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.
Is Science Being Distorted?
A recent PLoS Medicine article claims that information economics distort science. But maybe it’s an obsession with journals distorting the views of the authors.
Business Model Mystery
Why would a business person ask an academic what the business model is? Strange days, indeed.
The Fractured Brand
Is your brand truly one brand in the digital world? Or has the new media space fractured it?
Elsevier’s Article 2.0 Contest
Elsevier’s Article 2.0 experiment is a nice idea built on a faulty approach. It may even be cynical.
Renaissance II
Are we in the early days of a new Renaissance? One keen observer agrees, and trends point in that direction.
The Social Networks Horse Race
We need to focus less on social media and more on social function, lest we find ourselves chasing an elusive, fickle user around the Internet.
Linking and Copyright
If linking becomes the main form of citation, does copyright become a moot point?
Elsevier’s LHC Promise
The large hadron collider is broken, and perhaps the open access claims Elsevier is making are, as well.
The $1 Billion Apomediation
UAL loses $1 billion in value, thanks to the power of apomediation combined with a mess in the metadata.
The Gridlock Economy
Michael Heller’s book “The Gridlock Economy” explains many things, including airport congestion, Google Books, and the drop in drug discovery.
The Myths of Texting
Text messaging and its social and linguistic effects are examined in a new book.
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.
Joining: The Binary Game-Changer
Six degrees of separation is now down to three. Will you join? We’ll be talking about such things at the SSP TMR in Philadelphia this week, as well.