incentives for participation?
A new economic analysis of the time spent realizing a four-year degree shows decreases across the board since 1961. What does it mean? Why is it happening?
A short video of the myriad ways to pronounce “moleskine,” the name of a favorite notebook.