Purdue Professor Embeds Hyperlinks in Printed Books

"People who prefer print books over e-books may still want extra digital material to go with them. That's the idea behind Sorin Matei's project, Ubimark, which embeds books with two-dimensional codes that work as hyperlinks when photographed."

The Humanities Go Google

"As grunts in Stanford University's new Literature Lab, these students investigate the evolution of literary style by teaming up like biologists and using computer programs to 'read' an entire library."

How Computers Know What We Want — Before We Do

"Over the past decade, recommendation engines have become quietly ubiquitous. At the appropriate moment — generally when you're about to consummate a retail purchase — they appear at your shoulder, whispering suggestively in your ear. . ."

Apple Says Sold 2 Million iPads

"Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago and taking it to nine international markets this past weekend."

4 in 10 Consumers Would Swap Their Laptop for Apple's iPad

"Study by Kelkoo reveals that 4 in 10 consumers would swap their computer for Apple's iPad."

Apple Bigger Than Microsoft

"Apple became the 500-pound gorilla of the technology world Wednesday, surpassing Microsoft based on market capitalization."

Facebook Privacy: A How-To Guide

"Facebook's newly announced changes to its privacy settings make it easy for you to stop worrying and start having fun. Here's what you need to know."

Apple's iPad Goes Global

"Fans mobbed Apple Inc stores in Europe and Asia as the iPad went on sale outside the United States on Friday, with some shoppers having queued all night to buy one of the coveted tablet computers."

Book Publishers Agree Change Coming; Details Murky

"Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo America here this week agreed e-books will transform the business, although exactly how it will all shake out remains unclear."

Are Standalone e-Book Readers Doomed?

"Devices like the iPad that let you read books and much more are likely to dominate the market so fully that standalone e-book readers have little hope of hanging on to much market share, new research suggests."

Study: Generation Y Taking Online Privacy to Heart

"Contrary to popular belief, younger Internet users are actually more vigilant about protecting the information they share online than their older counterparts, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project."

Most Students Prefer Print Textbooks to Digital Versions, Survey Finds

"Nearly three-quarters of the students surveyed last fall by the National Association of College Stores said they preferred traditional print textbooks to digital texts, according to a report from the association."

Harvard's Paper Cuts

"Facing an unprecedented budget crunch, the university cancelled print copies of more than 1,000 journal titles last year in favor of online subscriptions. And Harvard is turning toward other universities to collaborate and share acquisitions, all while trying to maintain its libraries’ stature in an increasingly digital world."

Researchers Find 'Million-Follower Fallacy' in Twitter

"Drawing a huge following does not necessarily mean that your tweets will be influential. Some non-celebrities with meager followings have the greatest ability to start discussions."

Google's Economic Impact Was $54 Billion in 2009

"For the first time ever, Google's revealed its 'Economic Impact:' $54 billion of economic activity for 'American businesses, website publishers, and non-profits in 2009.'"

Book Excerpt: Open Leadership

"In her new book, Open Leadership, Charlene Li explains how social media is just one force that is requiring leaders to cede control in order to succeed."

Dell's Streak Readies for Battle With iPad

"Dell Inc said its Streak tablet computer can double as a mobile phone and will have a front-facing camera for videoconferencing -- features it hopes will help the new gadget compete against Apple Inc's iPad."

Google Launches New Course-Scheduling System

"The new system, CloudCourse, is integrated with Google Calendar and allows users to schedule classes and sync data with internal university systems."

Brief History of YouTube

"But YouTube — the world's third most visited website after Google and Facebook — shows no signs of slowing down. The site marked the May anniversary of its 2005 beta launch with another milestone: YouTube's users now clock more than 2 billion views every single day."

AOL at 25, Contemplates its Future

"AOL Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong likened the company to 'the Procter & Gamble of the Web,' a mainstay that might have lost some agility, but was not going to perish soon."

Seven Open Source Innovations on the Cutting Edge

"Think open source doesn’t innovate? Think again. Here are seven projects that are exploring exciting new directions in computing -- for free."

Google Rolls Out Encrypted Web Search Option

"Google began offering an encrypted option for Web searchers on Friday and said it planned to roll it out for all of its services eventually."

Facebook CEO: 'We've Made Mistakes' on Privacy

"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ending his silence about recent privacy controversies, has admitted to making some mistakes and promised to fix the problems."

Pandigital's New $200 Novel Color e-Reader

"Integrated with the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Pandigital Novel is an Android-powered e-reader that has a full color touch-screen 7-inch display, Wi-Fi connectivity, and multimedia capabilities. It will retail for $199.99 when it ships in June."

George Washington's Library Book Returned 221 Years Late

"A library book borrowed by the first U.S. president, George Washington, has been returned to a New York City's oldest library, 221 years late."

Annoyed By Cellphones? Scientists Explain Why

"Whether it is the office, on a train or in a car, only half of the conversation is overheard which drains more attention and concentration than when overhearing two people talking, according to scientists at Cornell University."

