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Atlas Winced
Megan McArdle wanted to like the new movie, but could not: (…) There could have been a great movie made out of Atlas Shrugged. For that matter, there may still come a day when such a movie is made. But...
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Business Class: Freemium for News?
A very smart essay by the writers at Information Architects. I think this might actually work — will it save the New York Times? Probably not, but a step in the right direction.
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The DRM free movement for eBooks expands
Joshua Gans notes that the JK Rowling initiative is gathering momentum. Now publisher TOR is going DRM free. Prof. Gans sees the revolution in music proves that DRM free works for the content owners as...
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My magazine is Instapaper
Ben Brooks nails it: What would you rather have: a digital replica of a magazine — perfect replica — or would you rather have a completely new concept of what a magazine is. For me my magazine is...
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2012 Olympics: A topical message from our overlords
My favorite science fiction author Charles Stross asked the question “Who owns our cities?”. Today he received his answer“ (Image reproducted by kind permission of the inestimable Smuzz, who has been...
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There must be a pony in there somewhere!
(…) Next the psychiatrist treated the optimist. Trying to dampen his out look, the psychiatrist took him to a room piled to the ceiling with horse manure. But instead of wrinkling his nose in disgust,...
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He Said, She Said, and the Truth
Margaret Sullivan, the NYT public editor, struggles with the US journalism tradition of “balanced reportage”. See what you think: (…) false balance is the journalistic practice of giving equal weight...
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Kevin J. Delaney: Look beyond news for mobile innovation
Kevin J. Delaney is editor-in-chief of Quartz, the global business news site launched in September by Atlantic Media. He was previously managing editor of The Wall Street Journal Online. This essay is...
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Bill Gurley: Favorite Longreads of 2012
Benchmark Capital general partner Bill Gurley wrote “Longreads+Instapaper is basically ‘time-shifting’ for the written word. I am an addict.” For us, Longreads and Instapaper are essential tools in our...
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Filter Bubbles Versus Viral Memes: Why We Have More Common Ground than Ever...
Adam Gurri writing for The Ümlaut : Adam argues that the meme of The Filter Bubble doesn’t square with his experience (, i.e., theories of Internet echo chambers). We don’t square with the “filter...
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Avoid News:‘You’d be better off cleaning your gutters’
Obviously I agree with Ben: Farhad Manjoo writing for Slate about the useless practice of following breaking news, has this point about what happens if you just catch up with one in-depth article the...
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Open-access scientific publishing is gaining ground
The Economist has an update on the gathering momentum of Open Access: AT THE beginning of April, Research Councils UK, a conduit through which the government transmits taxpayers’ money to academic...
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The Anatomy of a Digital Business Negotiation
Joshua Gans has done a very nice job analyzing the US DOJ pursuit of Apple Computer. There is a lots of good material to study – but let’s just focus on the Newscorp/Harper Collins vs. Apple...
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How Cartoonist Peter Steiner Became a Novelist
Enjoy this fun Peter Steiner collection:
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Anne Trubek: Only the literary elite can afford not to tweet
If there is a problem in literary fiction, it may be that some of our best writers have missed out on one of the most exciting and transformative moments in American letters. Social media is primarily...
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Twitter: a channel to high quality curated information
Personally I use Twitter primarily as an efficient channel to access curated citations. This is increasingly effective for me as more and more academics, scientists and researchers are using Twitter...
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What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?
If you get depressed by the low quality of media [and politicians], spend some time at The Edge: It’s ever more delectable that the Edge Foundation— the network of prominent scientists and...
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Can Democracy Survive Television?
Frank’s comment When I lived in Fiji, a letter in the “Fiji Times” stated that its writer found TV very educational; every time someone turned on the TV, he read a book. Before TV, people probably did...
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Washington Post Style Invitational (“Mensa Invitational”)
The Style Invitational circulates every year as the “Mensa Invitational” – a humorous collection of word play. If you have not encountered this before, it started in the late 1990′s as the Style...
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Mobile Trends to Keep In Mind
Frederic Filloux On mobile devices, the Average Revenue per User should be a critical component when shaping a mobile strategy. First, let’s settle the tablet market question. Even though the so-called...
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