tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51417481907343944322024-03-19T07:12:37.122-04:00sophia's current awarenessSophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-31330130468958383742009-10-26T10:52:00.001-04:002009-10-26T10:52:59.418-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/2009-ecar-study-of-undergrads-and-technology/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">2009 ECAR Study of Undergrads and Technology<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Ellyssa</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "><div class="entry-likers-n" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="number-of-likers more-likers-link link" style="color: rgb(102, 136, 221); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; padding-left: 16px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -129px -257px; ">1 person liked this</span></div></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Educause has published the annual <a href="http://www.educause.edu/Resources/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/187215" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology</a> for 2009. Some of their key findings include:</p><ul><li>Desktop computer ownership has decreased 27% while laptop ownership increased nearly 23%.</li><li>Despite the state of the economy 8 out of 10 freshman entered school with a laptop which was one year old or less.</li><li>9 out of 10 students use the college & university library website.</li><li>Over 44% of students have contributed content to video websites, over 41% to wikis, and over 37% have contributed to blogs. 35% of students use podcasts.</li><li>Social networking websites and text messaging were used by 9 out of 10 respondents.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-63397138039442453932009-10-26T10:51:00.003-04:002009-10-26T10:51:29.817-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/global_trends.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Global Trends<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>These National Intelligence Council reports are worth a read. I particularly enjoyed the report on 2010 Trends that was written in 1996 and then revised in late 1997. I find that it is nteresting to see what they get right and what they get wrong.</p><p>The others are more up to date in a Dr. Who kind of sense.</p><p><br /><strong><a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Global Trends 2025</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2020.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Mapping the Global Future 2020</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2015.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Global Trends 2015</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/special_globaltrends2010.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Global Trends 2010</a></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-5299928995277376382009-10-26T10:51:00.001-04:002009-10-26T10:51:17.470-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/new_pew_report_4.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">New Pew Report on Twitter<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>The <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/17-Twitter-and-Status-Updating-Fall-2009.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Pew Internet Project just released a new report on Twitter</a> (and other status update services) at 4pm Eastern today. Their September 2009 survey shows that three groups are driving the growth of this activity: younger internet users, mobile users, and those who are already using social network websites. They like to share, they have the means to do so, and Twitter makes it easy.</p><p><a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/17-Twitter-and-Status-Updating-Fall-2009.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><img alt="screenshot_1.jpg" src="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/screenshot_1.jpg" width="536" height="600" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></p><p>It is interesting that Twitter did have more older users but that youth are coming on board later.</p><p>I suspect that bigger growth will happen in the coming quarters with the real time search capabilities added to Twitter by Bing (and probably Google later).</p><p>"Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of internet users said they use a status-update service.</p><p>Three groups of internet users are mainly responsible for driving the growth of this activity: social network website users, those who connect to the internet via mobile devices, and younger internet users – those under age 44.</p><p>In addition, the more devices someone owns, the more likely they are to use Twitter or another service to update their status. Fully 39% of internet users with four or more internet-connected devices (such as a laptop, cell phone, game console, or Kindle) use Twitter, compared to 28% of internet users with three devices, 19% of internet users with two devices, and 10% of internet users with one device.</p><p>The median age of a Twitter user is 31, which has remained stable over the past year. The median age for MySpace is now 26, down from 27 in May 2008, and the median age for LinkedIn is now 39, down from 40. Facebook, however, is graying a bit: the median age for this social network site is now 33, up from 26 in May 2008.</p><p>It will probably become more difficult to track status updating as an independent activity as social network updates feed into Twitter and vice versa. For now, it is clear that a “social segment” of internet users is flocking to both social network sites and status update services. This segment is likely to grow as ever more internet users adopt mobile devices as a primary means of going online."</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-13321436016105856682009-10-26T10:50:00.002-04:002009-10-26T10:51:11.564-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/ten_technologie_1.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Ten Technologies You Can't Afford to Ignore<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Here is the <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10378782-264.