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Archives: web 2.0

Contemplating a Chart — How the Home Page Dominates Thinking . . . and Little Else

A quick analysis of data based on an insight from the New York Times’ “Innovation” Report suggests that the home page dominates thinking far too much, leading to blind spots about what really deserves our design attention.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 16, 2014
  • 11 Comments

A New Science Blogging Scandal: Deja Vu All Over Again

A new science blogging scandal shows that the conflicts between commercial platforms and bloggers continue to dog the integration of blogs into mainstream media outlets.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 17, 2013
  • 12 Comments

Stick to Your Ribs: Science and Web 2.0: Talking About Science vs. Doing Science

Revisiting the subject of social media and scientific research–have we made much progress in the last few years?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 30, 2013
  • 12 Comments

Businessman Closes Product, Community Enraged! The Death of Tools of Change

When a popular and iconic product is ended, the outrage doesn’t match the pragmatism and agility we all espouse. TOC’s end is one such example.

  • By David Smith
  • May 9, 2013
  • 22 Comments

Wolves and Sheep — What To Do Now That Venture Capitalists Are Stalking Scientific Publishing

The recent sale of Mendeley exposed surprisingly naive perspectives on the company’s clear and inherent goals. Other venture capital plays are afoot in scientific publishing and academia. When will we stop being the prey?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 17, 2013
  • 23 Comments

Mendeley, Connotea, and the Perils of Free Services

Free services and open access are distorting the publishing world. Will the big only get bigger?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 24, 2013
  • 60 Comments

Using the Scholarly Kitchen for Research

The Scholarly Kitchen can be a useful research tool for its contributors, as it enables the community to participate in certain kinds of questions. But group blogs don’t work for everyone.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Oct 3, 2012
  • 3 Comments

A Blogosphere Divided — Differences Abound Within Left and Right Political Blogs

A very thoughtful study of the political blogosphere finds that liberal and conservative approaches to Web 2.0 differ dramatically, underscoring that it’s now that you do that matters, but how you do it.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 18, 2012
  • 17 Comments

Old and Busted: Facebook for Scientists — The New Hotness? eBay for Scientists

Hitting the wallet, watch, and workload makes more sense, but Science Exchange still has some details to iron out.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 24, 2011
  • 1 Comment

The Value Web — The Value Chain Isn't Breaking, It's Interweaving

We talk about value chains and disintermediation. What if it’s a web, and it’s about reorientation and new intersections?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 1, 2011
  • 1 Comment

Not With A Bang: The First Wave of Science 2.0 Slowly Whimpers to an End

Major social media plays in science hit the rocks, as hype hits reality and the culture of science.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 27, 2011
  • 43 Comments

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

Researchers And Social Media: Uptake Increases When Obvious Benefits Result

A study of social media adoption hides some sensible lessons within a jumble of other signals.

  • By David Crotty
  • Mar 1, 2011
  • 8 Comments

How Meaningful and Reliable Are Social Article Metrics?

New publishing initiatives link concepts like “importance” to social metrics like popularity and sharing. Is this logical? Can these metrics be easily gamed?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 19, 2011
  • 8 Comments

The Nature Network Implosion — Hmmm, This All Seems Awfully Familiar . . .

Another science blogging network implodes, a sign that the age of exuberance is giving way to the business realities.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 13, 2010
  • 23 Comments
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