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November 18, 2014

Tuesday News: Did Uber threaten a female journalist; are books essential goods; why is the Internet a guilty pleasure; and how we can get the meaning of life in 60 seconds or less

JanetPublishing NewsBooks / creative writing / doxxing / harassment / Internet / journalists / Literary Criticism / Misogyny / philosophy / publishing / Uber / videos10 Comments

Report: Senior Uber exec threatened to dig up dirt on journalists – So apparently stalking and doxxing have gone mainstream. According to a story in Buzzfeed and discussed in this Gigaom piece, Uber’s Senior Vice President of Business Emil Michael proposed holding female journalist Sarah Lacy “personally responsible” for any ... more >

October 30, 2014

Thursday News: AAP numbers released, Hungary wants to tax the internet, NY court strikes down cyberbullying law, and The Poetry Brothel

JanetPublishing Newsaudiobooks / brothel / children's lit / cyberbullying / Ebooks / First-Amendment / hardcovers / Internet / poetry / publishing / taxesComments Off on Thursday News: AAP numbers released, Hungary wants to tax the internet, NY court strikes down cyberbullying law, and The Poetry Brothel

Children’s fuels 2014 growth in US – The Association of American Publishers have released their numbers regarding what is and isn’t selling in US publishing. In addition to the boom represented by kid lit, audiobooks are on the rise (26.2%) and hardcovers saw a very minor decrease (0.3%). Ebook revenue ... more >

October 15, 2014

Wednesday News: Google & Net Neutrality, Gamergate, the ‘science’ of extraordinary appeal, and extreme OKCupid date = new romcom.

JanetPublishing Newsblind date / FCC / Gamergate / Google / harassment / Internet / Misogyny / net neutrality / Romance / romantic comedy14 Comments

Google is sitting out the net neutrality fight. Here are 4 possible reasons – Although Google was once a vocal advocate for net neutrality, as the FCC moves toward a resolution of the great ‘fast lane’ debate for Internet Service Providers (i.e. allowing different service speeds for different customers) Google ... more >

Wifi visualization
December 5, 2012

Wednesday News: Low cost battery search is on; Amazon Breakthrough Contest with more categories, richer purses

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / Internet4 Comments

Introducing an ultra low cost, long lasting battery made of water and blue dye –  A company is testing a battery made out of water and Prussian blue dye.  Seriously this means if you pee in your jeans, you could power your battery, right?  Cleantech News and Analysis New Scientist ... more >

November 6, 2009

Friday Midday News Roundup

JaneFeatures / Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / Harlequin / Intellectual Property Issues / Internet / Simon & Schuster9 Comments

[nggallery id=48] I ordered a bunch of Harlequin Stationary goods that feature the vintage covers.   The stationary goods include little matchbook notepads, bound composition notebooks and address books. I liked the address books the least. They have a spiral binding and I found them to be a little too bulky. ... more >

March 17, 2009

Who’s Rulin’ Who?

JanetLetters of Opinionanonymous / defamation / Ethics / Internet160 Comments

see more Lolcats and funny pictures With all the discussion lately about the rights and wrongs of online speech and conduct, I recently discovered a 2003 piece by Clay Shirky, appropriately titled “A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy” (someone posted it in reference to the ginormous Brockmann brouhaha).   Shirky’s ... more >

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