Scientists Use Social Media
Two surveys reveal that scientists use social media. But maybe not because social media help them work — maybe because social media help them socialize.
iPhone, Reluctantly
After years using another smartphone, I finally switched to the iPhone 3G. It’s a platform for clever interaction designers.
Citing the Kindle
The Kindle takes hits, but seems on-course to become a major force in scholarship in the future.
Cuil? Searchme.
Cuil crashes and burns, but another search engine seems positioned for the future.
Dude Looks Like a Lady?
Does your browsing history reveal your gender? Take this quick test to find out.
The Importance of Being First
Position in a daily arXiv email report can determine future citations. A German physicist struggles to determine why.
The Rise of LinkedIn
LinkedIn has grown a huge audience — the one thing that will make it tough to beat.
Watching the Wrong Things?
Scholarly publishers have traditionally focused on articles, issues, subscriptions, citations, impact factors, and business models. But maybe by focusing on these things, which are much more about us than about our readers (who are becoming users today, a significant shift […]
Open Access Doesn’t Drive Citations
In the best-designed study of this topic yet, no citation advantage emerges for OA articles.
Google Launches Knols
Google Knols launched with a lot of splash, but is it a small fish?
Who Comments?
The proliferation of Web 2.0 and social networking tools has made it clear that the functionality is being baked into the substance of the Web. But, who is using these tools in the scholarly community? A recent blog entry on […]
Microsoft’s Free Tools for Scholarly Research
Microsoft’s External Research Group unveils 5 new tools for scholarly researchers.
A Trillion URLs
With an index now of 1 trillion URLs, Google is poised to dominate search. But will Cuil throw a wrench in the works?
Citations & the Missing Link
A paper examines faulty citations, but the authors are on shaky ground.
E-ink Hits the Newsstands
Coming in September, according to a story in the New York Times, the first e-ink magazine cover will grace our newsstands. Esquire has designed an e-ink cover that will flash the words, “The 21st Century Begins Now” from an e-ink […]