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Camworld: “Hmmm, would it be useful to be able to use your cell phone to scan bar-codes? I think so. A few years back when I was working at Borders.com we were pushing hard for the management to accept the idea of letting customers in the stores use portable bar-code scanners to build a “digital… Continue reading

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Lori P. would like to find out if anyone knows of libraries that are using scanned images of book covers on their web sites, whether they scan them in themselves or “steal” them from Amazon, the publisher, etc. If you know of any, please contact her! [The Shifted Librarian]

“The Shifted Librarian has some thoughts on Google Bombs.  I don't get the analysis.  Search engines rank returns.  How do you propose they rank it?” [John Robb's Radio Weblog] I'm worried about the weight given to blogs, as much as I love them. When Matt Haughey comes up higher than the company Critical IP site purely… Continue reading

“The Shifted Librarian has some thoughts on Google Bombs.  I don't get the analysis.  Search engines rank returns.  How do you propose they rank it?” [John Robb's Radio Weblog

The story of Flash as told by its inventor, Jonathan Gay.  [Scripting News]

Macromedia Unveils Latest Release of Flash, ColdFusion. Macromedia Monday unveiled Flash MX, the latest version of the Macromedia Flash development environment, and discussed plans for its release of ColdFusion MX this summer. [Product News]

Tabula Rasa – Love. Redemption. Spike. [ via Spoiler Slayer ] Are you a Redemptionista? Do you think William the Bloody, a.k.a. Spike (played by James Marsters), can be redeemed though good works, the Scooby Gang, and that chip in his head? If so, then you're probably reading Tabula Rasa, the site for Buffy fans… Continue reading Tabula Rasa – Love. Redemption. Spike

NY Times: The Corner Internet Network vs. the Cellular Giants. The informal Wi-Fi networks that inexpensively provide wireless Internet access are fine, as far as they go — which is generally a few hundred feet. But what happens when there are enough of them to weave together in a blanket of Internet coverage? [Tomalak's Realm]

Technology Marketing: Whither Bandwidth? Michael Schrage. The economics of digital convergence dictate that the future of this business won't be found in either mass markets or mass customization. It's going to be found in design and development of market segments that generate their own economies of scale. [Tomalak's Realm]

Business Week: Copyrights — or Mothballs? But in the rush to protect the established publishing industries, two avenues that were crafted specifically to allow innovation to thrive within the legal structure of copyrights are being closed down. For innovation to bloom in digital publishing, something has to give. [Tomalak's Realm]

Pew Internet: “As Americans Gain Experience, They Use the Web More at Work, Write Emails with More Significant Content, Perform More Online Transactions, and Pursue More Serious Activities.”  [Scripting News]