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Entries in Publishing (26)
Do Real People Care About Disruptive Technologies?
One of the most interesting blog post I’ve read recently is 8 Disruptive Technology Changes by Robin Bloor. Here is his list:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Social Networking, Publishing, China, Virtual Reality, Genetics, Disruption
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Who Is Better At Making Government Data Useful?
Craig Thomler’s Make government data freely available neatly lays out, from an Australian’s perspective, a discussion of how the public can benefit if government agencies make raw data available for access by individuals and organizations who then analyze or present that data in a useful way. These points are from Thomler’s conclusions:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Copyright, Governance, Publishing, Policy, Regulation, eGovernment
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How Different Are Your Blog's Copyright Interests from the Associated Press?
Given my longstanding interest in copyright, I’ve been following the AP anti-fair-use story with some interest (e.g., see this by Jason Kintzler, or this by Julian Baldwin; there’s also an interesting discussion thread ongoing at the Linkedin Bloggers group on Yahoo! Groups).
Dennis D. McDonald
in Copyright, Google, Publishing, Business Models, RSS, Advertising, Facebook, Squarespace, Fair Use, Internet
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Social Networking and Elsevier's "Grand Challenge" for Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences
Netherlands-based mega-publisher (and former employer) Elsevier BV has issued a grand challenge:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Social Networking, Publishing, Knowledge Management, Expertise Management, Peer Review, Journals, Social Media, Content Management, Homeland Security, Emergency, Libraries, MySpace, DataPortability, R&D Management, Knowledge Transfer, Internet
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When Will Electronic Textbooks Take Over?
All it will take is one high-quality rebel to jump into digital textbook distribution. I studied the economics of that business last year for a client and saw the raw numbers of what you say. Someone’s going to come along and convince a large state to go with digital distribution, bundled with something like this new e-book. Talk about a saving in gasoline for shipping!
Dennis D. McDonald
in Publishing, E-book, Textbooks
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Negroponte: Next OLPC Machine Will Be a Book
According to Wade Roush in Negroponte Unveils 2nd Generation OLPC Laptop: It’s an E-Book, OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte said recently that “… The next generation laptop should be a book.” With two screens, Negroponte says, the device he revealed at a recent conference will cost $75 each.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Publishing, E-book, Kindle, OLPC, Textbooks
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What the Heck is "Social DRM"?
When I first heard the term “social DRM” in the context of e-book anti-piracy efforts — the link is to the RSS feed of my del.icio.us bookmarks tagged “socialDRM” — I thought it referred somehow to group peer pressure not to copy files without permission.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Digital Rights Management (DRM), Copyright, Piracy, Social Networking, Publishing, Social Media, E-book, Books
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Is Mark Cuban a "Real Blogger"?
Mark Cuban’s Blogging and Newspapers, a Lesson in How Not to Brand and Market is deliberately provocative. It discusses the difference between “real journalists” and “bloggers.” I especially like his quote,
Dennis D. McDonald
in Blogging, Publishing, Newspapers, Disaster Response, Emergency
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Direct Marketing, Blogging, and Association Email
In Three effective uses of a blog for association magazines Ben Martin lists a fourth item from a conference he attended recently:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Blogging, Publishing, RSS, Associations, Social Media, Facebook, Market Research
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Move Over Kindle: Here Comes the Chinese E-Book
So you’re still reluctant to curl up with a nice, cute, cuddly electronic book? Does the Kindle leave you cold? Are your kids developing backaches while laboring under 50+ pounds of graphics-intensive textbooks in their school backpacks?
Dennis D. McDonald
in Publishing, China, Apple, E-book, Kindle
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