23.Aug.2010 at 23 | Rachel Balik
This weekend, the New York Times suggested that “E-Books Make Readers Less Isolated.” The article asserts that someone carrying a new e-reading device or tablet is inviting conversation and interaction.
“Strangers constantly ask about it,” Michael Hughes, a communications associate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, said of his [...]
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30.Sep.2009 at 30 | Maria Thurrell
Yesterday, I responded to a comment on yesterday’s post about the landscape of digital books. In my response, I asked Rick Toone what he sees as the future of children’s books in relationship to the digital revolution. In an act of serendipity, within moments I was alerted via Twitter to Disney’s big announcement.
This morning, The [...]
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28.Jul.2009 at 28 | Maria Thurrell
Innovation gets me giddy like a kid in a candy store. I am awed by people’s visions and their drive to execute on those visions. It is really no wonder that I work in/with social media — every day we revolutionize the way we communicate.
For years I have watched TED Talks and have never ceased [...]
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