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Gartner Group's 2009 and 2010 Top Ten Technologies You Can't Afford to Ignore:</a></p><p><img alt="gartner_10_trends.png" src="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/gartner_10_trends.png" width="528" height="388" /></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-86113298958124642532009-10-26T10:50:00.001-04:002009-10-26T10:50:17.080-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/does_the_brain.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Does the Brain Like E-Books?<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>The Room for Debate feature of the NYT has an interesting series of articles:</p><p><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/does-the-brain-like-e-books/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><strong>Does the Brain Like E-Books?</strong></a></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-82029283058181244152009-10-26T10:49:00.001-04:002009-10-26T10:49:58.104-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/10/library_use_of.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Library Use of eBooks<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-debug" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Some useful reports on the data in ths review. It appears to be a useful book too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/10/17/library-use-of-e-books-2008-2009-edition-reviewed-in-learned-publishing-plenty-of-statistics/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><strong>Library Use of E-books: 2008-2009 Edition Reviewed in Learned Publishing</strong></a></p><p>"The <a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/alpsp/lp/2009/00000022/00000004/art00012" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">PDF file available here </a>is of a book review (really a “report” review) from the October, 2009 issue of Learned Publishing. The report being reviewed, Library Use of E-books: 2008-2009 Edition, was published by Primary Research."</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-55348355031242909672009-10-09T13:47:00.001-04:002009-10-09T13:47:31.637-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.techvi.com/~r/Techvi/~3/gDC-AxQ3Gkc/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Barnes & Noble rep outs company’s plans for color e-book reader<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Kevin Harter</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p><a href="http://techvi.com/tag/company-barnes-&-noble" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Barnes & Noble</a> will <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/09/barnes-and-noble-confirms-color-plastic-logic-e-book-reader-fo/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">offer a color e-book reader next Spring</a>, according to a company representative at the ongoing <a href="http://techvi.com/tag/ctia" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">CTIA</a> show. Few details were discussed, and the news isn’t necessarily “official,” but the rep did indicate that B&N fully intends to compete with the <a href="http://techvi.com/tag/kindle" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Kindle</a> and will focus on the obvious hue-oriented difference.</p><p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://techvi.com/news/2009/09/iriver-outs-new-e-book-reader/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: iRiver outs new e-book reader" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">iRiver outs new e-book reader</a> <small>Photos and</small></li><li><a href="http://techvi.com/news/2009/07/barnes-and-noble-adds-ebook-reader-for-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Barnes and Noble adds ebook reader for iPhone" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Barnes and Noble adds ebook reader for iPhone</a> <small>The brick-</small></li><li><a href="http://techvi.com/news/2009/03/fujitsu-shows-off-flepia-color-e-book-reader/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Fujitsu shows off FLEPia color e-book reader" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Fujitsu shows off FLEPia color e-book reader</a> <small>Fujitsu is</small></li></ol></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-16003901066259834892009-10-09T13:46:00.000-04:002009-10-09T13:47:03.954-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.techvi.com/~r/Techvi/~3/XgK7DxTg7bw/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">New YouTube logo: One billion served… each day<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.ca/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Kevin Harter</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p><a href="http://techvi.com/tag/company-youtube" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">YouTube</a> is <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/09/youtubes-new-logo-shouts-from-the-rooftops-1-billion-views-per-day/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">touting its astonishing ongoing achievement of over 1 billion views per day with an updated logo</a>. Although the change is subtle, it serves as a gentle reminder that the video site continues to be one of the top five visited sites in world.</p><p>Also of interest, today is the third anniversary of <a href="http://techvi.com/tag/company-google" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Google’s</a> purchase of YouTube.</p><p>Related posts:</p><ol><li><a href="http://techvi.com/news/2009/06/youtube-streams-over-a-billion-videos-each-month/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: YouTube streams over a billion videos each month" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">YouTube streams over a billion videos each month</a> <small>According</small></li><li><a href="http://techvi.com/news/2009/06/youtube-allows-off-site-links-via-video-overlays/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: YouTube allows off-site links via video overlays" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">YouTube allows off-site links via video overlays</a> <small>The popula</small></li><li><a href="http://techvi.com/culture/2009/06/youtube-mobile-uploads-jump-400-after-iphone-3gs-launch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: YouTube mobile uploads jump 400% after iPhone 3GS launch" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">YouTube mobile uploads jump 400% after iPhone 3GS launch</a> <small>YouTube ha</small></li></ol></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-453885077511134092009-09-02T11:44:00.001-04:002009-09-02T11:44:23.401-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/09/most_pirated_eb.