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• Romance survey [infographic]

  Holy Kaw!

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  Via Hotels.com. Infographics to put you in the mood. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen

  TED Blog

  Ben Lillie

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  In a timely and incisive talk at TEDxWaterloo, Michael Nielsen made the case for open science — the idea that research data and results should be freely available to the public, and that scientists should collaborate more freely with each other and with the public. Since the talk, his book, Reinventing Discovery, has been released, and even more recently the US Congress has introduced controversial legislation to prohibit funding agencies from requiring open access. TED’s Ben Lillie called Nielsen to talk about the politics and difficulties of open science. Your talk got a…

• Boulder's Digital Media Symposium Announces Full Lineup Featuring Pixar Co ... - MarketWatch (press release)

  DIGITAL MEDIA - Google News

  9 Feb 2012 | 1:32 pm

  Boulder's Digital Media Symposium Announces Full Lineup Featuring Pixar Co MarketWatch (press release)BOULDER, Colo., Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today the full lineup for the Digital Media Symposium (DiMe), to be held Friday, Feb. 17 at the St Julien Hotel in Boulder from 1 -- 6 pm Dr. Alvy

• Digital pop-up book gets poetic with QR codes

  CNET News - Digital Media

  Edward Moyer

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:44 am

  Artist's book contains nothing but elegantly rendered QR codes on its printed pages. Readers go to the book's Web site, hold a page in front of their Webcam, and watch as a poem appears onscreen. Originally posted at Crave

• MaryLee Sachs Examines the Effect of Digital Media on Marketing ...

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  Shelby Healy - MSFT

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:34 pm

  In our latest installation of AdVision, we chat with Marylee Sachs, author of The Changing MO of the CMO, about how our connections via social, digital and new media are changing the way marketers develop messaging

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  Holy Kaw!

• Romance survey [infographic]

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  Via Hotels.com. Infographics to put you in the mood. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Do aliens go invisible by 'going green'?

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 am

  As we discover more and more planets around other stars, the Fermi Paradox is becoming, well, more paradoxical. The Fermi Paradox simply asks the question "where are they?" Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so old -- and we are estimated to be accompanied by at least 100 billion planets -- that aliens should have visited us by now. Instead, when we peruse the heavens, we are faced with the Great Silence, which is one of the biggest challenges to modern astronomy. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a…

• Mysterious sounds reported around the world

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 am

  People around the world have reported hearing strange sounds from the skies over the past month. Sometimes they describe it as a hum or low rumble; other times it’s a whine, thump, or even a melody. Often the sounds have been recorded and posted online, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories. One blogger wrote, "either the world is ending, aliens are landing or everyone is getting hoaxed. Or, possibly, there’s an actual scientific explanation for the mass amount of YouTube videos capturing bizarre sounds that are being heard around the globe. Are we witnessing the beginning of a…

• Costa Concordia: an ecological time bomb

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:21 am

  As workers begin to extract the half-million gallons of fuel in the shipwrecked cruise liner, locals are worried that their pristine waters are in danger. Reporting by Rossella Lorenzi. Written and produced by Rossella Lorenzi and Martin Berman. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Inside Syria's capitol: nervously normal

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:18 am

  As the violence in Syria continues to escalate, Syrian citizens are arming themselves to resist their oppressive regime. For days, Homs, the third-largest city in Syria, has endured shelling, tanks and attacks by heavy weaponry. Syrian protestors react with more violence against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, resulting in all-out war zones in some residential neighborhoods. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  TED Blog

• The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen

  Ben Lillie

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  In a timely and incisive talk at TEDxWaterloo, Michael Nielsen made the case for open science — the idea that research data and results should be freely available to the public, and that scientists should collaborate more freely with each other and with the public. Since the talk, his book, Reinventing Discovery, has been released, and even more recently the US Congress has introduced controversial legislation to prohibit funding agencies from requiring open access. TED’s Ben Lillie called Nielsen to talk about the politics and difficulties of open science. Your talk got a…

• Sign up to audition for TED2013 in Doha

  tedstaff

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:14 pm

  From April to June 2012, TED will be holding 14 auditions, around the world, to search for unheard voices to put onstage at TED2013. Learn more about TED2013 Worldwide Auditions >> Just announced: The very first audition will be held in Doha, Qatar, in April, as part of the TEDxSummit conference. If Doha is the closest audition spot to you geographically, sign up to audition! Signups are open from now until February 28; to audition, you’ll need to send a one-minute video. Learn more about the Doha auditions for TED2013 at on.ted.com/auditionsdoha >>

• New TED Book envisions the ‘living’ cities of the future

  Jim Daly

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:56 am

  What will the urban areas of tomorrow look like? More like an ever-changing and vibrant garden than a static set of buildings and blocks. In our new ebook Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities and Reshape Our Lives, British designer and architect Rachel Armstrong re-imagines the world’s cities and argues that in order to achieve sustainable development of the built environment — and help countries like Japan recover from natural disasters — we need to rethink how we approach architecture. By genetically modifying biological systems  and studying such things…

• New: Find “courses” from TEDTalks on iTunes U

  tedstaff

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:51 am

  New on iTunes U: Find TEDTalks organized by subject area into courses, curated for students, educators and lifelong learners. In our initial course offering, explore such topics as “Creative Problem-Solving” … “Understanding Happiness” … “Climate Change” … where you’ll find great thinkers from TED exploring multiple aspects of a fascinating topic. Explore these curated collections of TEDTalks on iTunes U … and watch for new courses over upcoming months!

• Remembering Mike deGruy

  tedstaff

  4 Feb 2012 | 1:34 pm

  We are saddened by the news that ocean photographer, filmmaker and storyteller Mike deGruy died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Australia. Mike was truly one of the great teachers and advocates for the oceans, as you can see in his TEDTalk, filmed aboard Mission Blue in 2010: In this talk, as in his photography and his many films, you can sense Mike’s infectious humor, his passion for the oceans — and his example of a life well and richly lived. Photo top: Mike deGruy at Baltra Airport in the Galapagos Islands, April 2010. Photo below: deGruy holds a pair of shoes decorated by…

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• Boulder's Digital Media Symposium Announces Full Lineup Featuring Pixar Co ... - MarketWatch (press release)

  9 Feb 2012 | 1:32 pm

  Boulder's Digital Media Symposium Announces Full Lineup Featuring Pixar Co MarketWatch (press release)BOULDER, Colo., Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today the full lineup for the Digital Media Symposium (DiMe), to be held Friday, Feb. 17 at the St Julien Hotel in Boulder from 1 -- 6 pm Dr. Alvy

• comScore Releases the "2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus" Report - MarketWatch (press release)

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:10 pm

  comScore Releases the "2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus" ReportMarketWatch (press release)"2012 promises to be an exciting year for the digital media industry as the explosion of available content and proliferation of web-enabled devices drive the evolution of the digital consumer, creating new opportunities and challenges for the entire comScore Says 105 million Americans Now Watch Videos Online Every DayMobile Marketing WatchStill think tablets are a fad? This comScore stat will convince you otherwiseGeekWireall 13 news articles »

• Account Executive - Digital Media #2-12 - KOB.com

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pm

  Account Executive - Digital Media #2-12KOB.comKOB TV is looking to add a Digital Account Executive who wants to become the top performer in the multi-media world of digital television, internet, and mobile. Cold calling and prospecting required. You bring the talent and we'll provide the training.

• Muddy Picture May Clear on Chinese Stocks - Wall Street Journal

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:09 am

  Muddy Picture May Clear on Chinese StocksWall Street JournalIt largely repeats allegations in previous reports over the past three months that the digital media company overstated the number of screens in its LCD network and deliberately overpaid for acquisitions. The reports have typically sent the company's Focus Media Responds to Latest Muddy Waters ReportMarketWatch (press release)all 9 news articles »

• CMG Holdings Group, Inc. Expands Their Digital Coupon Initiative Into New ... - MarketWatch (press release)

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:54 am

  CMG Holdings Group, Inc. Expands Their Digital Coupon Initiative Into New MarketWatch (press release)UsaveNJ offers consumer saving solutions allowing its clients and customers to connect with New Jersey small businesses through digital coupons and interactive digital media videos. Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of CMG Holdings Group, Inc., and more »

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  CNET News - Digital Media

• Digital pop-up book gets poetic with QR codes

  Edward Moyer

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:44 am

  Artist's book contains nothing but elegantly rendered QR codes on its printed pages. Readers go to the book's Web site, hold a page in front of their Webcam, and watch as a poem appears onscreen. Originally posted at Crave

• Microsoft ends preorders for Nokia Lumia 900

  Lance Whitney

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:16 am

  The company has stopped the preorder deal for the Windows Phone Lumia 900 after just a week with no specific reason why. Originally posted at News - Microsoft

• Google planning to open retail store in Dublin?

  Don Reisinger

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:04 am

  The search giant is considering selling its merchandise in a retail store at its European headquarters. Plans have been approved, but the company hasn't made a decision yet. Originally posted at The Digital Home

• Windows 8 bundled Metro apps revealed

  Lance Whitney

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:45 am

  Now due on February 29, the next Windows 8 beta will offer several built-in Metro apps, including Music, Video, Mail, Messaging, and SkyDrive. Originally posted at News - Microsoft

• Landmark lawsuits under way over who owns the Interactive Web

  Don Reisinger

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:29 am

  Michael Doyle and his company Eolas claim several prominent Web companies, including YouTube and Amazon, violate a patent it holds that dates back to 1994. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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  DIGITAL MEDIA - Google Blog Search

• MaryLee Sachs Examines the Effect of Digital Media on Marketing ...

  Shelby Healy - MSFT

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:34 pm

  In our latest installation of AdVision, we chat with Marylee Sachs, author of The Changing MO of the CMO, about how our connections via social, digital and new media are changing the way marketers develop messaging

• Digital Media Supervisor | Tech & Social Clients

  dsalinger

  9 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am

  Digital Media Planning Supervisor jobs. Digital Media Supervisor positions, Media Planning careers, Digital Media Planning Supervisor jobs in New York.

• Sutherland Weston launches digital media services division ...

  Dawn Gagnon

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:51 pm

  BANGOR, Maine — Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications, a Bangor-based public relations and marketing firm, has added a digital media services division to its lineup. The move will strengthen Sutherland Weston's

• GigaOm Buys Digital-Media News Site PaidContent | Digital ...

  unknown

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:57 am

  GigaOm, the digital-media company that publishes a popular tech blog of the same name, is buying the digital-media news site PaidContent.org from London-based Guardian News & Media, GigaOM said today. GigaOm

• Viddy raises $6 million for social video clips - Digital Media Wire ...

  Chris Marlowe

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:07 am

  Mobile social video application Viddy has raised $6 million dollars in financing from returning investorsBattery Ventures with participation from Greycroft Ventures and Qualcomm.

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  CDROM2GO Blog

• Handmade Mix CDs Still Make Perfect Valentine’s Gift

  DigiChick

  6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 am

  Some of you may be too young to have remembered or experienced this romantic gesture, but there was a time pre-2008 when receiving a mix cassette tape or mix CD was a big deal. They were a great way to express feelings that words could not and share special song tracks that had a [...]

• Microboards Announces End-of-Life for Legacy Printers and Publishers

  Trevor Freeman

  31 Jan 2012 | 2:30 am

  Sometimes in life, a new technology comes along and displaces an old one, leaving users no choice but to go forward. Think of the transition from cassette tapes to CDs, or from analog to digital television broadcasting. Like it or not, these technologies became the new standards for their industries. The disc printing industry is [...]

