Eating Well with Cookie Monster — A Thanksgiving Treasury
Share your Thanksgiving with Cookie Monster, and learn to eat from the best. Then, enjoy a more cerebral approach to the legendary monster through an NPR interview.
Can the Creativity of Social Persuasion Cure “Corporate Asperger’s Syndrome”?
When we lose track of the social role of our materials, we miss opportunities to accomplish our goals in refreshing ways.
A One-Graphic Thermometer for the Economic Slowdown
When money is treated as materials rather than a rate of activity, GDP can quickly freeze, as this graphic shows.
Thriving in the Age of the Informavore
The accelerated, real-time Web has some people worried about its cultural effects. Given the alternatives, I’ll take it.
Will the Writing Revolution Beget a Social Revolution?
Is the revolution in authorship and writing going to lead to more social upheaval? Two scholars argue it may well be the case.
A New Word: “Diffintermediation”
Disintermediation portends doom, but “diffintermediation” suggests manageable change.
John Maeda, RISD, and the Art of Staying Green and Growing
John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivered the keynote at SSP IN on the importance of staying green and growing.
Great, Great, Great, Incredible, Gorgeous — Apple Polishing at Apple
Apple executives apparently use the same playbook — even for adjectives.
Science Is Real, According to They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants has produced a children’s album alleging that “Science Is Real.”
SSP IN — INteract, INspire, and INnovate
Later this month in Providence, RI, the Society for Scholarly Publishing (patrons of the Scholarly Kitchen) will be hosting a new kind of conference: SSP IN. The “IN” moniker is designed to invoke three concepts: INteraction, INspiration, and INnovation. These […]
The Narcissism of Social Media — Shameful, Practical, or Just Practice?
While a study of college students finds that social media is viewed as narcissistic, it’s also viewed as practical. Do these “social media natives” have it right?
Do Publishing Associations Match Publishing Realities?
Trade organizations grew up around traditional information containers and roles. Now that things are changing, is it time to consider collaboration and consolidation in the association space?
Naughty Twins and the Impact of Journals
Unethical republication has created a unique opportunity to study the effect of journals on article citations.
Text as Interface — The Usability of Words
More than ever, text is a part of the user experience. Do we appreciate the art involved? Has the medium changed the message?
The Strength of Weak Ties: Why Twitter Matters in Scholarly Communication
The special nature of Twitter makes it ideal for information sharing, and allows it to exploit the links that matter most for information dissemination — the weaker links in the social space.