Meeting Reader Needs: The Increasingly Difficult Search for Grassroots Among the Astroturf
Hype and marketing angles aren’t adequate ways to truly help real people succeed in the information age.
The High Cost of Low Prices — Why Incrementalism Online Could Be Fatal
Incrementalism is a tempting path forward, both familiar and seemingly safe. But the squeeze is on.
A New Form of Filter Failure — The Invisible Dangers of the Online "Filter Bubble"
The downside of silent filters becomes crystal clear in this important talk.
John Palfrey: Thoughts About the Future of Libraries and Learning
John Palfrey talks about digital scholarship, digital students, and the challenges and opportunities both provide. From the closing plenary of the SSP Annual Meeting.
Stick to Your Ribs: What Should You Do When Your Blackberry Is Frozen?
Technology is literally fruity! Enjoy this classic little sketch again.
Is Piracy Really the F**king Answer?
A viral book sensation’s obvious story may not be as obvious as some think, harder to replicate, and indicative of a strong counter-trend.
Stick to Your Ribs: Can the Creativity of Social Persuasion Cure "Corporate Asperger's Syndrome"?
This week, we revisit the power of persuasion, and wonder out loud if perhaps publishers suffer from traits that hold back engagement.
Tweeting Bin Laden — The Power of a Single Tweet and Serial Trust Networks
The power of Twitter was on full display on May 1, as one tweet alerted an audience of mass-media proportions about the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
A Parable of Innovation in Publishing — A Mostly True Story
This is a parable of the role in innovation in publishing and makes the case that we should not criticize companies that try and fail to do new things.
Not With A Bang: The First Wave of Science 2.0 Slowly Whimpers to an End
Major social media plays in science hit the rocks, as hype hits reality and the culture of science.
Disintermediation and Its Discontents: Publishers, Libraries, and the Value Chain
The disintermediation of publishers and libraries is more difficult than many suppose, as each link in the value chain does in fact add value to the process of scholarly communications.
The Real Life Social Network — Facebook Has a Lot to Learn
Humans are better at socializing than the social Web’s design allows for. But new levels of sophistication may be coming.
What's In a Name? The Social Web, By Any Other Name, Still Disrupts Effectively
The social Web is creating new ways to do important things — like find things, learn things, and trust things. It’s disruptive in the purest sense.
Truth Trumps Fiction: Amazon Unveils Its Latest Kindle Innovation — Signed E-Books
An April Fool’s post is bested by reality — but that doesn’t mean the idea isn’t silly anyhow.
Google +1 — Google Enters the Social Media Fracas With an Air Assault
Google and Facebook are battling, but looking more and more alike.