Google Teams With Sony, Intel on 'Smart' Web TV

"Google believes it has come up with the technology to unite Web surfing with channel surfing on televisions."

Google Wave Has Officially Opened Its Doors

"Google Wave has switched from an invitation-only offering to one open to all interested users, the popular service announced Wednesday."

Google Introduces New Online Video Format

"Enter Google, at it's I/O conference for developers in San Francisco today. It introduced another new video format, VP8, which it hopes will become the dominant way to show videos on the web."

Google Introduces New online video format

Stanford University Prepares for 'Bookless Library'

"One chapter is closing — and another is opening — as Stanford University moves toward the creation of its first 'bookless library.'"

British Library to Digitise 40m of its Newspaper Pages

"The British Library has announced a 10-year project to make 40m pages from its newspaper archive available online."

Mobile Phone Sales Soar: Study

"Global mobile phone sales soared by 17 percent in the first quarter, driven by smartphone models, the Gartner tech industry research house said on Wednesday."

Twitter Expects Hundreds of Advertisers

"Twitter, the rapidly expanding microblogging service, plans to have hundreds of advertisers using its new ad system in the fourth quarter as the company ramps up plans to become a self-sustaining, profitable business."

Study: Google Scrambling Our Perception of Science Reality

"Google search suggestions have shifted public perceptions about nanotechnology away from science to health worries, finds a science communications study."

Nearly One in Three Social Networkers Suffer From 'Poster's Remorse'

"Ever post a catty, compromising, snippy, or otherwise ill-advised comment or photo on your Facebook wall, only to instantly regret it? Sure you have — and according to a new survey, you've got plenty of company."

Nearly one in three Social networkers suffer from 'poster's remorse'

Study: Consumers Happier about Their Cell Service

"Consumers are more satisfied than ever with their cell phone service, according to survey being published Tuesday."

DNA Could Power Computers

"Engineers have long dreamed of using DNA as the backbone for the next generation of computer circuits. New research shows just how it might be done."

Internet Use Makes Us Happier, Says Mental-Health Study

"A May 12 report by British researchers from the U.K.'s Chartered Institute of IT (known as BCS) have found a link between Internet access and well-being. But some benefit more than others from tapping into the information superhighway, including those with lower incomes or fewer qualifications, people living in the developing world and, perhaps most surprisingly, women."

Google's Search Market Share Slips as Bing Rivalry Heats Up

"The company's share of U.S. searches slipped to 64.4% percent in April, down from 65.1% in March, according to comScore. Meanwhile, Yahoo's share rose to 17.7%, up from 16.9%, while Microsoft Bing crept to 11.8%, up from 11.7%."

Why Universities Should Hate the iPad

"But as the higher education industry plans for a future involving digital content delivery to devices like Apple's iPad, these college-branded impulse purchases – and perhaps even college bookstores – may quickly become a thing of the past."

Study Finds No Link in Cell Phone Use, Brain Tumors

"A long-awaited international study has found no evidence of increased risk of brain tumors associated with mobile phones, but said the findings were not definitive and called for more research."

Google Mistakenly Collected WiFi Data

"Google disclosed Friday that its Street View cars had mistakenly collected data about the Web sites users were visiting on open wireless Internet networks."

In Five Years, YouTube Has Revolutionized How We Live

"Five years ago none of it existed. When the start-up launched in May 2005, it was housed above a pizza parlor. Google bought it in 2006 for $1.65 billion and now YouTube has a global headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., where management caters to hundreds of millions of users worldwide."

Critical Assets: Academic Libraries, a View from the Administration Building

"An online survey taken by over 130 leaders in academic affairs yields surprising results."

1 in 4 Households With Cell Phone, No Landline

"One in 4 households has a cell phone but no traditional landlines, a trend led by the young and the poor that is showing no sign of abating."

Microsoft Launches New Office, Duels Google Online

"Microsoft Corp launched an updated version of its Office software on Wednesday, aiming to keep its grip on the hugely profitable business application market while countering the challenge of free online alternatives from Google Inc."

U.S. Struggles to Ward Off Evolving Cyber Threat

"The United States is losing enough data in cyber attacks to fill the Library of Congress many times over, and authorities have failed to stay ahead of the threat, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday."

A Social Networking Website That Convinced 1 Million Users to Pay

"The Internet is brimming with free stuff. Anyone can join Facebook or Twitter, take advantage of their myriad features, and not pay a cent. So why have 1 million people paid to use a social networking website called MyLife?"

California Dreaming: Remaking Online Education at the U. of California

"Officials at the University of California system have proposed an expansion of online efforts in the midst of a fiscal crisis, in an attempt to provide for-credit courses to a greater number of students. The proposal contrasts sharply with the system's current online program."

The Incredible Shrinking CIO

"Technology leaders no longer have the president's ear at some campuses, and that could spell trouble, they say."

