Saturday, May 14, 2005
Is E-publishing Worth It?
The NY Times reported how e-publications and communications are replacing libraries in universities and colleges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/education/14library.html?ei=5070&en=67e002e6784c2056&ex=1116734400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1116093634-kpXw/DmIp1xkf27zl6eFYg&pagewanted=print
But do we really want to do it? This article states that e-newspapers actually use more energy than producing traditional paper newspapers. I always loved those counterintuitive and unexpected consequence stories.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/59535
Adobe's shutting down their digital media store!
http://www.pdfzone.com/article2/0,1759,1815262,00.asp
But if we still use print, this article implies much of it will come from China
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/12/content_2947341.htm
Perhaps print will still be needed to explain how to work those multimedia cell phones....
http://www.forbes.com/business/free_forbes/2005/0523/064.html
But then, here's a report that few people really want these devices...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050511005102&newsLang=en
But we'll need something to access all the information that's created (Oct. 2003 report from Berkeley; it's not that much out of date, very worthwhile)
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/
Speaking of information, yours truly was recently featured in a short article in the April/May 2005 edition of My Business magazine, the publication of the National Federation of Independent Business. I give away one of my "trade secrets."
http://www.mybusinessmag.com/fullstory.php3?sid=1182
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/education/14library.html?ei=5070&en=67e002e6784c2056&ex=1116734400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1116093634-kpXw/DmIp1xkf27zl6eFYg&pagewanted=print
But do we really want to do it? This article states that e-newspapers actually use more energy than producing traditional paper newspapers. I always loved those counterintuitive and unexpected consequence stories.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/59535
Adobe's shutting down their digital media store!
http://www.pdfzone.com/article2/0,1759,1815262,00.asp
But if we still use print, this article implies much of it will come from China
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/12/content_2947341.htm
Perhaps print will still be needed to explain how to work those multimedia cell phones....
http://www.forbes.com/business/free_forbes/2005/0523/064.html
But then, here's a report that few people really want these devices...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050511005102&newsLang=en
But we'll need something to access all the information that's created (Oct. 2003 report from Berkeley; it's not that much out of date, very worthwhile)
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/
Speaking of information, yours truly was recently featured in a short article in the April/May 2005 edition of My Business magazine, the publication of the National Federation of Independent Business. I give away one of my "trade secrets."
http://www.mybusinessmag.com/fullstory.php3?sid=1182