• Epson Releases Total Disc Maker v4.01 Software Update for DiscProducer

  Trevor Freeman

  30 Jan 2012 | 1:06 am

  Attention DiscProducer owners! A new verion of Total Disc Maker software has been released for all Epson DiscProducer printers and publishers. The latest version is v4.01 and was released on December 27, 2011. This release includes compatibility and drivers for new machines as well as some compatibility and bug fixes. Changes from version 3.51 are as follows: Added [...]

• Epson to Release PP-50BD Blu-ray DiscProducer in Early 2012

  Trevor Freeman

  27 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am

  There is a buzz in the industry that Epson is preparing to round out its Discproducer product line with a new model. Expected to debut in early 2012, the new machine will support recording on single and dual-layer Blu-ray discs. If it is true, this move would give Epson a major competitive advantage in the [...]

• Pioneer Introduces BDR-PR1 Archival Blu-ray Drive

  Trevor Freeman

  26 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am

  Less than a month after Pioneer announced two new Blu-ray writers for the consumer market, they are back with another new Blu ray burner – though this one is aimed at archival users. While an average computer user has little use for archival products, the need for archival storage has been growing steadily during the past [...]

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  On the Media

• The Facebook Show

  2 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pm

  An Austrian man who got Facebook to give him everything they had on him, a writer whose rapist friended her on Facebook, the value of a "Like." Max Richter - Berlin by Overnight Max Richter - Cascade NW by W

• Supreme Court Justices at the State of the Union Address, Internet as Human Right, and more

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm

  The strange tradition of Supreme Court Justices attending Presidential State of the Union Addresses, the future of warantless GPS tracking, and exploring the question of internet as a human right.

• Online Piracy, Superpacs and More

  19 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm

  The amazing story of the Megaupload take down, Italy's National Order of Journalists, and a man searches in vain for data produced by his own heart. 

• Telegraph Hackers, Naked Statues, and More

  12 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm

  A look back at a hacker from 1903, a story about Mitt Romney's dog that won't go away, and Supreme Court Justices looking at naked statues. 

• Disclosing Political Ad Buys, Gambling Online and More

  6 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm

  The benefit and burden of disclosing political ad buys online, new rules for internet gambling and using laugh tracks on TV.

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• Gartner Research: Investigating Unified Communication Vendors

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:50 am

  This 27-page detailed publication delivers the information needed to evaluate Unified Communications vendors. Gartner evaluates UC using a framework of six broad communications functions, including: voice & telephony, conferencing, messaging, presence & IM, clients, and communications applications.Unified Communications vendor ratings, along with their strengths and cautions, are provided.Download this complimentary publication now for:Total cost of ownership analysisThe top 6 characteristics to look for in a UC solutionFrom the Gartner Files: MarketScope for Unified Communications for the…

• The iPass Mobile Enterprise Research Report

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  This industry IT survey provides insight into usage and cost trends, recommendations and a policy guide for managing enterprise mobility for IT Management and CIOs. You will find data on a broad range of mobile connectivity issues, including:68 percent of IT managers believe their mobility costs will go up over the next 12 months.The majority believe their companies need to update polices regarding employee connectivity; and 65 percent believe they need to update security policies.Tablets are quickly gaining momentum, either as a replacement for a laptop or as an additional mobile device. 81…

• What You Need to Know About the Costs of Mobility

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Mobile workers want to get connected and be productive anywhere, at any time, often at any cost. Enterprise mobility is often a hidden “black” budget in your company. There are many economic levers that can impact your mobility costs. With this white paper, learn:Short-term cost reduction opportunitiesLonger term strategies to control and reduce costsAppropriate security policies for your mobile workforceEnsure that your traveling employees are productive everywhere, even while you control cost and security.Request Free!

• The Cloud Age is Here. Is Your Network Ready?

  7 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Date: February, 14, 2012Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT; 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Citrix will also provide you with tools to reshape your architecture and deliver “cloud-savvy” network capabilities-- with greater security, scalability and flexibility. Attend this webinar and learn:How virtualization and cloud are changing data center and network architecturesTechniques to flexibly deploy network services into cloud-based data center and network architecturesHow to consolidate key parts of your network without compromising performance or securityWays to improve visibility, security and control of…

• Get Control of Your Enterprise Mobility Strategy

  7 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Enterprise employees are more mobile, and they want to be just as productive whether they're in the office or on the road. They may use any means to get connected, often creating financial and security risks for your company; not to mention a management nightmare for IT. This paper includes:Trends driving changes in mobile connectivityTen steps to get you startedThree approaches for managing mobilityThese 10 steps help you put together a comprehensive strategy in this fast-changing environment.Request Free!

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  Inside Digital Media

• Apple’s Textbook and Education Plans: Part 2

  pleigh1@tampabay.rr.com (Phil Leigh | Podcasting & Blogging Consultant)

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:16 am

  Part 1 concluded that the fundamental disadvantage of conventional books is their limitation as isolated information silos. In contrast, e-books are simultaneously both (1) information repositories, and (2) portals into the nearly infinite resources of the Internet. For example, not only are definitions of unfamiliar words easily obtained in an e-book by highlighting the applicable word to summon a digital dictionary, but more context is conveniently available by “Googling” the term, or connecting to Wikipedia. Download eight minute audio narration to iPad, iPhone, and iPod. Apple’s…

• Apple’s Textbook & Education Plans – Part 1

  pleigh1@tampabay.rr.com (Phil Leigh | Podcasting & Blogging Consultant)

  3 Feb 2012 | 2:22 pm

  A couple of months hence shall mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. In response, I’ve been reading several books including Charles Lightoller’s memoirs, purchased from the Kindle store for ninety-nine cents. Lightoller was the ship’s senior surviving officer. His story is so incredible that fiction editors would likely reject the plot as too improbable. As playwright Oscar Wilde put it, “(audiences) will believe the impossible, but never the improbable”. More to the point, the experience of reading the e-book on an iPad via Kindle’s App hints at the potential for…

• Internet Threat to Satellite TV

  pleigh1@tampabay.rr.com (Phil Leigh | Podcasting & Blogging Consultant)

  31 Jan 2012 | 7:21 am

  Before “cord-cutting” became a popular term we predicted almost five years ago consumers would use the Internet to bypass conventional Cable TV. Later when Wall Street dismissed the practice as an urban myth in 2009, we concluded Cable operators may ultimately divest CATV service in order to concentrate on high-speed Internet. Download 6-minute audio narration to iPod, iPhone, and iPad here. Presently, “cord-cutting” is the Pay TV industry’s foremost concern. Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, and Amazon.com are pioneering alternate ways to acquire popular programming over the Net as opposed to…

• Explaining the Wikipedia Blackout

  pleigh1@tampabay.rr.com (Phil Leigh | Podcasting & Blogging Consultant)

  19 Jan 2012 | 10:29 am

  “Gee, Granddad (or Granny), tells us again about the day the Wikipedia went dark!” Today’s 18-minute audio interview is with Jim Burger who is a copyright attorney with Dow, Lohnes in Washington, D. C. He’s specialized in copyright law for thirty years and prior to Dow, Lohnes was on the legal staff at Apple. Wikipedia turned out the lights yesterday to protest two bills in Congress. Proponents claim the bills need to be enacted in order to protect movies, recorded music, and other “intellectual property” from piracy. Opponents assert enactment of the bills will, (a) censor the…

• First Certified White Space Radio

  pleigh1@tampabay.rr.com (Phil Leigh | Podcasting & Blogging Consultant)

  6 Jan 2012 | 1:30 pm

  Today’s sixteen minute audio interview is with William Koos, Jr. who is the Chief Executive Officer of KTS Wireless. For the past 30 years his company has been a specialty-maker of high performance radios for both military and commercial markets. Presently, KTS produces the only TV Band White Space transceiver certified by the Federal Communications Commission. “Billy” discusses the earlier trials that KTS did with White Spaces under experimental licenses. He also shares his thoughts regarding how the White Spaces market will evolve in both the United States and abroad. Download…

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  3DVIA Blog

• Create a Custom iPhone or iPad App in Minutes to Market and Promote Your Content

  gsmith

  6 Feb 2012 | 12:25 pm

  Talking with many of our 3DVIA users over the past year, one topic has come up over and over and over again. People love the 3DVIA Mobile App for the iPhone and 3DVIA Mobile HD app for the iPad, but want to know how they can create a customized App to market their company, their products or themselves. With this short tutorial, you will learn how to create a customized iPhone or iPad App to display, market and distribute your 3D content without having to go through the hassle of the iTunes store. Feedback, comments and questions are encouraged. You can view an example 3DVIA Live Marketing App…

• 3DVIA Top 10 3D Models – 131

  dswavely

  4 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am

  We’re definitely going places this time around with the Top 10! Whether you want to get there in a car, bus, ship, or even a dirigible – we’re ready to go. Just be careful around the trailer full of explosives if you’re on the way home or to visit the Grand Palais! The ten best 3D models and one 3DVIA Experience uploaded to 3DVIA.com during the weeks of Saturday, January 14th, 2011 through Friday, January 27th, 2012 are highlighted here. (Easy links to all 130 previous Top 10 posts are right after the current week’s models and 3DVIA Experience. The Top 10:…

• Castlemania 01: The Journey to Mastering 3DVIA Shape Begins

  dswavely

  31 Jan 2012 | 6:30 am

  Welcome to Castlemania: a bi-weekly tutorial series designed to turn any 3DVIA Shape modeler into an expert. Castlemania will cover how to use all of the tools available in 3DVIA Shape while you build an amazing castle model step-by-step. Each tutorial will highlight different tools with examples and links to videos that show how the tool works in more detail. We’ve chosen castles, because they can be simple or fantastically complicated depending on what you imagine them to be. Feel free to download the models that we make and re-use them or change them into your own design. This is the…

• 3DVIA Top 10 3D Models – 130

  dswavely

  20 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am

  Hold on to your hat if you get close to the fury of sound from the blue roadster or take a ride in the exquisite yacht! If you’re feeling elegant, pick up your luxury bag after appreciating the gorgeous flower arrangement and head out. You have two choices of beautiful homes and two wonderful places for your other activities. Just don’t let that pesky little mosquito puncture your fun. The ten best 3D models and one 3DVIA Scene uploaded to 3DVIA.com during the weeks of Saturday, December 31st, 2011 through Friday, January 13th, 2012 are highlighted here. (Easy links to all 129…

• 3DVIA Top 10 – Best of the Best – 2011!

  dswavely

  10 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm

  It was an exceptionally busy year for everyone here at 3DVIA! One result was that the weekly Top 10 blog posts became bi-weekly instead. This means that there are 28 Top 10′s to gather data from, compared to 47 last year. To be statistically more accurate, the Best of the Best 2011 compilation now determines the Top 5 modelers of 2011. Because of a tie for fifth place, 6 Truly extraordinary 3DVIA modelers are recognized here as the Top 5 modelers for the models that they created in 2011! CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU! The Best of the Best 2011 is a celebration of these individual…

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  Hiperia3D News

• Daz Studio 4 Pro, Bryce 7 Pro and DAZ Hexagon FREE!!!

  2 Feb 2012 | 1:25 pm

  Till the end of this month, February, Bryce 7 PRO, Daz Studio 4 PRO and Hexagon are FREE. See the page at DAZ: http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d/free-3d-software-overview You will only need to have an account at DAZ (it’s free to have an account) Take this... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

• Spanish Forest Vol 3

  23 Nov 2011 | 6:52 am

  A new volume of the stock photo series: Spanish Forest Vol 3. 25 photos. All photos were made with a Nikon DSLR by me. As a photographer, I studied in the IDEP School Of Photography And Design of Barcelona (Spain), one of the most prestigious... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

• Zoner Photo Studio 14: Spectacular Improvements

  22 Nov 2011 | 3:24 am

  This is the review of the latest, recently released, version of Zoner Photo Studio, an excellent software package for photography. This version adds amazing speed improvements, new edition tools, and an awesome tone mapping HDR feature. INTRO I've... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

• EA Sorcha For V4

  1 Nov 2011 | 4:22 am

  A new character for Victoria 4 (Poser and Daz Studio compatible), released by Emma Alvarez and me. It includes additional textures with or without clothes painted over the skin (second skins). V4 character + 2 second skin mats + vampire option + lots... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

• Spanish Forest Vol 2

  21 Oct 2011 | 4:17 am

  My wife Emma and I have made this product: Spanish Forest Vol 2. 25 photos, made by me, and retouched by Emma, in a beautiful place of Spain called Mariola Mountains. JPG format: 3000 x 2000, 300 dpi - High detail!!! Bonus: minitutorials: how... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

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  MarketSaw - 3D Movies, Gaming and Technology

• PARADISE LOST Indeed. Canned By Legendary!

