Why Text Still Rules
Text still dominates, but is finding new purposes in an increasingly hybridized media ecosystem.
When Newspapers Are Gone
Seth Godin wonders if we’ll miss newspapers. For a growing proportion of the population, it’s already a moot point.
From Stuff to Clouds
The “Big Switch” from desktop to cloud computing has implications for how we define intellect and culture. The medium is still the message.
Radical Reinvention — Wii!!
As publishers face the loss of 2/3 of their options, a radical reinvention may be required, ala Nintendo’s Wii.
A Journal Feeds Wikipedia
A journal begins requiring authors to submit peer-reviewed pages to Wikipedia. Is this a great idea?
Will the iPhone Kill the Kindle?
Has the iPhone put the Kindle in the corner? Or will users be predictably irrational and complicate things for publishers?
The iPhone Will Survive the Storm
The Blackberry Storm looks to be a weak clipper system rather than a hurricane. Meanwhile, the iPhone may be poised to control the weather.
Does YouTube Threaten Text?
YouTube is the #2 search engine in the world. Will digital natives be more video-centric than text-centric?
Content Is Dethroned
Content from yesteryear no longer works in the modern world. We have to re-imagine.
Picture This, Science Teachers!
Amazon’s new iPhone app leverages camera phones and humans in a new way. Can science education take a similar approach?
Suicidal Subscriptions
Is the fate of print pre-ordained, or an outcome of suicidal circulation strategies?
Shrinking Pie = Lost Waste
A major label is now getting most of its revenues from digital sources, but the pie is shrinking. Is it? Or is it just showing how inflated the pie was in the era of fixed media?
10,000 Kindle Subscriptions
The New York Times has 10,000 Kindle subscribers. What else is coming?
Google’s SearchWiki
Google’s new SearchWiki implementation has grabbed some attention, but will it actually make a difference to users?
Downloads as Failure
Bragging about downloads is akin to saying your site doesn’t work well. Authors will soon start to notice.