Positively Predictable — The Multiple Costs of Mindless Studies
The media’s flip coverage of science is certainly a problem — but atheoretical studies are a waste of everyone’s time.
Headlines 2.0
[…] as headlines, since they are part of search results, feeds, and widgets in the same way that disparate stories dot newspapers. So, our headlines are long or cute because they presume that the reader is on the page, can see […]
The Future of Publishing: Do We Have It All Backwards?
Clever, clever, and oh so worth watching through to the end:
Sarah Palin and Wikipedia
VP choice Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia entry was modified prior to her being announced as the choice. Could the news have broken earlier if the media were more tech-savvy? And why are all the Wikipedia editors anonymous?
Orbiting the Google — A Gravitational Pull Affecting Our Lives and Thinking
[…] crippled because of it? Google’s ad dollars insulate the giant, and justify its every move. Look at what happened to newspapers, the first explorers to make a close approach to the GoogleSun — prices dropped, commoditization accelerated, and the wings […]
Why the iPad Marks the End of Price Controls for eBooks—and Why Publishers Have Lost
[…] price controls for e-books, heretofore a serious concern among publishers, will shortly be thing of the past — much like newspapers, interest in actual space exploration at NASA, and any plans for a mechanically hoisted torch during future opening ceremonies […]
The iPad: First Impressions of Its Importance to Publishers
Initial impressions of Apple’s new iPad device — how the tech press is missing the meaning, what it might mean for publishers, and a chance to tell us what you think.
From the SIIA: Four Executives Describe the Past and Look Into the Future
Four different information industry executives’ perspectives seem to converge on customization. Customers want what they want, when and where they need it, and expect providers to anticipate those needs accurately.
Doing the Kindle Math — Does Amazon’s Opacity Conceal a Shameful Truth?
Is the Kindle really a success? Do the vague and convoluted statements from Amazon about Kindle sales mean anything? The backlash against Amazon’s lack of transparency has apparently begun.
Google Will Begin Adding Real-time Search Results in the Next Few Days
As Google adds real-time Web features to its search over the next few days, it may be the last nail in the coffin for publisher-centric commodity information.
The Real-time Web May Kill the Radio Star — Unless Radio Toughens Up
The WSJ stance against Google reveals the power of the real-time Web and value-inertia among the ad sales people at WSJ, not predation by Google.
Publishing in the Google Ecosystem
Complaints against Google miss the point — it’s the Google Era, and publishers who work well with this major upstart have plenty to look forward to.
Google Maps a Disruptive Path with a “Less Than Free” Pricing Model
[…] world has been its role as a disruptive technology for incumbent businesses. As bookstore chains, music providers, video companies, and newspapers have all experienced, their businesses can be disrupted when a competitor changes the rules of the game so severely […]
“The Chaos Scenario” — Collapse, Disruption, and Improvement
The collapse of media is captured succinctly and brilliantly in this interview with Bob Garfield, an Advertising Age critic, NPR personality as co-host for “On the Media,” and author of “The Chaos Scenario.” This interview with Chris Kinneally nicely sums […]
Revisiting: Who Has All The Content?
[…] array of publishers and content providers, including a great deal of the scientific literature, as well as ebooks, digitized books, newspapers, primary sources, images, audio, video, and so forth. There are four services that fall into this category, owned […]