The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
January 14th, 2009
I just received this alert from Mark Anderson, as part of my subscription to Strategic News Service. —————————— To All SNS Members: Steve jobs took a leave from Apple, announced this afternoon. In his email to employees, he said: “Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me…
January 14th, 2009
Found this interesting new widget this morning while waiting for a phone call. It’s available here. Get the Eco-Calculator widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! There’s a section of this site on The Impact of Environmentalism on the Future of Publishing. I’ve outlined the issues there, but I see it’s due for…
January 2nd, 2009
How did I miss this one from December 23rd? Mea maxima culpa! (From the Latin: “My most grievous fault.”) The source is most reputable: The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The news about the news continues its discouraging trend. This one ranks as a milestone. According to the press release: “The…
January 1st, 2009
I’ve chosen the first day of the new year to inaugurate a series of blogs and essays that I refer to as “The Laws of the Future of Publishing.” The idea came to me last summer in Toronto, in conversation with my wonderful webmaster and web designer, Elia Kanaki. I wanted to try to distill…
December 30th, 2008
If you’ve examined my short essay on the subject of literacy and the future of publishing you will find it both brief and dated (although, arguably, this subject does not evolve rapidly). I’ve been meaning for some time to recommend the TED site…what richness lies there! When it comes to the subject of literacy, Dave…