Passive-Aggressive (or Maybe Just Aggressive) Library Signs Reveal the Vagaries of Patrons
A collection of 20 library signs says a lot about the trials and tribulations of librarians. Patrons do the strangest things!
Optimism and Pessimism in Journalism: Attitude Reflects Vulnerability, Packaging Seals It
A new Pew Research report shows that news media — print and broadcast — vary in their attitudes. But a deeper attitude about how the news should be presented may be their ultimate vulnerability.
Mobile Devices and Privacy — Why It’s So Easy to Swap Personal Information to Satisfy an Itch
Mobile computing is the norm, but it also creates easy trading ground for our privacy. Is this just the new normal?
Traffic Isn’t Revenue: Twitter and Ning Reach Different Crossroads
Twitter and Ning are both tremendously popular online tools-but popularity does not immediately translate into revenue. While the two companies are in decidedly different positions, each is trying to find a way to monetize all that traffic.
Do Lava Lamps Work Under Centrifugal Force?
Lava Lamps can work under difficult conditions, but would we still want to watch them?
Clouds, Gestures, and Incumbents — Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Major trends are at work in information exchange technologies and interface design, but publishers remain hampered by incumbent traits.
Four Days with the iPad
Four days with the iPad reveals a landscape of possibilities and some real functionality pros and cons.
The Creative Deadline — A Video of Post-it Notes
Creativity transcends technology, even if you’re on a deadline.
Clay Shirky’s Collapse of Complexity — Does It Also Require a Collapse of Quality?
Clay Shirky reflects on the end of complexity. He’s right, but can simplified systems produce quality? Can other approaches also survive?
Counterpoint: The Power of Simplification — Why the Digital Age Means the End of Top-Heavy Bureaucracies
In which I argue that Shirky’s point is more about bureaucracies, cultures, and new approaches.
The Scholarly iPad — First Impressions, Relevance for Publishers
The iPad is a superb design realization of the tablet computer. But that still leaves the question: “What is it?”
Rules of Thumb for Social Media in Science
As science publishers, we hear a lot about the potential for new technologies. Often this comes in the form of a pitch from someone looking to sell you on either the technology they’re offering or on their expertise. In trying to see through the salesmanship, it’s important to have some general rules of thumb for approaching the integration of social media as tools for the research science community.
Scholarly Kitchen to Launch New Electronic Tablet: The briSKet
I am pleased to announce that the Scholarly Kitchen will soon be offering our very own electronic tablet. The briSKet, or binary roaming integrated Scholarly Kitchen electronic tablet, is a purpose-built device, designed to support all of the scholarly publishing needs of our readers. The Scholarly Kitchen’s business development team has spent the better part of the last year designing the device and its array of scholarly functions and applications.
Seeking a Major Market for Scholarly Materials? Get on the Phone!
The explosion of mobile phones is now being met with educational and use-case initiatives. When will scholarly publishers grasp the opportunities?
Significant But Wrong: Are Open Data Advocates Asking Too Much From Statistics?
A recent article about statistics started a useful discussion in the blogosphere. And I was left wondering: Are open data dreams built on statistical sand?