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Author: Brian O'Leary
Networked platforms
In August, Craig Mod posted “Platforming books”, an extensive explanation of the thinking behind the…
Frozen and waiting
In August Charlotte Higgins, chief arts writer for the Guardian, covered the last of five…
Acting locally
The third section of Book: A Futurist's Manifesto includes a contribution from Eli Neiburger, associate director…
Books as objects
Last month Sheila Bounford, a U.K.-based publishing veteran who blogs at "Off the Page Ideas",…
Handshake agreements
Last week, Laura Dawson forwarded a link that Mike Cane had pointed out. Promoting its…
Seeking our value
I'm continuing to write a set of Sunday posts that revisit in turn the ideas…
Solving real problems
Yesterday, I wrote about the value of social referrals and the big-data opportunity that publishers…
All that chatter
A couple of weeks ago, Advertising Age began ranking various products (which they call brands,…
Scratching my head
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged briefly about "A conversation that can't be controlled",…