| |
 |
Saturday, February 09, 2002 |
Netsurfer Digest, in an e-mail to subscribers. : " 'Well, at long last, the time has come. We're officially switching to a paid subscription business model. Don't despair - some bits will still be free, but you'll have to pay for others. We've had over seven years of ad-supported, free-to-the-reader publication, but for all the obvious reasons this is no longer possible. If you think it is, keep reading.' The new paid model will cost USD$20 per year. They will continue to offer a few things free. More details here. [The End of Free]
Good luck, NSD. I hope you can make it work.
Addendum 2/12/02: Hey, libraries - you can apply for a NSD account and still offer free access for your patrons within your library! Three cheers for NSD! Hip, hip, hooray!
8:42:14 PM 
|
|
The top 25 meme producers are as follows... "The traditional assessment of the dissemination of information assumes that people fall into adopter categories. These classes of innovativeness have become popular parts of our vernacular: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority and laggards.... I've started using another measure in its place, the number of memes originating with an individual. Instead of biasing originality on consistency, this value relates the propensity of an individual to find and curate powerful ideas." [at Overstated, via Scripting News]
So then what is the Tipping Point for memes on the Net? This list is a who's who of online connectors and mavens. Blake, I'll get back to you about the Shift list, but maybe this is another way of looking at it. Who are the top meme producers in libraryland, and how different is the list between print meme producers and online meme producers? Do the memes cross media and if so, how long does it take?
8:26:29 PM
|
|
Deaf go mobile phone crazy "Over the last few years, the mobile phone has emerged as a popular device for what at first may seem an unlikely user group: the deaf and other people who are hard of hearing. Using the Short Messaging Service (SMS) functions on mobiles, people with hearing difficulties can communicate by typing messages into their phones.... By setting their mobile phones to vibrate, they can be alerted when a message comes in. This usage shows how a group of people can take up a technology that was not initially designed or marketed to them, and adapt it to suit their own needs and purposes." [at BBC Sci/Tech, via Meryl]
Another excellent example that illustrates why mobile, wireless access will be pervasive and ubiquitous in the future. Meryl notes that this doesn't really help her right now because her cell phone can't send messages, but that will change.
Is your library prepared to serve deaf users via SMS or IM? You'd better be in the future.
10:58:05 AM
|
|
Comments by: YACCS
© Copyright 2002 Jenny Levine.
|
|
|
|
|
