May 2012

Coming July, 2012

Tor/Forge to go DRM-Free

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/torforge-e-book-titles-to-go-drm-free

“For popular titles like Harry Potter, the wait can sometimes be months.”

Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library:

Gunning for Public Libraries

http://www.infodocket.com/2012/05/10/harry-potter-titles-coming-to-kindle-owners-lending-library-and-what-this-should-mean-for-libraries/

We’d like to get left, may be drifting right.

Sue Polanka: No Shelf Required

http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/

Technology Review: 353 subs, $124k dev costs

Steal This: Publishers Dumping Apps

http://www.technologyreview.com/business/40319/?p1=BIhttp://gigaom.com/2012/05/07/are-publishers-waking-up-from-their-dream-about-apps/

Location-based services

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Location-based-services/Location-based-information-services/Findings.aspx

It looks like they surveyed different groups in 2011 and 2012.

Geosocial services

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Location-based-services/Location-based-information-services/Findings.aspx

Pew Internet: Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Just-in-time/Main-Report/Findings.aspx

Apple’s Safari Browser

App? Maybe. Mobile Site? YES!

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/OptimizingforSafarioniPhone/OptimizingforSafarioniPhone.html

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Create your own Specials

FourSquare: A Geosocial Service

https://foursquare.com/http://vimeo.com/35640651 (1-minute intro video)

Claim your business.Verify it’s yours.Create campaigns.

FourSquare: A Geosocial Service

https://foursquare.com/

FTC fines for bypassing Safari’s cookie security controls: $10 million?

Update: Google & 3rd Party Cookies

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/05/google-may-face-massive-fine-from-ftc-for-bypassing-safari-privacy-controls.ars

Dropbox competitor w/ 5GB for freeOpen 30 different file types w/in browser

Google Drive Launches

http://www.macstories.net/news/google-officially-launches-google-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/google-drive-vs-the-competition-dropbox-skydrive-icloud/

Hive13: Maker/Hacker Space

http://www.hive13.org/http://wiki.hive13.org/Main_Page

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nebulagirl/5110857899/in/pool-1269305@N25/http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake

Examples at Wired

Thingiverse: Print-Ready Projects

http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/10-makerbot-projects/http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11835

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5635742719/in/pool-1269305@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5792203706/in/pool-1269305@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5792202830/in/pool-1269305@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5108275427/in/pool-1269305@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5108275105/in/pool-1269305@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodapple/5207769832/in/pool-1269305@N25/

“Unlike the colder chain stores, it has an atmosphere and a vibe. The store has a real personality.”

Steal This: Indie Bookstores

http://www.thelantern.com/a-e/columbus-bookstore-maintains-lofty-expectations-1.2867369#.T6f9fJ9YvrY

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The Wirecutter: Gadget Reviews

http://thewirecutter.com/Clonky noises courtesy of the baby boy.

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