With all the buzz around the invitation-only beta release of Google Wave last week, you might be excused for not noticing the much quieter and, in the humble opinion of this writer, far more significant launch of a little tool […]
The new RSSCloud, embraced by a major blog platform, could deliver the real-time Web to publishing in a way that makes latency a thing of the past.
More than ever, text is a part of the user experience. Do we appreciate the art involved? Has the medium changed the message?
A video compilation of data, set to a familiar tune, showing why social media is changing the world.
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.
When a teenager is allowed to publish a report under the name of Morgan Stanley, the results show that an important gate-keeping function failed.
We’ve all read declaration after declaration that the publishing business model is dead and needs to be replaced by a new one. So far, no one seems to have any idea exactly what that new business model should be. A few recent examples are examined….
Hubspot’s new report on the Twittersphere looks grim at first glance. But, with some normal Web wisdom in hand, a second look proves fruitful.
In this video from a U.S. State Department presentation, Clay Shirky explains how the Internet has gone from a “source of information” to a “site of coordination” — the fifth historical revolution in communications.
Two new technologies are introduced, with very different scope and aims. As publishers, we need to think more like Wave and less like Bing.
A session with Geoff Bilder recharged some batteries, both actually and metaphorically.
Is the Google generation coming or are they already here? Why does it matter?
The SSP’s Annual Meeting is underway. That means more blogging from sessions, about sessions, and inspired by sessions.
The “Now Web” has emerged as a major alternative for users. Google is watching it, and you should be, too.
Twittering or following the SSP Annual Meeting? Use hash tag #SSP09.