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Reed Elsevier: a business model under pincer attack Paid Members Public
Robert Andrews highlights the political dangers to the traditional Reed Elsevier [http://www.reedelsevier.com/] business model, by quoting a research note from Berstein Research’s Claudio Aspesi [http://paidcontent.org/2012/09/10/open-access-research-catastrophic-for-reed-elsevier/] : > We think the risk posed to the Elsevier business model is substantial. We believe
The Zeitgeist Project: The Curators Objectify Paid Members Public
To conclude The Zeitgeist Project Berlin, the eight curators who talked previously returned to the stage to pitch us on their choice of object that best represented the cultural zeitgeist. This is what they picked: Simon Waterfall The one speaker that frightened the life out of him was the Google
Science publishing ripe for disruption? Paid Members Public
I wonder how long scientific publishers can cling to their existing models when they’re eliciting this level of active hostility from their customers [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/]: > Once I did hear about Elsevier’s behaviour, I made a conscious decision not to publish in
#next11 - An API to your body's data Paid Members Public
David Rowan [http://www.twitter.com/irowan] tried to build a compelling case for gathering and sharing data about yourself, because it can benefit both yourself and society. One example: Patients like me [http://www.patientslikeme.com/]. It’s a site where people are sharing response to treatments for 500
LeWeb: Brain Waves. Literally. Paid Members Public
Ever wanted to control your computer by your brain alone? Ariel Garten, CEO of Interaxon [http://www.interaxon.ca/], is showing us that it could be closer than you realise. She’s also showing us her brain. Not, admittedly, by opening her skull and showing us the meat inside, but
Science Online: Break, Chat & Shoes Paid Members Public
Tommy Gibbons & Aleks Krotoski chatting during a coffee break at Science Online. Note the shoes she bought to match her Second Life avatar. 🙂
Science Online: Cultures Clash over Infographics Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/09/4956348949_3cb4a8fc3c.jpg] Today’s been an interesting contrast with yesterday. dConstruct was very much a temple of the converted, discussing elements of web design theology. Science Online [http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/] is much more of a culture clash,
Science Online: Bloggers, Commenters and the Reputation Game Paid Members Public
This slideshow requires JavaScript. I dropped into one of the unconference sessions, looking at engaging with your readers (of obvious interest to me). The panel did a sterling job of giving a beginner’s guide to managing comments and commenters, from different scales (personal blogs to Ars Technica). I thought