Technology
E-Books in the Classroom
Digital vs. paper is not a new subject. Traditional books vs. electronic ones and the e-readers that make it possible to take a thousand books with you on vacation is not new either. However, electronic textbooks may be new on the scene. The Tulsa Beacon brought this news to our attention in their article, “Saving…
Read More2017 Fall Seminar: New Directions in Society & Nonprofit Publishing
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a fall seminar on New Directions in Society & Nonprofit Publishing. Mark your calendars for October 4, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The event is also offered in virtual meeting format. Society-based and other non-profit publishers face unique challenges in an ever-changing information landscape. How do…
Read MoreTrends in Technology
Deep learning will gather some traction in the coming years. This interesting information came from Tech Juice in their article, “Top 3 technologies that will help companies thrive in the next 10 years.” Gartner, a leading technology research and analysis company, has released a new report that highlights the megatrends that help digital businesses thrive in the…
Read MoreBook Technology
New York-based startup Kadaxis won the BookTech Company of the Year Award last year. They were recognized for using data science to improve book discovery across the publishing value chain – for authors, publishers and readers. The Bookseller brought this information to us in their article, “How BookTech winner Kadaxis is bringing better data to books.” Since…
Read MoreThe Dangers of IoT
As more and more connected devices become commonplace in homes and offices worldwide, consumers and enterprises tend to overlook the serious digital and physical damage that cybersecurity failures in these devices can potentially wreak. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Republic in their article, “Why won’t enterprises take IoT security seriously?” Devices considered Internet…
Read MoreMultimedia Changes Affect Technology
Communications, television and digital entertainment are facing challenges not unlike those in the world of publishing. Ratings declines, advertising weakness and financial support quickly diminishing have eroded the foundation of the industry over the past several years. Traditional television businesses have struggled to remodel themselves for an era when viewers watch whatever they want, whenever…
Read MoreWolf in Sheep’s Clothing
I don’t know about you but I hesitate to click on anything these days for fear of it being a trap set by hackers to steal my personal information. I realize that sounds paranoid but the traps are very comprehensive and, frankly, well constructed to convince me it is a legitimate request for information. The…
Read MoreThe Rise of Social Media Sourcing News
In some not-so-surprising news, two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two in ten doing so often. This interesting information came to us from the Pew Research Center in their article, “News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017.” This data is as of August…
Read MoreAnalyzing Content
OpenText has recently launched an artificial intelligence platform that combines big data and human language analytics to help companies better understand the needs of customers. The Record brought this news to us in their article, “OpenText makes big move into artificial intelligence.” The platform is called OpenText Magellan and it was designed to analyze words and text,…
Read MoreCustomer Service and Technology
Customer service is one of the prime targets for automation in the business world. Virtual customer agents are a prime example. These intelligent systems are able to understand what users ask via chat and to provide them with adequate answers. Venture Beat brought this news to us in their article, “The reality of automating customer service chat…
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