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Most Pirated eBooks<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>GalleyCat notes that "Yesterday the file sharing news site FreakBits posted a list of "<a href="http://freakbits.com/the-10-most-pirated-ebooks-of-2009-0831" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">The 10 Most Pirated eBooks of 2009," </a>one of the first glimpses into the surreal, evolving world of e-book piracy."</p><p>So I ask my library land friends:</p><p>How many of these books are on your shelves?<br />If you do have it, has it been stolen?<br />Does the hard copy circulate well?<br />Do you have the eBook to borrow?<br />Hmmm, would this make a good Library Card Month display?</p><p>1. Kamasutra<br />2. Adobe Photoshop Secrets<br />3. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex<br />4. The Lost Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci<br />5. Solar House – A Guide for the Solar Designer<br />6. Before Pornography – Erotic Writing In Early Modern England<br />7. Twilight – Complete Series<br />8. How To Get Anyone To Say YES – The Science Of Influence<br />9. Nude Photography – The Art And The Craft<br />10. Fix It – How To Do All Those Little Repair Jobs Around The Home</p><p>Apparently all the titles on the list were downloaded between 100,000 and 250,000 times. These are numbers large enough to worry publishers but note that the titles are usal not somthing yu see on the front of the store displays and ends of aisles.</p><p>The article notes: "The list shows us that illicit book downloads are not yet threatening the best selling authors you'll find in the New York Times list. In fact, most books that are downloaded on BitTorrent fall into the nerdy niche, are porn related--or both."</p><p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/the_years_most_pirated_digital_books_129926.asp?c=rss" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">GalleyCat </a>for pointng to this one.</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-28483574444488905492009-09-02T09:10:00.000-04:002009-09-02T11:43:44.333-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoShelfRequired/~3/g8eGhzzcpOw/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">AMA eBook Strategy<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">spolanka</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>In an August 25th <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-medical-association-launches-e-book-strategy-with-ipublishcentral-from-impelsys-2009-08-25" title="AMA press release" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">press release</a> the American Medical Association announced it’s eBook strategy. They launched an eBook portal, hosted on iPublishCentral from Impelsys. The platform will allow publishers to provide both formats - e and p to users. Apparently the platform will have the look/feel of the traditional pages of the print book, but with value added features like access anywhere, searching, bookmarking, and “user personalization.”</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-26947517331476519862009-09-02T09:07:00.001-04:002009-09-02T09:10:03.816-04:00quoted!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A friend of mine wrote to say that a colleague of hers had read about me in a book she was reading….I’ve been quoted in Rachel Singer Gordon’s book called, “What’s the Alternative?: career options for librarians and info pros. ISBN: </span></span><span class="titleinfo"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">9781573873338<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Available in Google Books:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://tiny.cc/ZjZnD" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); color: blue; text-decoration: none; "><strong>http://tiny.cc/ZjZnD</strong></a> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="titleinfo"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></p>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-47493597081987139842009-08-28T10:16:00.000-04:002009-08-28T10:19:42.146-04:00Social Media vid<a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8</a>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-22662875870487606672009-08-28T10:11:00.001-04:002009-08-28T10:11:45.752-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoShelfRequired/~3/DYpAtR75kcI/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Libraries, are you feeling the love?<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">dlenares</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>As was reported earlier, <a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/?p=292" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Sony and Overdrive</a> have partnered to promote library e-book collections. Sony seems to be embracing the library world as its competitive edge. Why would one want to buy a Kindle and then have to buy content when you can buy a Sony and borrow much content for free?</p><p>It’s unlikely that Amazon will be interested in integrating the Kindle with library e-book collections, since the purpose of the Kindle is to act as a mobile storefront.</p><p>It’s been interesting to read <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/08/sony-to-link-readers-with-libraries-allow-e-book-borrowing.ars" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">blog comments</a> related to the announcement. There’s a lot of love out there for libraries, and, it seems, a lot of potential customers who are interested in the remote use of library e-collections.