Archive Makes Over a Million Digital Books Available for Those Who Can't Use Print

"With a service it started Thursday, the Internet Archive has more than doubled the number of books available to blind people and others who cannot read print books."

Google Translate Now Speaks More Than 30 Languages

"Google is continuing with its effort to become the one-stop translation shop, announcing today that it has added speech capabilities to more languages on Google Translate, its polylingual text translation tool."

Face-to-Face Time Makes us Happier than Facebook

"Nothing makes us happier than our families and loved ones, a new study shows, with face-to-face socializing beating reaching out to people online hands down."

Facebook Statuses Reveal Happiness

"Facebook has extended its 'Gross National Happiness' prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates like 'awesome' or 'tragic' to track changes in the collective emotional state of its users."

Goggles Turns Google Android into Pocket Translator

"The mobile application for Android got updated today with the ability to snap a picture of some words and instantly translate them into the language of the owner."

Five Ways to Make the iPad Better

"Magical it may be, but that doesn't mean Apple's tablet can't be improved."

Report: Google Android Surpasses iPhone in U.S.

"According to NPD, devices running Android accounted for 28 percent of the units sold to U.S. consumers in the first quarter of 2010."

Educational Technology in Public Schools

"This First Look report presents data from a fall 2008 Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) survey of public schools on the availability and use of educational technology. This includes information on computer hardware and Internet access, availability of staff to help integrate technology into instruction and provide timely technical support, and perceptions of educational technology issues at the school and district level. "

Court Says Internet Filtering in Public Libraries Not Censorship

"A Washington state supreme court issued a decision yesterday supporting a public library's decision to fully filter Internet content, stating that such filtering could be considered 'collection development.'"

Millennials Increasingly Find Their Religion Online

"Young people are defining their own spiritual paths, says Rebecca Phillips, vice president of social networking for Beliefnet.com. 'Young people are not necessarily doing the same thing religion-wise that their parents did, and they're developing their own unique brands of spirituality,' she says. It seems to affirm a Lifeway Christian Resources study showing that 72 percent of Millennials, the generation between 18 and 30 years old, say they are more spiritual than religious. Fewer of them attend worship services, pray or read sacred scriptures."

'Historic' Day as First Non-Latin Web Addresses Go Live

"Arab nations are leading a 'historic' charge to make the world wide web live up to its name."

Online Evaluations Show Same Results, Lower Response Rate

"Students give the same responses on paper as on online course evaluations but are less likely to respond to online surveys, according to a recent study."

Bridging the Online Language Barrier: Translating the Internet

"Internet thinkers say both machine translation and human translating projects will continue to improve rapidly over the next decade."

Google Tunes Up Search Results, Touches Up Logo

"Google is fine-tuning the way it presents its Internet search results to make it easier for people to find information and images they want."

48% of Parents Friend Their Kids on Facebook

"When consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo prepared for Mother’s Day by conducting a survey of parents’ social media practices, it found that nearly half (48%) of parents add their children as friends on Facebook."

Microsoft's Internet Explorer Losing Browser Share

"Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, now accounts for less than 60% of the market, down from 95% at its peak in 2003, according to new figures."

Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer

"Google Inc. will begin selling digital books in late June or July, a company representative said Tuesday, jumping into battle that already involves Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc."

Professors and Social Media

"Professors, particularly those in the senior ranks, might have a reputation for being leery of social media. But they are no Luddites when it comes to Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook and YouTube, according to a new survey scheduled to be released today."

Publishing: The Revolutionary Future

Interview with the CEOs of On Demand Books, which produces the Expresso Book Machine

Amazon Adding Twitter, Facebook to Kindle E-reader

"Amazon.com Kindle e-reader is getting access to Facebook and Twitter, along with several other enhancements, as part of a software update being sent wirelessly to the devices."

52-Percent of Adults Share Sensitive Data on Social Networks

". . .according to a recent survey from Consumer Reports, 52-percent of adults post potentially risky information about themselves on social networks."

Pa. School District's Webcam Surveillance Focus of Suit

"As the result of a student lawsuit, Lower Merion School District has admitted theft-tracking software for the district's 2,600 student laptops activated webcams and automatically snapped photos of kids in school and at home. Over two years, the district captured 56,000 images, including shots of students and the images on their computers."

OCLC Report: How Libraries Stack Up 2010

OCLC Report: How Libraries Stack Up 2010

Nielsen/Facebook Report: The Value of Social Media Ad Impressions

"Our joint report: Advertising Effectiveness: Understanding the Value of a Social Media Impression provides early insights from Nielsen’s BrandLift product which analyzed survey data from more than 800,000 Facebook users in response to more than 125 Facebook ad campaigns from 70 brand advertisers."

Students Denied Social Media Go Through Withdrawal

"A new study from the University of Maryland finds that students are hooked on social media and cellphones, describing withdrawals in terms similar to those used by drug and alcohol addicts."