iPhone, Reluctantly
After years using another smartphone, I finally switched to the iPhone 3G. It’s a platform for clever interaction designers.
The Rise of LinkedIn
LinkedIn has grown a huge audience — the one thing that will make it tough to beat.
Anonymity Meets Aggression on Web 2.0
Web 2.0 may be shattering the established control of elite media. In their place are loud and aggressive voices.
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 […]
Unfair Use
Blogging, like journalism, amplifies the dissemination of scientific information. But tensions still exist between bloggers and the mainstream media.
It’s All About the People
It’s unavoidable — even a session on technical issues becomes about the people. It’s integral to Web 2.0.
The Age of the Blog
Michael Bhaskar at theDigitalist.net has written an interesting two-part rumination on the place of blogs in the publisher milieu. In it, he neatly slices publishers away from the technological aspect of blogs — wisely dismissing publishers as possible creators of […]
Wildfire or Tipping Point?
The notion that a small group of highly-influential people are responsible for trends may need to be replaced by a more random notion that any person can start a trend when the conditions are right.
FCC Misses Both Forest and Trees
Image via Wikipedia The San Francisco Chronicle (and other sources) recently reported on an initiative from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to examine embedded advertisements in TV programming (“product placements”). Examples rolled out by reporters and the FCC itself include […]
Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nope!
In the latest issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Nicholas Carr writes that the Internet is making us stupid. Could it actually make us smarter?
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 […]
Printeractivity — A Forgotten Constant?
We’ve all been amazed at the interactivity of print. What?! Yes. The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Need I say more? Well, yes, I do. Or, more interestingly, I can. Take This Old House, a magazine derivative from the PBS […]
A Twitter Experiment
Life is an approximation of reality. What we know and what is possible are two different things. Experiments help test and bridge the gap. With that spirit, I’m experimenting on this blog with Twitter now. You can find a link […]
New Internet Trends — Social, Mobile, Robust, and Profitable
Morgan Stanley has updated its Internet trends report. You can view it below: Some interesting items stand out on what has become the de facto publishing medium for scholarly publishers: Consumers rule! Not only will consumer Internet bandwidth traffic surpass […]