</p><p>A large part of the integration of Sony and Overdrive is the “<a href="http://sonysearch.overdrive.com/?in_merch=Homepage_LibraryFinder_Rt_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Library Finder</a>” feature linked from the Sony Ebook Store. I’m rather disappointed in the execution of the service. Instead of being able to search for a title and see which libraries have it, which you <a href="http://search.overdrive.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">can do from the Overdrive site</a>, you first have to search for a local library and then search for a title.</p><p>I’m hoping for a Sony integration partner on the academic market side. There are academic e-book vendors who support the epub format who would be a natural fit for Sony integration. In the library where I work we’re planning to circulate Sony Readers to support our <a href="http://www.eblib.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">EBook Library </a>collection.</p><p>The Sony press conference was held at New York Public Library. I’m still trying to figure out if the partnership with NYPL goes beyond the use of the Overdrive collection. If any NSR readers have some insight please post a comment.</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-61300560135293602442009-08-28T10:10:00.001-04:002009-08-28T10:10:35.746-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoShelfRequired/~3/ega4pd_ZJXI/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Overdrive and Sony to cross-market<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">spolanka</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>From an Overdrive <a href="http://www.overdrive.com/aboutus/getArticle.aspx?newsArticleID=20090812" title="overdrive press release" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">press release</a>:</p><p style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; ">(Cleveland, OH) - August 12, 2009 - OverDrive (<a href="http://www.overdrive.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">www.overdrive.com</a>), the leading global digital distributor of eBooks and audiobooks to libraries, announced today a joint marketing agreement with Sony Electronics, Inc., developer of the Sony Reader Digital Book (<a href="http://www.sony.com/reader" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">www.sony.com/reader</a>). OverDrive and Sony will cross-market OverDrive’s library network and the Reader, the leading eBook device that is compatible with industry standard eBook formats offered by libraries. <a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/?p=292#more-292" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">(more…)</a></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-5464802490042857562009-08-28T10:02:00.001-04:002009-08-28T10:02:39.845-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displayarticle.pl?RC=14175" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">OCLC announce agreements in Europe to extend coverage in WorldCat<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">(August 25, 2009). OCLC today announced four new agreements have been signed with European national libraries and affiliated institutions which significantly increase the coverage of records in WorldCat and the visibility of libraries in WorldCat.org within the Europe and Middle East regions. These latest agreements in Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia and Israel show that libraries from around the globe are responding very positively to the opportunity that WorldCat offers to streamline workflows and increase visibility in WorldCat.org, a global destination web site for libraries, which surfaces to a worldwide community the collections they hold and the services they deliver.</div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-42046765178027243912009-08-28T10:01:00.001-04:002009-08-28T10:01:11.395-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/digital-textbooks-3-reasons-students-aren%e2%80%99t-ready/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Digital Textbooks: 3 Reasons Students Aren’t Ready<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Ellyssa</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "><div class="entry-likers-n" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="number-of-likers more-likers-link link" style="color: rgb(102, 136, 221); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; padding-left: 16px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -129px -257px; ">2 people liked this</span></div></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Josh Catone at Mashable suggests <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/17/digital-textbooks/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">3 Reasons Students Aren’t Ready for Digital Textbooks</a>. And from his observations it seems that digital textbooks have some major hurdles to overcome before they’re ready for mass adoption such as:</p><ul><li>Cost Savings Must be Greater</li><li>A Standard Format is Needed</li><li>Questions of Ownership</li></ul></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-85661325447921759752009-08-28T10:00:00.001-04:002009-08-28T10:00:05.865-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/sonys-e-reader-vs-kindle/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Sony’s E-Reader vs. Kindle<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Ellyssa</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Jared Newman at PCWorld takes a look at the two hottest e-book readers on the market right now with <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/170828/sonys_ereader_vs_kindle_5_reasons_amazon_should_worry.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Sony’s E-Reader vs. Kindle: 5 Reasons Amazon Should Worry</a>. The article discusses five features that may make Sony’s E-Reader the device of choice for e-book fans including:</p><ol><li>More Choice</li><li>Touch</li><li>It’s Cheaper</li><li>Open Format</li><li>Cool Features</li></ol></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-8781537390630786172009-08-28T09:56:00.000-04:002009-08-28T09:59:51.203-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/top-10-most-usable-content-management-systems/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; "><span class="entry-author-parent">by <span class="entry-author-name">Ellyssa</span></span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p><img src="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/wp-content/uploads/wp-300x180.jpg" alt="wp" title="wp" width="300" height="180" /></p><p>Glen Stansberry at Nettuts+ writes about the <a href="http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/top-10-most-usable-content-management-systems/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems</a>. The author lists each CMS along with a discussion of its best and most “usable” features. Based on my own experience, I heartily agree with the first two list entries as I have found both WordPress and Drupal to be particularly user-friendly as well as powerful content management systems.