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:22 pm

  Sad news today: Legendary Pictures has canned the Alex Proyas directed adaptation of the John Milton poem of good vs. evil, PARADISE LOST. As recently as a couple of weeks ago, Bradley Cooper (who... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• MUST SEE: New Photos From DREDD!

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:08 pm

  Finally here are some better quality images from DREDD that shows off some character - AND why this film is getting a very hard R-rating. Click on the images to enlarge... Karl Urban stars as Judge... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Whallopin' Websnappers! The New Spider-man Trailer Is... AMAZING!!

  7 Feb 2012 | 11:20 am

  Oh yeah guys - check out this trailer! I simply love everything about it. I can't deny that THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN just improved in my list of anticipated movies based on this thing. Am I looking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• See: Three New Images From THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - Don't Forget The Sneak Peek TODAY!

  6 Feb 2012 | 12:41 pm

  Well today's the day that Sony is sneaking some peeks at THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in select cities, so if you manage to take in the event - let us know what you thought! For the rest of us who aren't... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Horrible Helicopter Crash In Australia Claims Lives Of Andrew Wight And Mike deGruy

  5 Feb 2012 | 11:22 am

  I received an email 6 hours ago from one of our awesome readers in Australia (thanks Shaun) that pointed me to a tragic story on News.com.au. Andrew Wight (51, writer / producer, SANCTUM, pictured... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life

• Games for Change at the NPC this Friday February 10

  rikomatic

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:04 pm

  This Friday, February 10, we are happy to welcome Mr. Jeff Ramos, community and content manager at Games for Change. Games for Change is a nonprofit formed in 2004 to "facilitate the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts." Jeff will update us on the field of social impact games and tell us the news about the 9th annual Games for Change Festival happening in June in New York. If you are interested in how games can be used to change the world, this is the NPC meeting for you. Join us this Friday starting at 8:30am…

• The 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Has Begun!

  rikomatic

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:45 am

  TechSoup’s annual Digital Storytelling Challenge (also known as #TSDigs), powered by Lights. Camera. Help., has launched for 2012!  The Digital Storytelling Challenge combines professional instruction and friendly competition into a hands-on media-making project. Organizations participate in a series of short, interactive online trainings, apply that knowledge to create their digital story, then submit a one-minute video or five-picture slideshow to the #TSDigs Challenge by February 29. A panel of expert judges selects the very best entries to win terrific prizes consisting of…

• Fearless Nation featured at next NPC Meeting, February 3

  rikomatic

  1 Feb 2012 | 12:40 pm

  This Friday, February 3, we are following up on our talk with Spoton3D to bring you a nonprofit that has recently moved their operations from Second Life to Spoton3D, Fearless Nation PTSD Support. We have invited Colleen Crary, founder and ED of Fearless Nation, to talk about their work to support Post-traumatic Stress Disorder sufferers and their loved ones using virtual tools. Should be a very enlightening session. About Fearless Nation:   Colleen Crary is the Founder and Executive Director of Fearless Nation PTSD Support, a 501c3 NonProfit dedicated to providing education and support…

• SF Online Community MeetUp with Bill Johnston of Dell and guests February 1 at the NPC

  rikomatic

  30 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm

  The SF Online Community MeetUp is the free monthly gathering of online community managers, enthusiasts, and innovators to meet and discuss tools and strategies for building and managing effective communities.  This month, join Bill Johnston, Head of Global Community, Dell;Thor Muller, Chief Technology Officer, Get Satisfaction; Rachel Luxemburg, Group Manager, Community at Adobe; and Gail Ann Williams, Community Director at Salon / The Well to hear about their “secret sauce” tips to help build thriving and valuable online communities. The session will start with a…

• Transcript of NPC Meeting with Spoton3D January 27, 2012

  rikomatic

  30 Jan 2012 | 10:51 am

  We had a great Nonprofit Meeting on January 27, featuring Philippe of the Spoton3D virtual world platform. And the Mentors continued their survey of third party Second Life clients. The full transcript follows... Nonprofit Commons Meeting January 27, 2012, 8:30am PST Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26 AGENDA 8:30am Introductions 8:40am TechSoup Announcements 8:45am Mentors Corner 8:55am Spoton3D 9:30am OpenMic/ Announcements INTRODUCTIONS Bookmark/Search this post with: read more

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  New World Notes

• The Ultimate Reply for an Increasingly Ridiculous Thread

  SLHamlet

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:59 am

  There will come a time (and that time will be soon) when an online discussion thread reaches an apex of drama and obsession, where logic and words themselves lose all meaning. That's when you'll probably want to post this image,...

• Perfect for Your SL Valentines: Sexy New Releases from the Dynamic Designers of Collabor88!

  Iris Ophelia

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:35 am

  Iris Ophelia's ongoing review of virtual world and MMO fashion Yesterday, the latest round of themed designs were released at Collabor88 [Click here to teleport to Collabor88 in TAILS], and it was love at first sight. If you're unfamiliar, Collabor88...

• Adventure Game Crowdfunder Raises $700K+ in 24 Hours

  SLHamlet

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:01 am

  This is what new world gaming looks like: Double Fine, the widely-admired game studio founded by Tim Schaefer, launched a crowdfunder on Kickstarter to raise funds for an independenty-produced and distributed adventure game. To make it, they just wanted $400,000,...

• SL Bloggers Wonder About Blogging for SL on an Unpaid Basis

  SLHamlet

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:32 pm

  Linden Lab is looking for SLers who want to blog for their community site, evidently on an unpaid basis, which is an opportunity that makes SL blogger Chestnut Rau only huff: "Linden Lab is making millions of dollars from us...

• G+: Growing Size, Weak Traffic (Even for Posts About G+!)

  SLHamlet

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:35 am

  Google+ is purportedly growing in user size, but at least from this blog's perspective, I'm not seeing those numbers translate into traffic -- even for posts about Google+! For example, above is the social media traffic generated by my late...

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  Twitter / SecondLie

• SecondLie: @MrKips I hate Mondays.

  SecondLie

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:29 am

  SecondLie: @MrKips I hate Mondays.

• SecondLie: @m_ethaniel Black dots mean you need to wash your face more.. or you've got the plague. (Possibly both.)

  SecondLie

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:26 am

  SecondLie: @m_ethaniel Black dots mean you need to wash your face more.. or you've got the plague. (Possibly both.)

• SecondLie: TIP: Green dots are nearby avatars, yellow dots are friends, and red dots are something you should have a doctor look at.

  SecondLie

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 am

  SecondLie: TIP: Green dots are nearby avatars, yellow dots are friends, and red dots are something you should have a doctor look at.

• SecondLie: (if you're worried about the Vatican tweet, relax. I bought a dozen unused indulgences on eBay last week. I'm cool.)

  SecondLie

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:38 am

  SecondLie: (if you're worried about the Vatican tweet, relax. I bought a dozen unused indulgences on eBay last week. I'm cool.)

• SecondLie: (Should people complain that Boston is too far East, we could move it out to Framingham or Natick.)

  SecondLie

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:31 am

  SecondLie: (Should people complain that Boston is too far East, we could move it out to Framingham or Natick.)

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  Twitter / SLurl

• SLurl: The 1st Question @PookyMedia ~ Special Friday Edition ~ 4:30pm http://t.co/J6uNFF48

  3 Feb 2012 | 12:25 pm

  SLurl: The 1st Question @PookyMedia ~ Special Friday Edition ~ 4:30pm http://t.co/J6uNFF48

• SLurl: RT @slOfficeHours: 12:00 SLT - Content Creation/Mesh Import - http://t.co/aJsqNMWY #sl

  23 Jan 2012 | 11:53 am

  SLurl: RT @slOfficeHours: 12:00 SLT - Content Creation/Mesh Import - http://t.co/aJsqNMWY #sl

• SLurl: The 1st Question @PookyMedia 4:30pm http://t.co/6fncd4Bg

  17 Jan 2012 | 1:08 pm

  SLurl: The 1st Question @PookyMedia 4:30pm http://t.co/6fncd4Bg

• SLurl: 100 Word Stories 5pm http://t.co/6PvhlzEH

  28 Dec 2011 | 10:25 am

  SLurl: 100 Word Stories 5pm http://t.co/6PvhlzEH

• SLurl: MiC: Museums of Rome Capital - Mikati Slade's "Kuru Kuru World" http://t.co/ciq0en0c

  22 Dec 2011 | 12:23 pm

  SLurl: MiC: Museums of Rome Capital - Mikati Slade's "Kuru Kuru World" http://t.co/ciq0en0c

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  MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog

• LifeProof iPhone Case Offers Protection Against Water and Shock Damage

  Jordan Golson

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  One of the most frequent reasons for an iPhone to go on a trip to the Apple Store's Genius Bar is because of water damage. Typically, a water damaged iPhone can be replaced for a flat $199 fee, though with the recently launched AppleCare+, that price can be reduced to $49. Most ultra-durable iPhone cases, like Otterbox's Defender or Case Mate's TANK, are merely water-resistant -- not actually water proof. They might protect an iPhone during a rainstorm, but they can't handle a dunk in the pool or -- perhaps more likely -- a drop in the toilet. LifeProof's iPhone case, however,…

• The iPad 3's A6 Processor to be Dual-Core?

