The Observer, A thriller in ten chapters:
“The Observer’s literary editor Robert McCrum stood down this month after more than 10 years in the job. And what a tumultuous 10 years. When he started it was a world of ‘cigarettes, coffee and strong drink’. But that has all changed - new writers, big money, the internet, lucrative prizes and literary festivals have all helped revolutionise the books world.”
Tags: literature,publishing
January 31st, 2007 · Comments Off
Marie-Jose Klaver: “De Europese Commissie wordt in de petitie opgeroepen om de aanbevelingen uit haar eigen Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets of Europe (pdf) formeel uit te voeren.”
Tags: eu,europe,open access,publishing,science
May 19th, 2006 · Comments Off
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“outstanding recursive photo mosaic browser” - (Waxy)
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“It’s been about 75 days since we released Getting Real, the book, in PDF format” “The revenue generated so far is a hair under $175,000.”
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“Los 80s: a gigantic list of 80s videos on YouTube.”
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“It is totally windowless and stretches for at least a mile, although it seems to defy laws of space-time so it may be longer or shorter than that. “
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“Another art market world record is expected to be broken when one of David Hockney’s most significant works comes to auction.”
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“The most common retort against privacy advocates — by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures — is this line: “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?”"
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“Never before have two pieces of bread been simultaneously placed on the ground directly opposite each other on the globe, thus making an EARTH SANDWICH. The fact that the earth has never been a sandwich is probably why things are so f*cked up”
Tags: 80s,art,art market,books,data mining,david hockney,music,photography,privacy,publishing,security,video,web
March 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off
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“”What went wrong with Friendster? Why is MySpace any different?”"
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“New legislation in France would force Apple Computer to open the iPod and iTunes to competitors — and that’s a good thing for consumers, in the long run.”
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“Apple, whose Macintosh design team once famously flew the pirate flag above its Silicon Valley hideout, immediately branded France’s move “state-sponsored piracy.”"
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“Laura visits Linden Labs, the folks behind Second Life, and learns about this new virtual world.”
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“(…) That leaves Why we built it, How we built it, and what Lessons you might want take away from the experience.”
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“Waar moet een omroep die toekomstbestendig wil zijn rekening mee houden? De ontwikkelingen op rij. Afvinken maar! Klaar voor de strijd? “
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“Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional approaches to software design. “
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“They (blogs - hvi) are threatening because they unequivocally demonstrate that commercial publishing does not necessarily represent the best writing that is available.”
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“As many people know, today’s Internet has its roots in the huge silk and cotton mills which grew up in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.”
Tags: apple,business,danah boyd,design,drm,france,friendster,internet,itunes,linden labs,marketing,media,myspace,nl,publishing,second life,signal versus noise,social networks,vpro
