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Going Semantic — Diving Headfirst Into the Deep End of the Content Pool

Has the era of semantic publishing moved a significant step closer?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 1, 2011
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Stick to Your Ribs: What Should You Do When Your Blackberry Is Frozen?

Technology is literally fruity! Enjoy this classic little sketch again.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 30, 2011
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Moving from Ideas to Action

Making the right choices and the best decisions are crucial to future success. The SSP IN meeting is gearing up to help you meet these challenges. Here’s how.

  • By Alix Vance
  • May 27, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mobile Reading REALLY Comes of Age — An Information-packed Slide Deck Worth Viewing

The facts and context for e-reading show strong trends of demand and expectations.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 20, 2011
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The Power of Curation — "The Drudge Report," Connectedness, Serendipity, and Simplicity

The Drudge Report provides a useful service and drives a disproportionate amount of news traffic. Could academics be disciplined enough to emulate it?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 17, 2011
  • 22 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Stick to Your Ribs: Can the Creativity of Social Persuasion Cure "Corporate Asperger's Syndrome"?

This week, we revisit the power of persuasion, and wonder out loud if perhaps publishers suffer from traits that hold back engagement.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 11, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Digital Texts in Education — E-Readers Still Have Limitations, But the Path Forward Is Clearer

While e-readers continue to fail crucial tests for academic utility, the alternative hints at more robust devices, not a return to print.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 5, 2011
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Speed Climbing — A Dizzying Short Film

Enjoy light vertigo? Watch this full-screen.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 22, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Reconsidering the Abstract — Are the Unintended Consequences Mounting?

The abstract is an element of scientific papers we take for granted. Is that a good idea in a networked information environment gravitating to usage-based measures?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 20, 2011
  • 24 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Real Life Social Network — Facebook Has a Lot to Learn

Humans are better at socializing than the social Web’s design allows for. But new levels of sophistication may be coming.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 15, 2011
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Unicode, the Video — All 49,000+ Characters in 33 Minutes

The human capacity to make written symbols is truly astounding.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 15, 2011
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The Kitchen Remodel — Which Sites Should Inspire Us?

We’re contemplating a remodel. What sites do you think we should take inspiration from?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 9, 2011
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

What's In a Name? The Social Web, By Any Other Name, Still Disrupts Effectively

The social Web is creating new ways to do important things — like find things, learn things, and trust things. It’s disruptive in the purest sense.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 6, 2011
  • 16 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The iPad 2 — This Time, It's a Keeper

Thinner, lighter, faster, better — this time, I think we’ll keep it.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 4, 2011
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Google +1 — Google Enters the Social Media Fracas With an Air Assault

Google and Facebook are battling, but looking more and more alike.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 31, 2011
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

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