  Arnold Kim

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:47 pm

  TheVerge's Joshua Topolsky summarizes the iPad 3 casing findings reported earlier today, but also adds his own sources regarding some details of the iPad 3. Image from RepairLabs As expected, the iPad 3 will reportedly include a 2048x1536 Retina Display, be nearly identical physically, and use the A6 processor. The A6 processor, however, is claimed to have a dual-core chip, not a quad-core one, at least according to his sources: What is surprising, however, is that our sources say that the A6 will not be a quad-core chip, but will remain dual-core. We've previously had heard that the device…

• Tweetbot for iPad Hits The App Store

  Jordan Golson

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:37 pm

  Popular iPhone Twitter client Tweetbot has finally arrived on the iPad, with a user interface instantly familiar to any current Tweetbot user. Designed for the Twitter power-user, Tweetbot packs a lot of punch into an intuitive, slick interface, with unique functionality like Smart Gestures which give quick access to a variety of features through double or triple-taps. The Next Web and Business Insider have more in-depth reviews. The app is $2.99 and is a separate purchase from the iPhone app, a fact some users may dislike, but Tweetbot co-developer Paul Haddad explained his thoughts…

• Vonage Rolls Out "High-Definition" VoIP Calling App

  Jordan Golson

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:24 am

  Vonage has introduced yet another app to its growing mobile arsenal. The latest, called Vonage Mobile (not to be confused with another app called Vonage Mobile, introduced in 2009) adds a Skype-esque component to the old app's VoIP calling component. Users with Vonage Mobile installed can make "high-definition" audio calls or SMS-type text messages over Wi-Fi and 3G to other Vonage Mobile users. Users can also make low-cost international calls with credits added via In-App Purchasing. Calls to landline or wireless numbers in the US, Canada or Puerto Rico, from anywhere in the world, are free…

• 'iBank Access' Seeking to Remake Personal Finance on the iPad

  Eric Slivka

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:26 am

  As Intuit's Quicken options for Mac users continue to falter in the wake of a stripped-down Quicken Essentials release and the company's ongoing efforts to make the more fully-functional Quicken 2007 compatible with OS X Lion, other personal finance software firms have attempted to step into the void. One of the more successful companies has been IGG Software with its iBank software, which is available as both a Mac application and a companion iPhone app. IGG Software has been teasing a few tidbits about its work on an iPad application over the past few months, and as noted in a new blog post…

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  TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

• Apple Store employees accept petitions from protesters

  Chris Rawson

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 am

  Slightly over a dozen protesters from Change.org and SumofUS delivered a petition signed by more than 250,000 people to the Grand Central Terminal Apple Store today. Both organizations are urging Apple to improve working conditions at factories run by its overseas suppliers, particularly Foxconn's massive facility in China. CNET reports the event was relatively low-key -- there were more people present covering the event for the media than the number of protesters who showed up -- and Apple Store employees seemed well-prepared when they accepted the big box of signatures. The group claims the…

• NOAA drops BlackBerry, embraces iPhone and iPad

  Steven Sande

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

  The Loop is reporting that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is taking RIM BlackBerry devices off of the list of officially supported mobile devices. What's taking the place of the trusty old BlackBerry? iPhones and iPads running iOS 5 and newer versions of the mobile OS. While a February 3rd memo from NOAA Chief Information Officer and Director for High Performance Computing and Communications Joseph Klimavicz noted that support for BlackBerrys will continue until May 12, 2012, it does not say when the government organization will actually start providing workers…

• Satechi's Cup Holder Mount keeps your iPad and iPhone close at hand

  Steven Sande

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am

  So, your Family Truckster is loaded with sixteen cup holders in various places. Since you already have a place to stash your hot coffee while driving, wouldn't it be nice to use one of those cup holders for something really useful, like holding your iPad or iPhone within arm's reach? Satechi yesterday delivered the SCH-121 Cup Holder Mount (US$29.99), which comes with two cradles, one for 7" - 10" tablets and the other for your smartphone. While you don't exactly want to be going down the road watching movies on your iPad, this is perfect for the back seat crowd, front row passengers, or for…

• Daily iPhone App: Spice Invaders

  Mike Schramm

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am

  If you're tired of tower defense games, I don't blame you. Feel free to skip this post, but let me say this before you go: I wouldn't spotlight yet another tower defense game if it wasn't special. That's why Spice Invaders has made the cut. The standard tower defense tropes are in place. Build and upgrade towers with spells and abilities to repel invaders while carrying on a map-wide campaign. But Spice Invaders by On5 Games (published by Chillingo) goes a step further. First of all, the game is super polished. It runs great and looks terrific, and everything from the characters to the UI…

• App usage doesn't drop during Super Bowl -- except during halftime

  Mike Schramm

  8 Feb 2012 | 8:00 pm

  Mobile advertiser Flurry's latest report, on app usage during the Super Bowl, is fascinating for those of us who have been following the "second screen" phenomenon: The tendency of mobile device users to use their devices while also watching television or other media. Flurry notes that during last week's big game, not only was the app audience (according to the apps that the company is actually monitoring) almost as large as the Super Bowl audience as a whole, but as you can see above, app usage steadily grew throughout the game. With one interesting exception, that is: During the Madonna…

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  How to Make iPhone Apps

• Here’s The Three Things You Need To Become An iOS App Developer

  MattjDrake

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:04 am

  One of the reasons I write this blog is to de-mystify the process of becoming an iOS app developer. Usually, I do this by writing about programming and development topics. But, sometimes people get lost in all that and just want to know where to start. Hopefully, this post will clear up the questions that 90% of you have been asking about becoming iOS app developers. What you need boils down to three things: Mac Computer iOS SDK Software Development Skills Mac Hardware This one is always the hardest for some people to swallow: look, you need a Mac to do iOS app development. The answer to the…

• Introduction To Computer Science With Objective-C

  MattjDrake

  7 Feb 2012 | 6:27 am

  Computer Science is the study of abstraction – finding the best model for a problem and implementation – figuring out how to solve the solution mechanically. That is what my new series is all about: getting back to the basics and understanding how Computer Science will make us better iOS and Objective-C programmers. Computer Science is the study of abstraction – finding the best model for a problem and implementation – figuring out how to solve the solution mechanically. Introducing the Computer Science With Objective-C Series So, I got this idea from perhaps the most…

• Format Dates In Objective-C With NSDate + NSDateFormatter

  MattjDrake

  2 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pm

  Anyone who uses NSDate knows that the output format can be pretty unpleasant looking. This output is not something that you would generally present to your users. So what is an Objective-C programmer to do with dates? The answer is to use NSDateFormatter to create date formats and get data objects formatted as strings that you can present to your users. You will specify date formatter dates using the Unicode data format patterns. So, let’s assume for the moment that you have today’s date set up: NSDate *todaysDate = [NSDate date]; If you want to present this you would do something…

• February Going Ons (Mobile App Mastery Newsletter)

  MattjDrake

  31 Jan 2012 | 12:12 pm

  So I’ve been trying to get myself to publish a monthly newsletter for Mobile App Mastery and this blog for some time. But, as you will find out in a second I’ve been extremely busy with a sweet semi-secret project. But, at any rate here is my attempt to update you on the tons of exciting things going on for the month of February. Huge Improvements To iOS Code Camp! iOS Code Camp is my exclusive online training seminar. iOS Code Camp is an intensive training program plus live mentoring, coaching and community building delivered by yours truly via BaseCamp and GoToMeeting. This is…

• How Philosophy Can Help You Learn Programming

  MattjDrake

  26 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am

  As an undergraduate, I took a liberal arts course that really changed my thinking about programming. If you can believe it, this course was a philosophy course! This course is what brought everything into focus and made me into the programmer that I am today. What Course Was That? The course was Symbolic Logic and it was simply a course that showed use the fundamental ways to figure out logic problems. Honestly, the entire class really boiled down to this: If A = B and B = C then A = C In the class, we would go over tons of situations and reduce them to logic statements written down on paper…

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  iPhoneViz

• Identity Soup. Created on an iPad with Fluid FX and V.I.K.T.O.R.

  3 Feb 2012 | 12:28 pm

  Identity Soup. Created on an iPad with Fluid FX and V.I.K.T.O.R.

• Cami was rethinking her calling

  2 Feb 2012 | 8:06 am

  Cami was rethinking her calling

• Literal renditions of common metaphors #2

  1 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pm

  Literal renditions of common metaphors #2

• Literal renditions of common metaphors #1

  31 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am

  Literal renditions of common metaphors #1

• Wonder Woman vs Godzilla

  29 Jan 2012 | 3:57 pm

  [Flash 10 is required to watch video.]Wonder Woman vs Godzilla

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  Linux News

• MOSIX 3.0.0.0 for Linux 3.2.5

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:25 pm

  MOSIX is a cluster operating system targeted for high-performance computing on Linux clusters, multi-clusters and clouds.

• Meet Raspberry Pi's $25 PC

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:16 am

  Raspberry Pi Foundation's $25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware.

• Down

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:16 am

  The folks behind DuckDuckGo have been deftly positioning the search engine as one you should be using, if you are tired or want to avoid snooping by Google and others like it.

• Linux Yuma and other Mobile GPS Data Capture News

  9 Feb 2012 | 4:06 am

  Targeting military and industrial applications requiring data collection, inspection, and reporting from the field, the Linux-powered Yuma can be used with geospatial software including GRASS GIS and Quantum GIS as well as other standard or custom Linux-based applications.

• Arkelis ports Swift messaging system to Linux

  9 Feb 2012 | 3:01 am

  Red Hat , the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and Arkelis NV, a fully owned subsidiary of Swift, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, today announced that financial institutions can deploy Arkelis' Advanced Messaging Hub on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to manage significant volumes of incoming and outgoing ... (more)

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  OSNews

• * European independent Apple resellers on verge of Bankruptcy *

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pm

  Way back in 2005, only a few months after I joined the OSNews team, I interviewed Wim Schermer, founder and then-owner of the largest chain of Apple "Premium Reseller" stores in The Netherlands, MacSupport (now iCentre). In fact, Wim Schermer was the first Dutchman to buy a Macintosh - the original Macintosh, that is - in The Netherlands, and went on to start his Apple reseller business in 1988. While the interview covered many aspects, one thing always stuck with me: Schermer was concerned about what would happen to his business if Apple were to open an official Apple Store in The…

• Engineers boost computer processor performance by over 20%

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:22 pm

  "Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units and central processing units on a single chip to collaborate - boosting processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent."

• Microsoft to launch Windows 8 Consumer Preview February 29

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:19 pm

  "Microsoft revealed today that it plans to launch the highly anticipated 'Consumer Preview' version of Windows 8 on February 29th. The company will hold an event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 29th to launch the Windows 8 Consumer Preview between 3PM and 5PM (CET)." Still haven't seen any indication they've addressed the core issues with Metro (no window management, no real applications). If they don't, this release will be entirely useless to anyone who uses computers beyond Facebook, weather applications, and Twitter.

• Tribler makes BitTorrent impossible to shut down

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:15 pm

  "While the file-sharing ecosystem is currently filled with uncertainty and doubt, researchers at Delft University of Technology continue to work on their decentralized BitTorrent network. Their Tribler client doesn't require torrent sites to find or download content, as it is based on pure peer-to-peer communication. 'The only way to take it down is to take the Internet down,' the lead researcher says." In a way, the efforts by Hollywood and the corrupt US Congress is actually increasing the resiliency of peer-to-peer technology. Karma.

• Chrome browser comes to Ice Cream Sandwich

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:59 am

  So, how long have we been waiting for this to happen? Google has finally unveiled the future if the Android browser: it has no future. Google unveiled Chrome for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and has designated it as the future default browser for the Android platform.

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  Coding Horror

• Farewell Stack Exchange

  6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm

  I am no longer a part of Stack Exchange. I still have much literal and figurative stock in the success of Stack Exchange, of course, but as of March 1st I will no longer be part of the day to day operations of the company, or the Stack Exchange sites, in any way. It's been almost exactly 4 years since I chose my own adventure. In those four years, we accomplished incredible things together. Stack Overflow is now an enormous bustling city, a hugely positive influence on the daily lives of programmers around the world, a place to learn from and teach your peers. And the entire Stack Exchange…

• Listen to Your Community, But Don't Let Them Tell You What to Do

  3 Feb 2012 | 2:18 am

  You know how interviewers love asking about your greatest weakness, or the biggest mistake you've ever made? These questions may sound formulaic, maybe even borderline cliche, but be careful when you answer: they are more important than they seem. So when people ask me what our biggest mistake was in building Stack Overflow I'm glad I don't have to fudge around with platitudes. I can honestly and openly point to a huge, honking, ridiculously dumb mistake I made from the very first day of development on Stack Overflow – and, worse, a mistake I stubbornly clung to for a solid nine month…

• The One Button Mystique

  1 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pm

  I enjoy my iPhone, but I can't quite come to terms with one aspect of its design: Apple's insistence that there can be only ever be one, and only one, button on the front of the device. I also own a completely buttonless Kindle Fire, and you'll get no argument from me that there should be at least one obvious "Jesus Handle" button on the front of any gadget. I do wonder why Amazon decided to make the Fire buttonless, when every other Kindle they ship has a home button. Amazon has a track record of making some awfully rough version 1.0 devices; I'm sure they'll add a home button in a version…