</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-60292450272812623642009-08-27T11:01:00.000-04:002009-08-27T11:02:29.345-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/labeling-library-archives-is-a-game-at-dartmouth-college/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Labeling Library Archives Is a Game at Dartmouth College<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">Ellyssa</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "><div class="entry-likers-n" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="number-of-likers more-likers-link link" style="color: rgb(102, 136, 221); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; padding-left: 16px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -129px -257px; ">2 people liked this</span></div></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>Marc Beja at The Chronicle of Higher Ed’s Wired Campus reports on <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Labeling-Library-Archives-Is-a/7793/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">a new social tagging initiative</a> at Dartmouth College which challenges players to beat the clock as they add metadata to library images for free.</p><blockquote><p>“Ms. Flanagan, a digital-humanities professor at Dartmouth College, is creating an Internet-based game in which users create descriptive tags for library images to improve searching through the library’s database. Although the program will be tested at the college’s library, Ms. Flanagan says the game will be open source and available for others to download and build upon.</p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-42219835387688635342009-08-27T10:52:00.001-04:002009-08-27T10:52:46.260-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://blog.jason.hammond.net/blog/_archives/2009/8/16/4290511.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">What The F**k Is Social Media?<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">Jason</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Below are a couple great presentations I came across via the Slideshare newsletter. The first one is from a year ago and does a bang-up job of explaining what social media is and why it's important. The second is a sequel of sorts that updates some of the information for today. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">This is especially timely since I'm doing a presentation for a local service club in a couple weeks about...what social media is and why it's important. <br /><br />But even though it's basically the same topic, I don't think I'll crib (too much) from these presentations. And I'm pretty sure I won't title my presentation "What The Fuck Is Social Media?" <img src="http://blog.jason.hammond.net/_images/emoticons/em.icon.blush.gif" /></span><br /><center style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 425px; text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-social-media" title="What The F**K is Social Media?" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline; ">What The F**K is Social Media?</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px; ">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: underline; ">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: underline; ">Marta Kagan</a>.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 425px; text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-is-social-media-one-year-later" title="What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline; ">What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma, arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px; ">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: underline; ">documents</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: underline; ">Marta Kagan</a>.</div></div></center></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-89641519798466092922009-08-27T10:17:00.001-04:002009-08-27T10:17:46.541-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/08/obamas-beach-reads.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Obama’s Beach Reads<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">Thessaly La Force</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p><span style="display: inline; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3817401007/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><img alt="3817401007_bf82af0d87_b.jpg" src="http://mtblog.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/assets_c/2009/08/3817401007_bf82af0d87_b-thumb-465x310-14641.jpg" width="465" height="310" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: auto; " /></a></span>President Obama is taking ten days this month to be with his family on Martha’s Vineyard. What’s he reading?