January 2012
31 posts
ebook Porn: The Real Reason Behind the Hubris of... →
ebookporn:
Only hubris can explain how Apple thought a PR event on liberating textbooks would mask the reality that they are actually herding content into what amounts as concentration camps.
Liz Castro will give you Ten Reasons why you shouldn’t use iBook Author but the other thing to think about as a…
“Dan Wineman pointed out on his blog that Apple’s End User License...”
– http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-19/tech/30642162_1_ibooks-mac-app-store-apple
This Is Apple At Its Absolute Worst
“The study, which makes grave warnings of a “brain drain” in the UK, claims that...”
– http://www.develop-online.net/news/39540/40-of-UKs-laid-off-studio-staff-go-overseas
“Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public...”
– http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/scotus-re-copyright-decision/
Some days I kinda really ask myself if we really *need* a Supreme Court. Who is this protecting?
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Barnes & Noble Warns of Loss, Considers Separation... →
Barnes & Noble Inc. is the latest old-school company to discover how costly it can be to try to reinvent itself for a digital future. The nation’s largest bookstore chain warned Thursday it would lose twice as much money this fiscal year as it previously expected, and said it is weighing splitting off its growing Nook digital-book business from its aging bookstores.
Barnes & Noble’s...
Things I have learned working in Brooklyn (so far)...
1. Folks in Brooklyn will ask for an outside seat no matter how cold it is. Brunch in winter coats.
2. Kids really, really love Angry Birds.
3. People do relocate their offices from Florida to Brooklyn. This happens all the time and is in no way unusual.
4. Sometimes a store will just sell Hello Kitty merch and color film. That is just how they do.
5. You really have to convince the office...
“In the Star Trek: The Next Generation DBG: Premiere Edition, you start as the...”
– Star Trek Guest Blog: Bandai Previews TNG DBG’s
December 2011
41 posts
“I think there is a big difference between being sorry and being sorry you got...”
– Penny Arcade - an update
“The “social media consultant” industry draws from a few different...”
– http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/27/ocean-marketing-how-to-self-destruct-your-company-with-just-a-few-measly-emails/2/
“Christoforo sent another email around 7 in the morning, writing simply: “You...”
– Ocean Marketing: How to self-destruct your company with just a few measly emails | VentureBeat
“Google’s SVP Andy Rubin has revealed that over 700,000 new Android devices...”
– Gamasutra - News - Daily Android Device Activations Top 700K
I have been loving my Kindle Fire.