• Defeating SOPA and PIPA Isn't Enough

  18 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

  SOPA and PIPA are two pieces of proposed legislation designed to "stop" Internet piracy… in the most hamfisted way imaginable. As Mitchell Baker explains: Assume there's a corner store in your neighborhood that rents movies. But the movie industry believes that some or even all of the videos in that store are unauthorized copies, so that they're not being paid when people watch their movies. What should be done? SOPA/PIPA do not aim at the people trying to get to the store, or even the store itself. The solution under the proposed bills is to make it as difficult as possible to find or…

• Building Social Software for the Anti-Social

  19 Dec 2011 | 3:31 am

  In November, I delivered the keynote presentation at Øredev 2011. It was the second and probably final presentation in the series I call Building Social Software for the Anti-Social. I've spent almost four years thinking about the Q&A format, and these two presentations are the culmination of that line of thought. In them I present ten "scary ideas", ideas which are counterintuitive for most folks. These are the building blocks we used to construct Stack Overflow, and by extension, Server Fault, Super User, and the rest of the Stack Exchange network. Radically lower the bar for…

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  LogicalVue

• Changes at LogicalVue for 2012

  Paul Lefebvre

  17 Jan 2012 | 8:17 am

  LogicalVue Software, Inc. was first formed in 2003 and primarily sold software products built using RealBasic. In 2007, I started doing consulting (also using RealBasic). During this time I had a separate full-time job, but in 2008, I had so much RealBasic consulting work that I had to leave my full-time job (as a .NET developer) to devote myself to it. I’ve been doing full-time RealBasic (now Real Studio) consulting since then. But after four years, it’s time for another change. Starting on February 1, 2012, I will be joining Real Software, the makers of Real Studio, as their…

• Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

  Paul Lefebvre

  6 Oct 2011 | 10:51 am

  I am saddened by the loss of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs only got 56 years on this earth, but boy did he make use of his time. Anyone would be lucky to have just one of his successes. Every computer in use today is based on the original vision of the Macintosh. Every Mac in use today uses the operating system created by Steve Jobs’ team at Next. The music industry was changed, for the better, by Steve’s vision of the iPod and iTunes. Every phone is now based on the original iPhone concept. Every tablet is based on the iPad. And I haven’t even mentioned the joy that Pixar brought…

• Changing Columns in SQLite Tables

  Paul Lefebvre

  31 May 2011 | 8:52 am

  A recent purchaser of SQLVue, our SQLite IDE for database developers, requested for a new feature: the ability to modify existing columns on a table. Currently SQLVue does not support this and until it does, I thought I would explain how you can do this manually. But first, why does SQLVue not support this obviously useful feature? Well, the reason SQLVue does not support this yet is because SQLite itself does not support it. Unlike most databases, the ALTER TABLE command in SQLite is a bit restrictive. It only allows you to add new columns and to rename a table. You cannot use ALTER TABLE to…

• SQLVue 4.1 Now Available

  Paul Lefebvre

  31 May 2011 | 8:35 am

  SQLVue 4.1 is now available in the Mac App Store and is on sale for $14.99 through June 14th: App Store Link New features include: New features for SQLVue 4.1 include: * All-new table designer: create and alter tables without using SQL * Easily create Views from SQL statements * Export database table structure as SQL commands to include in your apps * Ensure the quality of your SQLite databases with the Database Integrity Check and Index Analyzer * Create sample databases using the Chinook database, populated with significant sample data * And much more!

• Mac Development Setup

  Paul Lefebvre

  4 May 2011 | 12:53 pm

  Marco Arment just wrote a blog post about iMacs, Mac Pros, and laptops. Considering I just recently upgraded all my computing hardware here, I thought I would comment on what worked for me. Earlier this year, I replaced my 3-year old MacBook Pro with a Mac Pro and a MacBook Air. I seriously considered getting a 27″ iMac i7 and did not seriously consider getting another MacBook Pro. I’ll try to explain why. More for Less First, I want to stress that getting refurbished equipment is the way to go. With Apple refurbished hardware, you can save hundreds of dollars on equipment that is…

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  ProgrammableWeb

• Today in APIs: Facebook Credits, LinkedIn Acquisition and 7 New APIs

  Adam DuVander

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:33 pm

  Many game developers aren’t seeing the increase in conversions or revenue they hoped for from the Facebook Credits API. LinkedIn has acquired API-happy Rapportive. Plus: financial data challenges, API vs. RSS and 7 new APIs. Facebook Losing Credit With Game Developers It seems Facebook Credits isn’t helping developers make money like expected: Facebook made it mandatory for developers to use its payments platform in canvas games in July. That meant developers on the platform had to start handing over a 30 percent revenue share to the company, mirroring a similar split on Apple’s…

• Pinterest API: Coming Soon or Already Here?

  Adam DuVander

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:13 am

  Move over, Instagram API, there’s a new hotness. In a similar way that developers sought out Instagram, photo tagging site Pinterest has its share of API sniffers and unofficial wrappers. That and the official Pinterest API is said to be coming soon. Or, is it already here? Since there’s a mobile app, there’s an API. Update: a commenter points us to Pinterest API documentation, so we now have a Pinterest API profile. “There is a Pinterest API that serves our iPhone app, but we are working on making the API more reliable and consistent,” Pinterest’s…

• The EveryScape API Can Show You The Way

  Kevin Sundstrom

  9 Feb 2012 | 6:36 am

  There is a restaurant near my house that I go to often, it’s hard to find and I have trouble explaining to my friends how to get there. I can’t help but wonder how much business this restaurant is losing because of its poor location. Indoor mapping company EveryScape might have the solution. It’s like Google Maps street view that doesn’t stop at the front door, it goes right inside. The Everyscape API can seamlessly be integrated into a website, allowing a developer to place the company’s immersive viewer in a relevant section of their site. Once inside the company’s platform…

• Today in APIs: Flickr Competition, the “Real” Google Plus API and 15 New APIs

  Adam DuVander

  8 Feb 2012 | 6:45 pm

  A competitor created an export tool for Flickr ex-patriots, so the photo sharing site shut down the Flickr API developer key. The Google Plus developer page makes some wonder if the “real” Google Plus API is coming soon. Also: questions about the Google Safe Browsing API, free cloud database and 15 new APIs. Flickr Plugs Its Leaky Boat With users exporting Flickr photos to SnapJoy, Flickr apparently shut off access to its API: Snapjoy’s co-founder Michael Dwan tells us that no warning was given to Snapjoy about its access to Flickr’s API being shut down, nor did his company do…

• 81 Analytics APIs: Google Analytics, SendGrid and Awe.sm

  Wendell Santos

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

  Our API directory now includes 81 analytics APIs. The newest is the Clarabridge API. The most popular by far, in terms of mashups, is the Google Analytics API. We list 49 Google Analytics mashups which is seven times more than the nearest API. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of analytics APIs. In terms of the technical details, REST and JSON lead the way. There are 60 analytics REST APIs and 4 analytics SOAP APIs. Our directory lists 54 analytics XML APIs and 39 analytics JSON APIs. The most common tags within analytics are 21 internet…

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  Twitter Status

• Twitter site issue

  22 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm

  Update: This issue has been resolved. Some users may currently be experiencing site issues; our engineers are working on resolving this issue.

• Streaming Delivery Delay

  4 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm

  Update: This issue has been resolved. Clients of the streaming APIs may be experiencing delivery delays. Our engineers are currently working on this issue.

• Twitter Site Issue

  31 Dec 2011 | 7:47 am

  Update: This issue has been resolved. Users may currently be experiencing some site issues; our engineers are working on resolving this issue.

• Twitter Site Issue

  14 Dec 2011 | 2:17 pm

  Update: This issue has been resolved. Users may be experiencing an issue with our service; our engineers are currently working on this issue.

• Twitter Site Issue

  14 Nov 2011 | 1:40 pm

  Update: This issue has been resolved. Users may currently be experiencing some site issues; our engineers are working on resolving this issue.

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  Social Business Blog RSS | ZDNet

• Cillit Bang and Facebook clean up with All in 1 social commerce offering

  Eileen Brown

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:46 am

  Reckitt Benckiser has taken social commerce one step further than its competition by launching and offering its new Cillit Bang cleaning product exclusively on Facebook.

• Barbour buys search ads to fight counterfeit goods

  Eileen Brown

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:01 am

  Barbour the British clothing manufacturer selling luxury goods including the iconic waxed jacket has taken steps to fight the flow of fake goods appearing at the top of search results.

• Maplin launches Social Store for geeks on Facebook

  Eileen Brown

  6 Feb 2012 | 8:20 am

  Maplin has launched its social store and gives geeks a great ‘in page’ experience.Now you can purchase whatever electronic components you like — without leaving Facebook.

• RIM's BeBold campaign -- hashtag fail or genius marketing?

  Eileen Brown

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:32 am

  Yet another company has fallen foul of the Twitter hashtag. This time it’s RIM with its BeBold campaign. But were the marketing team naive — or preparing our focus for the BlackBerry 10?

• Sainsbury's rebrands Tiger bread after request from 3 year old

  Eileen Brown

  31 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am

  Sainsbury’s has rebranded its Tiger bread to Giraffe bread after receiving a letter from 3 and a half year old Lily. Listening to the customer is good for your reputation - no matter how old the customer happens to be.

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  ExtremeTech

• Path’s new Terms of Service puts the lie to CEO’s apology

  Joel Hruska

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:37 pm

  Yesterday, blogger Arun Thampi published data showing that the popular mobile social networking service Path uploads the entire contents of an iPhone user’s address book without permission. Path CEO David Morin promptly trotted out to perform the obligatory Apology Ritual, stating that “As a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, we’ve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information from our servers.”Path’s new policies go significantly further than a simple notification of contact sharing. The site’s Terms of Service now include…

• New 36MP Nikon D800e: Is it too sharp for you?

  David Cardinal

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:08 am

  Photographers obsess about sharpness. Declaring an image “tack sharp” is one of the highest compliments on the technical execution of an image. So most photographers are surprised when they first learn that their expensive cameras have a built-in filter that deliberately blurs the image — technically a low-pass, or anti-aliasing (AA), filter that blocks very high frequencies — before it ever gets to the camera’s sensor. This filter is needed because camera sensors are checkerboards of red, green, and blue, causing them to create artifacts called moiré patterns…

• The death of Firefox

  Sebastian Anthony

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

  It doesn’t look good for Firefox: Almost every month for the last three years, Firefox has lost ground to Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari. For most of 2009 the trend was fairly straight as it fended off Chrome and nibbled away at IE, but between 2010 and today Firefox has lost a third of its market share, from a worldwide peak of around 30% down to 20%.You can look at this two ways. First, the total number of people on the internet is growing, so while Firefox’s share has decreased, the total number of people using Firefox is increasing. The other point of view is that…

• Preventing and treating drug abuse? There’s an app for that

  Sebastian Anthony

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:44 am

  A new smartphone app called iHeal aims to revolutionize the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. By combining the processing power and connectivity of a smartphone, and a wireless biosensor on the patient’s wrist, iHeal can detect when a patient is stressed and at risk of relapsing or suffering a panic attack.The setup is quite simple: The patient wears a wristband that measures body motion, heart rate, skin temperature, and electrical activity. The wristband connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth, where an Android app analyzes the data. If the app…

• Google Drive: Dropbox killer or mediocre also-ran?