<a href="http://thepage.time.com/obamas-reading-list-for-marthas-vineyard/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">According to Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton</a>, he has packed:</p><blockquote><ul><li>Tom Friedman’s “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Flat-Crowded-Revolution-America/dp/0374166854/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Hot, Flat and Crowded</a>”</li></ul><ul><li>David McCullough’s “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-David-McCullough/dp/141657588X/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">John Adams</a>”</li></ul><ul><li>Richard Price’s “<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/04/07/080407crbo_books_wood" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Lush Life</a>”</li></ul><ul><li>Kent Haruf’s “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plainsong-Kent-Haruf/dp/0375705856/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Plain Song</a>”</li></ul><ul><li>George Pelecanos’s “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Way-Home-George-Pelecanos/dp/0316156493/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">The Way Home</a>”</li></ul></blockquote></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-26593119245212793832009-08-27T10:14:00.001-04:002009-08-27T10:14:58.521-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/quillblogrss/~3/sLFTN-zwURU/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Only in America: Sony’s new wireless e-reader<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">Scott MacDonald</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>There’s a lot of hubbub south of the border today about the launch of Sony’s new Daily Edition e-reader, the first Sony e-reading device to go wireless. According to <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><em>The L.A. Times</em></a>:</p><blockquote><p>The Daily Edition has a 7-inch screen, can hold up to 1,000 books, and can be read either vertically or tipped horizontally to mimic the two pages of an open book. The Daily Edition will be available in December for holiday shoppers for about $399.</p><p>The Daily Edition will use AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband technology (just like the iPhone) which it can use for downloading new books. Amazon’s Kindle, which has made tremendous headway in the marketplace, is already wireless.</p></blockquote><p>This is great news for Americans, but it looks like Canadians have once again been left out in the cold. According to a spokesperson from Sony Canada, the Daily Edition is, like the Kindle, only available in the U.S.</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-27081124116030735632009-08-09T17:25:00.001-04:002009-08-09T17:25:31.218-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/08/online_trends.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Online Trends<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>What do people do online every month?</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/social-networking-users-us/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Mashable is reporting</a> that with "Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites growing rapidly, it’s not too surprising that on the whole, the number of social networking users has doubled since 2007.</p><p>Specifically, 55.6 million adults – or just less than 1/3rd of the population – in the US now visit social networks at least monthly, according to a <a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,54327,00.html?cm_mmc=Ask-_-twitter-_-twitter-_-8275664" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">new report from Forrester Research</a>. That’s up from just 15 percent of adults in 2007, and around 18 percent last year.</p><p>At that level, social networking is now more popular than instant messaging among adults, which 54.3 million people report using. However, watching video, online shopping, and email (contrary to other reports we’ve seen) are still more widely used than social networks."</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/social-networking-users-us/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); "><img alt="forrester-study.jpg" src="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/forrester-study.jpg" width="609" height="569" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-80724473925654391932009-08-09T17:11:00.000-04:002009-08-09T17:17:26.456-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoShelfRequired/~3/CuRshaXAVpY/" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">May eBook Sales +197%<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">spolanka</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p>The IDPF released May statistics on eBook sales. They are up $197%, approximately 23 million in revenues. See the IDPF site for the <a href="http://www.idpf.org/doc_library/industrystats.htm" title="idpf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">detailed stats</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141748190734394432.post-69283372287982245322009-08-06T19:36:00.001-04:002009-08-06T19:36:48.691-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><h2 class="entry-title" style="max-width: 650px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/08/overdrive_inter.html" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); text-decoration: none; ">Overdrive Interactive Social Media Map<div class="entry-title-go-to" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 16px; height: 17px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 2px -320px; "></div></a></h2><div class="entry-author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none; ">by <span class="entry-author-name">stephen</span><div class="entry-likers" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); max-width: 650px; "><div class="entry-likers-n" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="number-of-likers more-likers-link link" style="color: rgb(102, 136, 221); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; padding-left: 16px; background-image: url(http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3376454075-entry-action-icons.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -129px -257px; ">2 people liked this</span></div></div></div><div class="entry-annotations" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div><div class="entry-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; max-width: 650px; padding-top: 0.5em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="item-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p><a href="http://ovrdrv.com/social-media-map/images/media_map_smaller_map.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Overdrive Interactive Social Media Map:</a></p><p><img alt="media_map_smaller_map.jpg" src="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/media_map_smaller_map.jpg" width="840" height="640" /></p></div></div></div></div></span>Sophia Apostolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534408336476186439noreply@blogger.com0