Ho l'impressione che, a proposito di ebook e dintorni, si corra il rischio di continuare a ripetere che "è troppo presto", fino a quando non ci si accorgerà che, all'improvviso, "è troppo tardi " . (Alessandro Zaccuri, scrittore)
Music wants to be free – The Economist on Steve Jobs’ DRM shot across the bow. Smartly points out that a) this is a bold move for the industry leader to effectively kill a competitive advantage and b) the iPod/iTunes … Continua
Questo Dicembre Forbes.com pubblica uno Special Report sui cari vecchi libri e il futuro dell’editoria. ”People are reading more, not less. The Internet is fueling literacy. Giving books away online increases off-line readership. New forms of expression–wikis, networked books–are blossoming … Continua
The origins of the World Wide Web Consortium. (…) In October 1994, Tim Berners-Lee founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Computer Science [MIT/LCS] (…)
The Sub Pop History Site “This site documents the look and feel of Sub Pop prior to 1991. It includes all of the original columns that [Sub Pop’s] Bruce Pavitt wrote for the Rocket between 1983 and 1988.” Also includes … Continua