  Sebastian Anthony

  9 Feb 2012 | 4:19 am

  It’s one of Silicon Valley’s greatest pink elephants: Why doesn’t Google offer a cloud storage service to rival Dropbox, Box.net, or Microsoft’s SkyDrive? Google has the most internet-connected servers in the world, the largest combined storage of any web company, and already offers photo storage (Picasa), document storage (Docs), music storage (Music), but for some reason it has never offered a unified Google Drive. According to people familiar with the matter, however, our wait is almost over: Google’s Hard Drive In The Sky is coming soon, possibly…

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  Mixpanel - Real-time Web Analytics

• Product Development and Experiments

  michael

  2 Feb 2012 | 2:34 pm

  The following is a guest blog post from Michael Twardos, Director of Analytics at Mog. If you’re interested in writing a post, please get in touch. Testing is an essential part of life. We touch the water with our toes before we jump in. We taste a piece of new food before we eat the entire meal. We test drive cars and skis before we buy them. In general, we try to collect information when it is available to make future decisions about larger investments. In some ways, measuring cause and effect is easy: When you can hold “everything else constant”, its easy to determine…

• Data Inconsistency on January 16

  geddes

  17 Jan 2012 | 11:53 am

  On January 16th, from 6:00 – 6:20 pm Pacific Time there was an error in our production system, causing every event sent to Mixpanel to be counted four times. All of our customers, if looking at an hourly view of their data, will see an artificial spike for the hour between 6:00pm and 7:00pm, similar to the one pictured below: We are very proud of the accuracy of our data, and are extremely sorry that this error occurred. We know that you make key business decisions based on the data you see in Mixpanel, and even though the miscounting only lasted for twenty minutes, we wanted to make you…

• Importing $signup events for existing users

  geddes

  21 Dec 2011 | 6:41 pm

  Update: The import functionality is now available for all events, and is fully documented in our help section. The below is still a good step-by-step guide for importing $signup events. Today we are rolling out our new retention tracking system. Now, instead of choosing a user’s cohort on an event-by-event basis (the first time the event was fired) you tell Mixpanel their cohort by sending a $signup event (in fact, this event can be called anything, the key is that you only send it once per distinct_id. If you call it $signup there will be a slight improvement in performance for your…

• Retention just got better

  geddes

  21 Dec 2011 | 2:29 pm

  We rolled out some big changes to the way retention reports work. Now you can slice and dice your retention data the same way you can in the Segmentation report. To our existing customers, the biggest change is in the way cohort groups are determined. In the past, you could only select a single event for retention analysis, now you can select two – one for determining the cohort (usually you would pick a signup or $born event for this) and one to look at the retention for. This is explained in detail on our documentation page, and in the video below the fold. You may be wondering:…

• Mixpanel 201 Webinar Recording

  geddes

  18 Nov 2011 | 5:36 pm

  This afternoon we conducted the Mixpanel 201 Webinar. Topics covered included: – Advanced Data Types – A/B Testing – Super Properties – Retention Thanks to everyone who participated, the recording is available below (click on “more…” if you don’t see it).

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  Cult of Mac

• Apple Supplier Foxconn Got Hacked For The Lulz

  Buster Heine

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:13 pm

  As if Foxconn didn’t have enough to worry about with the protests today and labor conditions controversies of the past few weeks, it looks like their network servers suffered a huge security breach last night by a mischievous hacker group called SwaggSec that exposed the usernames and passwords of Foxconn’s clients and employees. What motivated the group to expose Foxconn’s vulnerabilities? Were they looking to make a statement on labor conditions? Nah, they just wanted to screw with Foxconn for laughs. Last night’s assault by SwaggSec gave outsiders temporary…

• Use Your iPhone & The Joypad App To Control Games On Your iPad [iOS Tip]

  Killian Bell

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pm

  Isn’t it frustrating when you’re playing a game on your iPad and your hands keep spoiling the view? That’s the problem with virtual controls on touchscreen devices, but there is a way around this. Joypad allows you to control a selection of iPad games using your iPhone, so you can enjoy your favorite titles without your hands blocking the view. It features a selection of control pad layouts that are individually tailored to certain games, and you can customize things like the touch radius for each button. Here’s how to get started with Joypad. First, ensure you have an…

• Every Apple Product Ever In Just 30 Seconds (And Every NeXT Product Too) [Video]

  John Brownlee

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:55 am

  Over at my old haunt Boing Boing, my favorite Elfquest obsessed Pittsburghian Brit Rob Beschizza grabbed a great slice of 70s prime time music and used it as the background track for an exciting YouTube video smashing together every Apple product ever in just 30 seconds of Flash. My favorite part, though, is that Rob didn’t stop there: he then also did it for NeXT (using The Neverending Story theme as the soundtrack). A considerably slower paced video, to be sure. You can see it after the jump. More from Cult of Mac:Boing Boing’s Beautiful Tribute To Steve Jobs Bafflingly Advanced…

• Apple Store Employee Joins Foxconn Worker Abuse Protest In San Francisco

  Nicole Martinelli

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:25 am

  The protest at Apple's San Francisco store, via Cory Moll. Tourists wandering into Apple stores in six cities around the globe found themselves in the middle of a media storm about the Cupertino company’s labor policies in China. Members of two protests groups, who say they represent Apple customers, delivered petitions they claim are 245,000 signatures strong. Change.org and SumOfUs delivered petitions  to Apple stores today in Washington, DC, New York, San Fransisco, London, Sydney and Bangalore. Though the San Francisco protest appears as tiny as the one in New York, it did have…

• Apple Now Worth Than Microsoft And Google Put Together

  John Brownlee

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:10 am

  Once again, Apple has found itself as the most valuable company on Earth, attaining a market capitalization of about $456 Billion today, beating ExxonMobil’s market cap of just $402 Billion. Yawn. More interesting, however, is that Apple’s combined value is more than Google and Microsoft put together, who are worth $198.9 Billion and $256.7 Billion, respectively. As we watch Apple race to be the world’s first trillion dollar company, I wonder what we’ll all be measuring its value against next. Silicon Valley? The United States? The Moon? The secret to immortality? More…

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  Macgasm

• Want Siri on your iPhone 4? Too bad, but Sara works. Wait, what?

  Joshua Schnell

  9 Feb 2012 | 1:36 pm

  “Sara, fetch me some coffee.” Nope, you’re to reading that wrong. Apparently some people are so in love with the idea of Siri, that they’ve actually decided to do the next best thing — create a knockoff called Sara for all those iPhone and iPad users who decided not to upgrade to the iPhone 4S. Sara has gone through some rigourous testing on the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, and iPad 2 and it’s now ready for the Siri-loving public. The application only runs on Jailbroken devices, but it does have its own set of benefits, like international location…

• MacPaw releases Gemini, a duplicate file finder and cleaner

  Joshua Schnell

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pm

  MacPaw has officially released its secret Gemini application on the Mac App Store today. While we originally thought it could be a Twitter application for the Mac, it’s actually a snazzy way to find duplicate files on your Mac. Gemini app demo from macpaw on Vimeo. All you have to do is drag a folder to the application, and it will immediately search that folder for duplicates. There are a couple of neat features in this application that have the potential to set it apart from others of its ilk. First, Gemini will actually look for your biggest duplicate files first. That means that if…

• Dariusburst: Second Prologue hits iOS and is totally worth $10.99

  Elle Cooke

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:10 pm

  PSP gamers might recognize the title of this game as one of their own, and they’re right. Japanese developer Taito launched this reimagining of the popular Japanese PSP shooter for the iPhone and iPad today, and even though the price point is a hefty one, it doesn’t disappoint. Dariusburst SP is largely based on the PSP version and features the entire original campaign with a few extra goodies: an additional playable ship, two new boss fights, and a funky new soundtrack. It plays like any side-scrolling shmup, only it features some adequately stunning visuals and some kind of awesome…

• Google and Microsoft combined aren’t worth as much as Apple

  Grant Brünner

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:52 am

  Not only has Apple been making insanely high profits, but the stock market has been paying attention. The AAPL stock has continued upward at such a fast rate, it is now valued at a price more than Google and Microsoft combined. At its current $460 billion market capitalization, Apple is worth more than 10% of all NASDAQ combined. More impressive maybe is that Apple is worth 52 times RIM’s value, more than 5 times Amazon’s, more than twice the value of Google, and almost double the size of Microsoft. Heck, Apple is worth more than Google and Microsoft combined! Even for those of us who…

• Double Fine crowd sources funding for new adventure game, likely coming to OS X and iOS

  Grant Brünner

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:52 am

  Double Fine, the company behind such beloved games as Psychonauts and Brütal Legend, has decided to crowd source their funding of a brand new adventure game through Kickstarter. Of course, if any company can make a fantastic adventure game, it will be Double Fine. Tim Schafer, the founder of Double Fine, is known for heading up production of Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango at Lucas Arts. Working with Tim is Ron Gilbert. Gilbert, as many of you know, pretty much invented the genre of adventure games with Maniac Mansion as well as the Monkey Island series. In their video,…

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  Student Press Law Center

• Appeals court: Former Valdosta State student’s civil rights lawsuit will continue [Updated]

  Frank LoMonte

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:02 pm

  Updated 2/8 by Nick Glunt, SPLC staff writer. Original post by Frank LoMonte. A former Georgia college student who was expelled after he crusaded against the college president’s parking-garage project can recover damages for violations of his constitutional rights, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Thomas [...]

• ‘Boobies’ Round Three: Indiana student files free speech lawsuit over bracelet ban

  Nick Glunt

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:18 pm

  The “I ♥ Boobies” cancer awareness campaign saw more publicity Monday than Madonna’s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show a night prior. (OK, so that’s not true — but we can dream, right?) While a Wisconsin district court denied a student’s motion for a preliminary injunction over a First Amendment claim, not to worry [...]

• TRANSPARENCY TUESDAY: Court rulings clarify public’s right of access to elected officials’ emails

  Frank LoMonte

  7 Feb 2012 | 3:28 pm

  It is now firmly established that emails sent or received by government officials are subject to public review under state open-records laws. In a pair of recent rulings, Pennsylvania courts have clarified when an elected official’s email will and won’t be exempt from disclosure. These cases reemphasize two points important to any journalist seeking access [...]

• Students lose — in a victory for a Michigan student. Court rewrites rules of free speech — in a case that’s not about free speech. If this makes sense, get help.

  Frank LoMonte

  1 Feb 2012 | 8:19 am

  A federal appeals court’s ruling in favor of an Eastern Michigan University student who claims she was forced out of her chosen academic program, counseling, because of her faith-based opposition to homosexuality is being hailed in religious-freedom circles as a grand victory. And technically, a “victory” it was. Though for the rights of all college [...]

• TRANSPARENCY TUESDAY: No need for your No. 2 pencil. Just bring your skepticism.

  Frank LoMonte

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:16 pm

  Two recent announcements have spotlighted the importance of public records in bringing to light what now appears to be rampant dishonesty among school employees in fudging standardized test scores to improve their schools’ rankings. Item One was the news from Oklahoma that the state was throwing out test results from six schools where investigators concluded [...]

