20.May.2010 at 20 | Rachel Balik
Shakespeare might be the gold standard of great, serious literature, but in his day, the bard was all about putting on plays that were boisterous, vivid and loud. He was also an innovator: Shakespeare invented words, dramatic devices and creative staging solutions.
It makes sense that he’d be in favor of the kind of innovation that [...]
Tagged: Vook News ,alan rinzler, greg mocker, ipad, shakespeare sonnets, sonnet 138
7.Apr.2010 at 7 | Rachel Balik
By now, you’ve probably gotten plenty of emails with the signature, “Sent from my iPad.” The iPad’s obviously here in a big way. Apple sold $150,000,000 in iPads over the weekend — which makes this, according to Seth Godin, “the biggest launch ever.”
So how did they do it? Your instinct might be to assume that Apple [...]
Tagged: Vook News ,ipad, seth godin, unleashing the ideavirus
5.Apr.2010 at 5 | Rachel Balik
When we last left off, we were eagerly counting down the hours to the release of iPad. We weren’t alone. People lined up hours in advance. Apple stores served breakfast. The twitter stream was abuzz with anticipation.
Finally, the doors opened. The release of the iPad this Saturday was not just a red letter moment for [...]
Tagged: Vook News ,Crush It, ipad, seth godin, shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes
2.Apr.2010 at 2 | Rachel Balik
We recently sent out a survey to members of the Vook community to find out what our readers thought of our Vooks. In 40 hours, we got a tremendous 367 responses expressing an incredible amount of enthusiasm for the Vook, mixed media and enhanced reading. Overall, 84 percent of people said they liked or loved [...]
Tagged: Vook News ,ipad, mixed media, shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes