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Thursday, Oct 9 2008

Nstein, provider of digital publishing solutions for media and publishing companies has officially released the latest version of their Web Content Management System. Version 4 boasts a number of editorial enhancements not the least of which is full integration with the Nstein TME — text mining engine and DAM — Digital Asset Management System.

Wednesday, Oct 8 2008

As we recently reported, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being challenged by a growing movement of offering online versions of textbooks.

Flat World Knowledge is leading the charge. The company is in the midst of private beta testing for offering “open college textbooks”, a service that aims to provide expert content that can be modified by users via open source for free. We spoke with Eric Frank, founder and chief marketing officer of Flat World Knowledge about their radical educational mission.

Tuesday, Oct 7 2008

Before giving up on all alternative search engines, realize that Hakia is offering a new approach on how it delivers results. This approach is focused on delivering not only relevant search results, but delivering “credible search results” as well. It just might be worth checking out.

Monday, Oct 6 2008

We don’t scan a webpage. Instead, we scan a particular block or section of it.

Friday, Oct 3 2008

Social Media moves so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Here’re the week’s major developments in scan-friendly format.

This week:

• Credit Crises Harming Web Startups?
• Microsoft Prepares for the Cloud
• A New Look to StumbleUpon
• Citizen Journalism’s Epic Failure
• Apple Tosses NDAs to Developers’ Delight

Wednesday, Oct 1 2008

Apple, in a move that every iPhone developer will likely appreciate, has decided to release iPhone developers from their non-disclosure agreements that have prevented them from disclosing information about the SDK and even communicating with other developers. These changes were bound to happen sooner than later.

If you’re not online, chances are no one knows you even exist. The 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study, conducted by the Boston-based consulting firm, found that 93% of Americans believe that a company should have a presence on social media sites and 85% believe that these companies should use these services to interact with consumers.

Social media enables consumers to get up close with companies in a way that hasn’t been possible in years past. In return, companies can expect to develop strong customer loyalty and better ways to improve user experience, as well as customer service.

Tuesday, Sep 30 2008

And the browser wars continue. As a recent reaction to all the privacy issues surrounding Google Chrome, a German software company SRWare has released a free alternative called Iron.

Aside from the obvious metallic element similarity, Iron is also based on the Chromium source code, with the controversial bits removed.

Monday, Sep 29 2008

Webinars, in general, are interesting and jam-packed with useful information — the folks at AIIM want to share that experience with users. Two hot topics are up for discussion come October: email management and eDiscovery standardization.

Last time we covered Skyfire, those who wanted to browse the Internet on their phones in the same way as on their PCs had to sign up on a waiting list.

Well, now you can kick that wait time to the curb, because Skyfire has upped its game and left private beta. It is now available to anyone in the U.S. with a phone running on Windows Mobile, and it’s still absolutely free.

One of Skyfire’s new features — Super Bar — acts a lot like Google Chrome’s Omnibox with its auto-suggest and search capability in one address bar.

On the Web, nothing is more damaging to your organization’s reputation and brand than out of date content.

Friday, Sep 26 2008

Janus Boye is determined to bring a “breath of cool, refreshing Nordic air into the stuffy and crowded U.S. conference landscape.” The 5th International Conference — jboye09 — will be held in Philadelphia on May 5-7, 2009.

jboye09 is organized by J. Boye, a vendor-neutral analyst firm, which also arranges network groups for professional knowledge-sharing in a social atmosphere.