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  Media and Communications Policy

• The Truth Behind Google's Copyright-Bills Hysteria

  Patrick Maines

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:28 am

  Though the final chapter in the legislative history of the copyright bills hasn’t yet been written, a couple things are obvious even now: The tech industry has demonstrated great political clout through the mobilization of its users and fan base; and the industry lobby, led by Google, will say and do pretty much anything to advance its commercial interests. This provides the background for what happened within just a few days last week, as Congress was flooded with calls and mail, and petitions were signed by millions, in opposition to bills whose intent was to provide an effective way…

• A Court Strangely Conflicted About Indecency

  Guest Author

  17 Jan 2012 | 8:17 am

  By guest blogger LAURENCE H. WINER, professor of law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.    “You taught me language, and my profit on’t is I know how to curse.”  – Caliban in The Tempest Here’s a question the late language maven, William Safire, might have pondered listening to the recent Supreme Court oral argument in the Fox and ABC broadcast indecency cases.   What is truly “indecent” in the normative, Webster’s Third sense of the word as “not conforming to…

• Orts and All

  Patrick Maines

  10 Jan 2012 | 2:53 pm

  Regulating the ’Net.  Much has been alleged in recent days about the risks to the independence of the Internet were the copyright bills currently before Congress to become law.  As mentioned here and here, the most extravagant of these allegations are flummery of the first water, but copyright issues aside, the ’net is indeed on the cusp of a significant transformation. Evidence of this can be seen in the actions of the FCC, whether on its own initiative or by its implementation of regulations after passage of legislation into law.  The Commission’s…

• Christopher Hitchens and the Art of Persuasion

  Patrick Maines

  28 Dec 2011 | 8:18 am

  For those who believe in words as a medium not just of expression but of discovery, life is a journey made all the more fascinating by the prospect that one may occasionally hit upon a word or a sentence that reveals something profound, even to oneself.  Christopher Hitchens, a man of many words, was such a person. For those who are unfamiliar with him, the gentleman was a British-American author and journalist.  A prodigious and eloquent writer, Hitchens is perhaps best known for his resolute atheism, ideological tergiversations (from confirmed Trotskyite to alleged…

• Rationalizing Theft: A Postscript

  Patrick Maines

  21 Nov 2011 | 7:57 am

  The fight over the copyright bills currently being considered in Congress puts on display two of the tech industry’s least attractive characteristics – its sense of entitlement, and its extraordinary lack of knowledge about things outside the area of its core competency. So it is that the bills in question (the Protect IP and Stop Online Piracy acts) are said by the tech industry’s lobbyists and fan base to threaten the “end of the Internet as we’ve known it,” the same claim they made 13 years ago in opposition to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. …

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  media law news - Google News

• Focus Media Responds to Latest Muddy Waters Report - MarketWatch (press release)

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

  Focus Media Responds to Latest Muddy Waters ReportMarketWatch (press release)Focus Media does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. This release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the and more »

• Georgia One of First 10 States to Get Waiver on NCLB - Patch.com

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:09 am

  PoliticoGeorgia One of First 10 States to Get Waiver on NCLBPatch.comBy Sharon Swanepoel Georgia is among the 10 states that will be freed from the No Child Left Behind law, according to various media reports Thursday. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak on the issue when he signs the waivers later in the day.State to get its NCLB waiverEducation News Coloradoall 1,079 news articles »

• EU Still Has 'Grave Concerns' on Hungary Media Laws, Kroes Says - Bloomberg

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:30 am

  Reuters BlogsEU Still Has 'Grave Concerns' on Hungary Media Laws, Kroes SaysBloombergThe European Union pushed Hungary to give “positive signals” that the government is moving to address concerns that the nation's media law undermines pluralism in the industry. “The Hungarian government needs to do more and act quickly to reassure” the Hungarian media law faces fresh criticism from EUMonsters and Critics.comHungary's media laws branded 'deeply troubling'TheParliament.comKroes threatens Hungary over media lawEUobserver.comEuropean Voice -Wall Street…

• Is a prenuptial agreement right for you? - ABC2 News

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:39 am

  ABC2 NewsIs a prenuptial agreement right for you?ABC2 NewsThe laws governing many of these issues vary from state to state. “Many couples mistakenly think they understand their rights should they eventually get divorced, and those false assumptions can cause a lot of grief and cost a lot of money down the and more »

• Media Ignores Existing Laws To Push War On Religion Fight - Big Think (blog)

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:07 am

  The AtlanticMedia Ignores Existing Laws To Push War On Religion FightBig Think (blog)And I don't seem to be hearing very much in the mainstream media about Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin, states which already have laws requiring insurers that cover prescription drugs also provide coverage for any Food Is media getting politics of contraception all wrong?Washington Post (blog)Bozell: The Secular Media Vs. Religious LibertyGOPUSAMaryland Catholic Leaders Blast Birth Control Healthcare LawPatch.comABC News (blog)all 3,460 news articles »

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  Media Law Prof Blog

• Who's a Pirate?

  Media Law Prof

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:37 am

  Just so. The pirates is us? From the New York Times.

• CNN Suspends Analyst Roland Martin Over Super Bowl Tweets

  Media Law Prof

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:30 am

  CNN has suspended popular analyst Roland Martin over some tweets he made concerning some of the Super Bowl commercials, particularly one concerning the David Beckham underwear ad. GLAAD (Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) says that Mr. Martin's remarks are homophobic....

• Paramount's Response To Anti-Piracy Bill Backlash

  Media Law Prof

  9 Feb 2012 | 8:21 am

  Surprised by the discontent over SOPA and PIPA, Paramount Studios is inviting dozens of law professors to engage in discussions about copyright law and piracy with it. The studio has sent letters to the academics, asking them to invite reps...

• Storming the Courts: Lucasfilm and Copyright Infringement in Foreign Courts

  Media Law Prof

  8 Feb 2012 | 8:39 am

  Joost Blom, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, has published Star Wars Storm Troopers, the Next Episode: Lucasfilm in the United Kingdom Supreme Court at 24 Intellectual Property Journal 15 (December 2011). Here is the abstract. George Lucas's production...

• The Intersection of Federal Copyright Law and State Public Record Law

  Media Law Prof

  8 Feb 2012 | 8:33 am

  Susan B. Wainscott, San Jose State University, School of Library & Information Science, has published Public or Protected by Copyright: How Federal Copyright Law and State Public Record Law Intersect. Here is the abstract. While United States copyright law precludes...

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  Digital Trends

• ‘Fear-Of-Missing-Out’ begone! TimeRAZOR wants to keep you eternally in the loop

  Molly McHugh

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:36 pm

  New social-local app timeRAZOR will launch soon to ease the abundance of events in your calendar. There's potential in this market, but will this product see it through?

• Aston Martin set to debut V12 Zagato at the Geneva Motor Show

  Amir Iliaifar

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pm

  Take a look at some stunning pictures of Aston Martins production V12 Zagato set to debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show.

• Ford unveils Shelby Mustang GT500 Convertible at Chicago Auto Show

  Stephen Edelstein

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:30 am

  Ford's Shelby GT500 convertible is one fast way to get a suntan.

• FBI releases harsh 191-page background file on Steve Jobs

  Andrew Couts

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:57 am

  The FBI has released a 191-page background file on Steve Jobs, compiled in 1991 when the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (then CEO of NeXt computers) was under consideration for a position in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.

• Inside Lytro: the light field camera gets an FCC tear down

  Molly McHugh

  9 Feb 2012 | 10:55 am

  The FCC guts Lytro and finds a surprise in the light field camera.

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  Publishing Talk

• Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online

  Publishing Talk

  30 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am

  By Ed Pilkington on guardian.co.uk: In internet-savvy circles [Amanda Hocking] has been embraced as a figurehead of the digital publishing revolution that is seen as blowing up the traditional book world – or “legacy publishing” as its detractors call it – and replacing it with the ebook, where direct contact between author and reader, free of the mediation of agent and publishing house, is but a few clicks away. There is certainly something to that argument. The arrival of Hocking onto the Kindle bestseller lists in barely over a year is symptomatic of a profound shift in…

• How much does a 99c ebook cost on Amazon?

  Publishing Talk

  30 Nov 2011 | 1:52 pm

  By Mark on thewritersguidetoepublishing.com No, it’s not a trick question. Fact is, Amazon may not be selling your 99c ebook for 99c. It may well be selling your 99c ebook for $3.50, and pocketing most of the difference. For those of you lucky enough to have strong sales from the US market it’s perhaps not something you’ve ever given a thought to. And when you look at the six million Kindlefires expected to be sold over the Holidays, plus all the nooks, it’s really not something you need worry about. Sellers with a strong US base can expect a bonanza this Christmas season for sure.

• 5 Online Tools for Promoting Real-Life Events

  Laura Austin

  10 Aug 2011 | 4:31 am

  Laura Austin runs the BookMachine website and tweetups with Gavin Summers. Follow them on Twitter at @book_machine. Do you organize real-life events? Social media can help you promote them – and save time, says Laura Austin. Image © Toby Rhind-Tutt How do we organize our bi-monthly BookMachine tweetups alongside full time jobs? Well, doing this has only become possible in the last few years, and all thanks to social media. We spend just two to three hours a week on promoting our events. Here are the top five free tools that help us out: 1. Twitter Twitter works best if you use it little…

• 10 Twitter Hashtags for Writers

  Jon Reed

  3 Aug 2011 | 9:59 am

  Today is #WriterWednesday and also the second anniversary of #amwriting – which has got me thinking about hashtags. There are now many Twitter hashtags out there that are useful to help writers promote their work, connect with other writers, and – well – write. How do you use them, and which should you use? If you’re not yet familiar with hashtags, they are simply words or phrases used in tweets with the # symbol in front of them. Make sure you don’t use any spaces or punctuation, and they become links in Twitter that, when clicked, reveal a timeline of everyone…

• How to Use Twitter to Find a Publishing Job

  Suzanne Collier

  14 Jul 2011 | 8:33 am

  Suzanne Collier runs bookcareers.com – a specialist careers consultancy that provides independent careers advice and support to those within the publishing industry. Follow her on Twitter at @SuzanneCollier or @bookcareers. Looking for a job in publishing? Suzanne Collier shares her top ten tips for using Twitter for your job search. As with all social networking, when it comes to job searching there are some big ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’. Twitter on its own is unlikely to find you a job: you may see jobs advertised (and you’ll need to respond quickly if you do), but it should be used…

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  The Kindle Reader

• Genre Watch: New Mysteries and Thrillers for the Kindle Reader

  Jan

  9 Feb 2012 | 7:07 am

  Spend less time searching for good reads and more time reading as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Outstanding new releases in mystery and suspense fiction include: Left for Dead by J. A. Jance. Touchstone, 2012. Print Length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. Kindle edition $12.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. This is book seven in the author's Ali Reynolds series which began with Edge of Evil. "When Santa Cruz County deputy sheriff Jose Reyes, Ali’s classmate from the Arizona Police Academy, is gunned down and left to die, he is at…

• What People Magazine is Reading This Week (Feb 6th Issue)

  Jan

  7 Feb 2012 | 6:39 am

  For those Kindle readers who, like me, read for entertainment, scanning the book reviews in People magazine is good way to check out new people-related books - celebrity bios, popular novels, absorbing nonfiction - just hitting bookstore shelves. Featured in the February 6th issue of People: Heft, by Liz Moore. W. W. Norton, 2012. Print Length: 353 p. NOVEL. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (6 reviews). People's slant: "She writes with compassion and emotional insight but resists sentimentality, briskly moving her plot forward, building suspense and empathy." Kindle edition: $9.99.

• Kindle Genre Watch: New in Romance & Western Fiction

  Jan

  5 Feb 2012 | 7:29 am

  Spend less time searching for new fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Outstanding new releases in romance and western fiction include: Westerns Country of the Bad Wolfes by James Carlos Blake. Cinco Puntos Press, 2012. Print length: 466 p. Amazon customer rating: none yet. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. "In Country of the Bad Wolfes, based in part on his own ancestors, Blake presents the story of the Wolfe family - a saga that spans three generations, centers on two sets of identical twins and…

• Books They're Talking About: Kindle Books in the Media

  Jan

  3 Feb 2012 | 5:54 am

  Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer's eye and generate interest in their work. Here's a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. On NBC's Today Show (Jan 24) and on The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS (Feb 6): Revolution 2.0, by Wael Ghonim. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print Length: 329 p. Amazon customer rating: 5 stars (9 reviews). Kindle edition $11.69. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. "...one of…

• What People Magazine is Reading This Week (Jan 30th Issue)

  Jan

  1 Feb 2012 | 6:50 am

  For those Kindle readers who, like me, read for entertainment, scanning the book reviews in People magazine is good way to check out new people-related books - celebrity bios, popular novels, absorbing nonfiction - just hitting bookstore shelves. Featured in the January 30th issue of People: There Is No Dog, by Meg Rosoff. Putnam, 2012. Print Length: 258 p. NOVEL. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (5 reviews). People's slant: "...thoughtful, hilarious YA novel..." Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. "What if God were a teenaged boy? In the beginning, Bob created the heavens and the…

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  Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog

• Why TOC NY 2012 Will Be Our Best TOC Ever

  Joe Wikert

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:14 am

  I've been to several of O'Reilly's Tools of Change (TOC) conferences before but this is my first experience as one of the conference chairs. Now that I've had a first-hand view in preparing for next week's TOC NY 2012 I can tell you that Kat Meyer and the rest of this team are nothing short of amazing. As we put the final touches on pre-conference prep I wanted to point out a few of the reasons why I believe next week's event will be the most inspiring, unique and memorable TOC ever: Executive Roundtable -- We've partnered with Publishers Weekly to host an…

• Barnes & Noble: It's Time to Disrupt the Industry!

