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LIFE photo archive on the web
The LIFE magazine photo archive (millions of photos), most never published before, is now available online, for free. A teat for some of us (I still have old copies of LIFE magazine!). And we have Google to thank for it. … Continue reading
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Is Kindle 2 about to replace us in our family bed-time ritual?
Will the new Kindle read bed-time stories to our kids? Can it? Will it? Should it? TV has proven its worth as a baby-sitter, across cultures! Social networking has effectively come to represent what we do using a browser and … Continue reading
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Time magazine says “Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper”
Has it really? Is content being devalued because of the current economic conditions or is there a larger trend here? Have the accountant got it all wrong? Read the Time article “Content, Once King, Becomes A Pauper”
Advertising on portals/social networking sites Vs niche sites?
The 2009 Online Advertising Attitudes report of UK reports that “22% of British consumers claim to only visit niche sites that are specific to their interests… A further 34% of British consumers spend the majority of their time visiting niche … Continue reading
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Free text books on the internet!
Like the open source movement in software, an open source movements in the textbooks may be afoot. If this movement takes hold it will surely impact the textbook business, which is perhaps the only safe island in a sea of … Continue reading
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Heard of novel podcasts?
According to Time magazine, novel podcasts, unlike audiobooks “are truncated into segments and may include ambient sounds, music as well a cast of voices playing different characters.” “Evo Terra, the co-founder of Podiobooks.com, says 45,000 episodes are downloaded each day.” … Continue reading
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Refusing to serve underage customers?
If you were running a bar, would you refuse to serve an underage customer? Would you make systems to prevent the serving of alcohol to children? How about if you sold cigarettes in your store? What about adult content – … Continue reading
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Google Trends & Google Insights — Social Science Toolbox
I have been using Google Trends for some time now – for work and sometimes just for fun! Trust me it can be fun and educational. You can tell a lot about what is going on in people’s minds and … Continue reading
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E-mail newsletter sold for $125 million?
Aimed at stylish women, Daily Candy is being bought by Comcast Corp for an estimated $125 million. According to Philly.com Daily Candy “delivers more than 2.5 million e-mail subscriptions through local editions in 12 key U.S. cities, including Philadelphia and … Continue reading
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Wittenberg University professor Dan Fleisch sets a new standard in after-sales service
Professor Dan Fleisch set a new standard in after-sales service when he flew 600 miles on Christmas Day to hand-deliver his book to a buyer who had posted a comment on the Amazon web site that his copy of the … Continue reading →