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BBC News - What will 5G devices look like? - 0 views

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    BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at how 5G has the potential to change our lives. [We've only just begun! The development of new technology will see major changes in education and publishing as it closes the connectivity gap between individuals, cities, states, countries.]
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Season 2, Episode 7: How Book Publishing Has Changed and What it Means for You [Podcast] - 0 views

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    In this seventh episode, Michele Cushatt and I discuss the changing world of book publishing. If you are an author-or an aspiring author-this episode is for you.
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    In this seventh episode, Michele Cushatt and I discuss the changing world of book publishing. If you are an author-or an aspiring author-this episode is for you.
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Social Reading - 0 views

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    Social reading is everything that surrounds the experience of reading electronic books (ebooks).
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Just Released: New Blogging U. Ebooks - 1 views

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    We're excited to add two new titles, Writing 101 and Writing 201, to our free ebook library.
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What does digital technology mean to you? - 4 views

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    Would you like to be included on the map? Please click on the feedback icon and tell us your thoughts. [Interactive site on Al Jazzera on digital technology.]
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3D printers build homes. - 0 views

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    3D printers can cheaply construct homes and could soon be deployed to help victims of catastrophe rebuild their lives. [The future of the printing press for books has morphed into the the printing press for houses.]
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    3D printers can cheaply construct homes and could soon be deployed to help victims of catastrophe rebuild their lives. [The future of the printing press for books has morphed into the the printing press for houses.]
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40 Powerful Photos Show Why Banksy Is the Spokesman of Our Generation - Mic - 2 views

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    In a short time, Banksy has become a cultural icon with a distinct place in history. [Publishing the story through art.]
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Will paper books exist in the future? Yes, but they'll look different. - 6 views

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    The change has come more slowly to books than it came to music or to business correspondence, but by now it feels inevitable. The digital era is upon us. The Twilights and Freedoms of 2025 will be consumed primarily as e-books. In many ways, this is good news. Books will...
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BBC News - YouTube Music Key subscription service is unveiled - 0 views

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    YouTube launches a subscription service that lets users stream music videos without adverts and download them to smartphones and tablets.
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The Size of the Open Access Market | The Scholarly Kitchen - 1 views

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    A report from Simba Information tallies the total value of the open access marketplace, putting OA at 2.3% of the total market for STM journals. It documents as well, without comment, that more an...
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BBC News - Hungary in mass protest at internet tax plans - 0 views

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    Tens of thousands of people in Hungary have taken part in a peaceful march against the government's plans to tax the internet - the second demonstration in three days.
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Here's Why Public Wifi is a Public Health Hazard - Matter - Medium - 3 views

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    Story on Public WiFi We took a hacker to a café and, in 20 minutes, he knew where everyone else was born, what schools they attended, and the last five things they googled. By Maurits Martijn, from De Correspondent Translated from Dutch by Jona Meijers Illustrations by Kristina Collantes
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BBC News - Google responds to News Corp 'platform for piracy' blog - 2 views

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    Google responds to an attack by the chief executive of News Corp, arguing it is tough on piracy and faces stiff competition.
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Learning in snippets - 1 views

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    A successful author on YouTube, Matt Santoro, uses YouTube as a teaching tool, publishing a new video on some aspect of knowledge every Saturday.
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    A successful author on YouTube, Matt Santoro, uses YouTube as a teaching tool, publishing a new video on some aspect of knowledge every Saturday.
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BBC News - BBC to publish 'right to be forgotten' removals list - 0 views

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    The BBC is to publish a continually updated list of its articles removed from Google searches under the controversial right to be forgotten rule. ... editorial policy head David Jordan told a public meeting, hosted by Google, that the BBC felt some of its articles had been wrongly hidden. He said greater care should be given to the public's "right to remember".
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    The BBC is to publish a continually updated list of its articles removed from Google searches under the controversial right to be forgotten rule. ... editorial policy head David Jordan told a public meeting, hosted by Google, that the BBC felt some of its articles had been wrongly hidden. He said greater care should be given to the public's "right to remember".
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Monitor: The language of the internet of things | The Economist - 0 views

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    THERE was a time, not long ago, when access to the internet could be gained only through a computer. Now people can get to it using phones, tablets and some games...
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    THERE was a time, not long ago, when access to the internet could be gained only through a computer. Now people can get to it using phones, tablets and some games...
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The future of the book | The Economist - 2 views

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    From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!
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    From papyrus to pixels: The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun. Very interesting article in several formats - check it out online or in the print version of the Economist...or!
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The Social Library: How Public Libraries Are Using Social Media - 3 views

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    Like many of you, I'm connected to the Internet virtually every waking hour of my day - via computer, tablet and mobile phone. Yet I still regularly visit my local public library, in order to borrow books, CDs and DVDs. Which made me wonder: are these two worlds disconnected, or is the Social Web being integrated into our public libraries? In…
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AL GORE, TEDTALKS AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING - 2 views

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    I have used the term mind-blowing in 30 years or so but this is truly mind blowing. The link is to one of the talks at April's TED conference last month. (Follow the like for an explanation of the conferences.) This one is truly inspirational - and for those of you in publishing - you may know of it already (2011)...a true ebook.
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    I have used the term mind-blowing in 30 years or so but this is truly mind blowing. The link is to one of the talks at April's TED conference last month. (Follow the like for an explanation of the conferences.) This one is truly inspirational - and for those of you in publishing - you may know of it already (2011)...a true ebook.
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    The anti-social aspects of social media
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