  Joe Wikert

  30 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am

  Three articles have sparked my thinking on this post. The are: The Charlie Stross piece entitled Cutting their own throats, Joseph Esposito's insightful post on How B&N Can Take a Bite Out of Amazon, and The New York Times article, The Bookstore's Last Stand Stross talks about how the publishing industry has allowed Amazon to use DRM as a tool against itself. Esposito suggests "B&N needs an MCI solution" while the Times piece encourages B&N to have a sense of urgency in avoiding the same fate as Borders. Rolling all of these together I have a radical,…

• iBooks Author: Appreciating Apple's Intent

  Joe Wikert

  23 Jan 2012 | 7:42 am

  Apple's recent announcement and release of their iBooks Author tool was met with plenty of controversy. This HuffPost article pretty well sums things up. My question is simply this: Why all the fuss? Apple's intent has never been to improve the book publishing industry. Just like Amazon and any other ebook vendor, Apple's goal is to capture share of this rapidly growing segment. In Apple's case, they've simply decided to offer an authoring tool that's capable of creating some pretty darned cool products. If Amazon were to do the same thing and create a terrific…

• Jason Calacanis Shares His Thoughts on Amazon's Dominance

  Joe Wikert

  20 Jan 2012 | 5:23 am

  Jason Calacanis, co-founder of Weblogs, Inc. and currently host of This Week in Startups is never afraid to voice his opinions. One of his recent articles entitled The Cult of Amazon Prime caught my eye because it paints such a vivid picture of Amazon's growing market dominance. I appreciate the leadership role Amazon has played over the years but I'm also concerned about the dangers of one vendor controlling too much of the market. Jason agreed to discuss my concerns in this interview. Key points include:  Does Amazon Prime spell the end of the local mall?  -- It…

• Tools of Change (TOC) Executive Roundtable

  Joe Wikert

  17 Jan 2012 | 6:24 am

  Large conferences like Tools of Change (TOC) New York are a wonderful way to learn about new developments in publishing as well as spend time with many of our peers. And while the networking and idea exchange that happens at TOC is second to none I believe there's an opportunity for us to do more, especially for the executive community. That's why TOC is about to launch a new series of periodic meetings for publishing executives. We're calling these the TOC Executive Roundtables and they're a way for CxO's and other senior level leaders to discuss and, more…

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• UK Department for Education to launch nationwide reading competition

  Chris Meadows

  9 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pm

  The BBC reports that the UK government’s Department for Education is launching a reading contest for 7 to 12 year olds. (Press release.) The idea is to get kids hooked on reading for pleasure—a good intention to be sure. [Schools Minister Nick] Gibb said: "Children should always have a book on the go. The difference in achievement between children who read for half an hour a day in their spare time and those who do not is huge – as much as a year’s education by the time they are 15." (It’s worth noting that e-books are one of the easiest ways anyone can “always…

• Air Force orders 18,000 iPads for cargo plane cockpit use

  Chris Meadows

  9 Feb 2012 | 11:15 am

  We’ve previously reported on the FAA approving and several airlines switching to iPads to replace multipound stacks of paper in the cockpit. Now that is spreading to the government. The US Air Force is purchasing 18,000 iPads to use in C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster cargo planes. By reducing the weight that its planes carry, the move could save the Air Force as much as $1.2 million in fuel costs per year. (I wonder how much is saved in fuel costs by airline passengers bringing Kindles instead of a bunch of print books?) "Moving from a paper-based to an electronically based flight…

• Librarian Nancy Pearl causes controversy with Amazon republishing partnership

  Chris Meadows

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:41 am

  Amazon has been racking up a reputation as “the enemy” in publishing circles. That has led to a sort of “with us or against us” mentality in which any formerly respected person who is seen to work with Amazon in any capacity whatsoever suddenly gets tarred with that brush. It happened with Larry Kirshbaum, the long-time publishing-industry exec and agent who Amazon tapped to run its publishing subsidiary, who Mike Shatzkin says “has gone from one of the most well-liked people in publishing to the one of the most reviled.” And PaidContent’s Laura Hazard Owen reports it seems to…

• Handel’s Messiah – draft score enhanced ebook

  Paul Biba

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:21 am

  From the description on the British App Store: The draft score of Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” is one of the greatest musical treasures in the British Library.  Handel established and developed the English oratorio as a musical genre, and “Messiah” is its best known and best loved example.  As only fragmentary sketches survive, this manuscript is the source for Handel’s first known ideas for the work; it also includes many of his alterations for later performances.  It illuminates his working methods and includes performance directions.  It’s…

• New York Times blasts ‘pirates’ while it ‘pirates’ an article itself

  Chris Meadows

  9 Feb 2012 | 9:17 am

  When it comes to copyright and piracy, it often seems that some of the most vehement objectors don’t practice what they preach. The Boston Phoenix’s Carly Carioli has posted an editorial to the Phoenix’s blog calling out the New York Times, which published a couple of scorching columns on piracy over the weekend, for at the same time ripping off an article to which the Phoenix holds the copyright. The article in question is a 36-year-old investigative report into football injuries which was scanned and uploaded in PDF form to the New York Times’s website and linked from an article and…

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• Rediscovering lost classics thanks to ebooks

  Elizabeth Campbell

  2 Feb 2012 | 9:54 am

  Jonathan Franzen spoke this week about the detrimental effect ebooks have on the world, claiming that serious readers will always prefer print editions and that ebooks are ‘not permanent enough’. Quoted in the Telegraph, Franzen said: “The Great Gatsby was last updated in 1924. You don’t need it to be refreshed, do you? “Maybe nobody will care about printed books 50 years from now, but I do. When I read a book, I’m handling a specific object in a specific time and place. The fact that when I take the book off the shelf it still says the same thing – that’s reassuring.

• Pan Macmillan launches first phase of new website

  James Long

  17 Jan 2012 | 4:02 am

  Pan Macmillan has launched today its new website – www.panmacmillan.com – designed for consumers, trade and the media. The new site at www.panmacmillan.com delivers a web infrastructure on which to build and develop a growing range of direct-to-consumer platforms to support Pan Macmillan’s established and evolving brands, including picador.com and mykindabook.com. The website was designed by design agency Root, selected after a four-way pitch for their original and striking design. MMT Digital was selected after a five-way pitch for the technical build. A content-rich Home Page enables…

• Pan Macmillan launches new ebook bundles and second round of digital-only Short Reads featuring Peter James and Emma Donoghue

  James Long

  22 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am

  Pan Macmillan today published its first ebook bundles (collections of 2 or 3 titles in a single ebook) and a second collection of ebook Short Reads for 2011’s digital Christmas. The ebook bundles will sell from between £13.99 and £15.99 and include books by bestselling writers Ken Follett, Jon Ronson, Sue Grafton and Andrew Marr. Ken Follett’s Thundering Good Thrillers feature three classic spy thrillers from the master stortyteller, Eye of the Needle, Jackdaws and Hornet Flight. A History of 20th Century Britain bundles together for the first time Andrew Marr’s two bestselling…

• Gerald Durrell and Vita Sackville-West for a new generation Bello, Pan Macmillan’s new digital imprint, launches today

  James Long

  16 Dec 2011 | 2:04 am

  Today, Friday 16 December, Pan Macmillan publishes the first twenty titles from its new digital imprint Bello, reviving 20th century classics for a 21st century audience. All launch books are drawn from the prestigious backlist of the Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency. Featured in the launch e-book list are 10 titles by one of the country’s best-loved naturalists, Gerald Durrell, whose stories about his globetrotting adventures with animals have enchanted generations of children and adults. Amongst the titles are much-loved favourites such as Beasts in my Belfry, Catch Me a Colobus…

• Dear Zoo for iPad

  James Long

  7 Dec 2011 | 9:32 am

  Dear Zoo for iPad is now available on the App Store. Open the crates from the zoo and find a TALL giraffe, a very FIERCE lion, an extremely NAUGHTY monkey – and much more. Call out the animal names and noises and discover the touch-activated animations. Fun for the whole family, the Dear Zoo App for iPad is perfect for cuddling up with and sharing again and again. What will the zoo send you? Dear Zoo for iPad features the classic story, plus: Lively animation that responds to your child’s touch. Two ways to enjoy the app: “Read the book” or “Read to me”. “Read to Me” audio…

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• Reconfiguring Library Boundaries: OCLC's Lorcan Dempsey

  PersonaNonData

  7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm

• New Media Consortia - Horizon Report - Ten Top Trends in Education

  PersonaNonData

  6 Feb 2012 | 10:00 pm

  The New Media Consortia has been publishing their annual Horizon report on trends in higher education for ten years. To celebrate that effort NMC brought together 100 thought leaders in education for a three day convocation in Austin.  The group identified 28 megatrends in education and released a press release that documented the most important first 10.  Here from their press release (NMC) A wide lens was aimed at the world around education, and that lens had a uniquely global focus. What interested the group — which represented 20 countries from six continents — was what…

• MediaWeek (V5, N6): Serendipity and the Internet, Facebook Users, Canadian Copyright Issues + More

  PersonaNonData

  5 Feb 2012 | 9:02 pm

  Serendipity killed the Internet: Ian Leslie writing in More Intelligent Life The word that best describes this subtle blend of chance and agency is “serendipity”. It was coined by Horace Walpole, man of letters and aristocratic dilettante. Writing to a friend in 1754, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had just made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip”. The princes, he told his correspondent, were “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of…now do you understand Serendipity?” These…

• Close Shaved Iranian Boy

  PersonaNonData

  3 Feb 2012 | 7:00 am

  Boy, Tehran September 1972 Another weekly image from my archive. Click on it to make it larger. From September 1972, an Iranian boy wonders where his hair has gone.  I was traveling back home to New Zealand with my father and grandfather after having spent almost three months in the UK with my grandfather.  While this was a great vacation for me and I got to miss some school, I think it was a cunning plan by my parents that relieved my mother of having to deal with three boys all by herself while my father went to summer school at Cornell.     

• Making Information Pay: Higher Ed

  PersonaNonData

  1 Feb 2012 | 2:18 pm

  Next Wednesday, the BISG is holding a mini-conference on education where I have been asked to participate in a panel discussion and discuss our success with AcademicPub.  I hope to see you there.  Here is the summary blurb from the BISG site: Last February, a group of higher education publishing professionals gathered for the first ever Making Information Pay for Higher Ed Publishing conference, a half-day dialogue that explored the migration from print to digital in the Higher Ed space. Focusing on results from BISG's own Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education survey,…

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  9 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am

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  9 Feb 2012 | 5:33 am

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  9 Feb 2012 | 5:24 am

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• Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative » Blog Archive » eLearning ...

  Heather Walls

  9 Feb 2012 | 5:22 am

  The eLearning and Software for Education (eLSE) 2012 conference will be held 26-27 April in Bucharest, Romania. The Romania ADL Partnership Lab is a supporting organization for this annual international scientific