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How Google Launched the Nexus One SuperPhone
Jan 6, 2010 1:25
I’ve been following the hype and launch of the much anticipated Nexus One phone, a.k.a “The Google Phone”. Here are a few pointers I took away from it all: 1. If you want the tech crowd to pay attention you need to come up with a cool and geeky-powerful name. Nexus One is probably as [...]
Reflections On New Media Days #newmediadays
Nov 17, 2009 12:48
Here are a few personal reflections on New Media Days that ended a few hours ago. I should add that I of course only had partial experience as I couldn’t be everywhere. Also, full disclosure, Issuu (of which I am a co-founder) is sponsoring the conference, but these are my personal remarks as just an [...]
Don’t Be Shelfish: Share Your Archive With An Issuu Shelf.
Nov 11, 2009 10:27
Sorry for the lame title but it made you look, didn’t it? Below is an interactive Shelf that just came out of the Issuu labs. It syncs with a folder in My Library on Issuu and updates whenever I add more stuff. It’s perfect for showcasing your archive or a collection of bookmarks. In this [...]
ZinePal Gets It Right: Proper Re-Packaging and Re-Distribution of Blogs
Nov 3, 2009 1:34
You would think that the makers of Zinepal read this blog, but I’m sure it’s just coincidental: A while ago I wrote about similar services FeedJournal and Tabbloid and called for a somewhat different model: Using technology to repackage, edit, and re-distribute blog posts, instead of ‘just’ offering PDF dumps via email. Now Zinepal does [...]
The World’s Shortest Monocle Interview (The Long Version)
Oct 28, 2009 5:43
A while ago I did an interview with Monocle (together with their Danish correspondent Kim Flyvbjerg). The print version of the new issue is now out, and, eh.., let’s say they edited it a bit. Think quote-size interview. As happy as I am with any mention by established media, I thought it would be good [...]
Comments Are The Currency of Social Media
Oct 15, 2009 1:17
For non-bloggers it must seem a little weird, all this preoccupation with how many comments your latest post got (or didn’t get). But the comment is the unrivaled currency of social media. It’s the proof that someone listens, that someone cares about what you said. In essence the comment is the evidence that the Internet, [...]
Issuu Made It To TIME.com’s 50 Best Websites 2009
Aug 24, 2009 6:23
“When magazine lovers get nostalgic about print, they cite the feel of flipping pages, the shock of seeing an amazing layout and the physicality of being able to hold something in your hands. Maybe a gadget like Amazon’s Kindle can compete with the old-fashioned ink-on-paper experience, but for our money — which, in this instance, [...]
YOU Are The News Editor: gReader And Delicious Adds Syndication Features
Aug 13, 2009 6:41
Recently both Google Reader and Delicious offered easy syndication, or ‘re-sharing’ you might call it, of content. I’ve been doing this using RSS feeds for quite some time, but now it seems that finally the need for easily sharing across multiple platforms dawned on the two giants. Using the Delicious Firefox add-on (which is a [...]
New Issuu + Posterous Integration
Aug 10, 2009 2:06
Just a quick post about the new Posterous & Issuu integration announced today. If you are a Posterous user, all you need to do is navigate to a cool Issuu publication and hit the bookmarklet in your browser (get it here). It’ll automatically embed the publication for you. Here’s an example of an Issuu publication [...]
Using Crowdsourcing And Digital Publishing To Hold Governments Accountable
Jun 22, 2009 5:50
File this under ‘(forced) radical transparency’. UK newspapers have taken upon themselves to publish the unedited expenses claims of every MP. Guardian has made the claims publicly available for crowdsourcing, that is, allowing anyone to sift through the vast material (457,153 pages so far) looking for entries that “deserves further scrutiny”. Try it here. The interface [...]