Further proof that traditional broadcasters should learn to embrace streaming video to capture more eyeballs, Americans will consume more digital media than TV for the first time ever in 2013. The news comes from new numbers released by eMarketer.
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There Are Plenty of Women in Tech, You Just Haven’t Noticed | PCMag.com
Quotable: “The reason most people don’t know there are many women who sleep, eat, and breathe tech is because these aren’t the women most acknowledged in and by the tech industry, especially the men.”
See the full article: There Are Plenty of Women in Tech, You Just Haven’t Noticed | PCMag.com.
BBC News – Google launches Chromecast low-cost TV dongle
Google has announced a low-cost competitor to Apple TV – a “dongle” device called Chromecast.
The dongle is plugged into a television’s HDMI port, and allows users to stream media from smartphones, tablets and computers.
Launching immediately in the US, the device will cost $35 (£23). There is as yet no word on international launches.
via BBC News – Google launches Chromecast low-cost TV dongle.
The Art of Data Visualization | PBS Video
From scientific visualization to pop infographics, designers are increasingly tasked with incorporating data into the media experience. Data has emerged as such a critical part of modern life that it has entered into the realm of art, where data-driven visual experiences challenge viewers to find personal meaning from a sea of information, a task that is present in every aspect of our lives.
See the Video: The Art of Data Visualization | Watch Off Book Online | PBS Video
This Just In: Young Adults Love Libraries | The Digital Shift
A brand-spanking-new Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life study (just released this morning) has found some surprising information about young people and their opinions of libraries and print books.
Here’s the lead:
Belying the stereotype that younger Americans completely eschew print for digital, those ages 16-29 have wide-ranging media and technology behaviors that straddle the traditional paper-based world of books and digital access to information.
One major surprise in a new report from the Pew Research Center is that even in an age of increasing digital resources, those in this under-30 cohort are more likely than older Americans to use and appreciate libraries as physical spaces – places to study for class, go online, or just hang out. [emphasis added]
See the full article: This Just In: Young Adults Love Libraries | The Digital Shift.
12 Ideas About The Future Of Media (From New York Times, Digg, and The New School) ⚙ Co.Labs
For the full article: 12 Ideas About The Future Of Media (From New York Times, Digg, and The New School) ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community
Ideas discussed include:
- The medium is (part of) the message
- Content windowing–are you kidding?
- Readers are filters
- Where’s the value lie?
- The new news team
- Misunderstandings are inevitable for innovators
- The challenge for media now is volume
- Build creative technology teams
- Transparency is the ultimate recruiting tool
- Community breaks stories
- Look to the East for consumption habits
- Renaissance of the maker
How Not To Be A Dick To A Librarian | xoJane
Librarians aren’t usually in the habit of name calling (unless you catch us before we’ve had our coffee or when the catalog is down), so it’s with a bit of trepidation that I’m writing this. But then I thought, what the hey–even librarians should be able to take a moment and vent our frustrations!
We’ve become pretty comfortable getting up on our soapboxes to protest in the face of budget cuts and layoffs, but sometimes it’s hard to actually express some annoyance about common viewpoints towards libraries. After all, we truly are here to help people. It’s our passion. Nobody chooses to become a librarian for the money (because there’s never very much of that to go around). We choose this profession not just because it’s our calling but because we believe in the power of access to information to transform people’s lives.
Yet too often, no matter how many times we may repeat that mantra to ourselves, it seems that the same tired misinformation is what gets regurgitated in the media and even occasionally by our friends and families: Libraries are outdated. Nobody reads books anymore. You can find anything you need to know online. As any librarian will tell you, we’ve heard it all before…
See the full article at How Not To Be A Dick To A Librarian | xoJane.
A Beautifully Simple Comic Book for the Blind | Wired Design | Wired.com
Braille has come a long way since its invention in the 19th century, but it’s still tough to apply it to the highly-visual storytelling we see in comics. This realization led Phillipp Meyer, a Copenhagen-based interaction designer, to create the first comic for the blind.
Simple, recognizable shapes paired with a contextual title and a simple narrative flow was enough for readers to glean a basic understanding of a story. From there, the reader’s imagination is in charge.
For the full story see: A Beautifully Simple Comic Book for the Blind | Wired Design | Wired.com.
25 Vintage Photos of Librarians Being Awesome – Flavorwire
25 Vintage Photos of Librarians Being Awesome – Flavorwire
I love in one photo the librarian is using a drawer in the bottom row of the card catalog as a step to reach all the way to the top. Also, in the last picture there is a robot with a Librarian 2.0 stencil…history repeating itself within a different context!
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