Ezra's Notes

May 14

Facebook Needs to Turn Data Trove Into Investor Gold -

We shall see.

Apr 08

How to Budget Megabytes Becomes More Urgent for Users -

The increasing demand for data will be costing consumers more money, but will they know how much and when?

Apr 01

Magazine Group Offers Guidelines for Tablets -

Actually picked this up from TabTimes. It’s the tip of the iceberg really. Publishers need not only a common vocabulary, but common specs, in order to develop multiplatform advertising.

Mar 30

Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing? -

Sales trends point to an exodus from paper.

Mar 12

For magazine and newspaper publishers, Apple's Newsstand is a sure bet -

There are some numbers missing here, like revenue, but overall it’s encouraging.

Mar 11

For Creators of Video Games, a Faint Line on Cloning -

Another example of intellectual property theft, this time in the world of games. Where does one draw the line between inspiration and copying?

Mar 08

New iPad: How Apple's tablet strategy parallels its unbeatable iPod success. -

It’s not a phone. It’s not a computer. It’s an iPod.

Mar 05

As New iPad Debut Nears, Some See Decline of PCs -

Contains useful stats on the rise of tablets over traditional PC’s.

Mar 04

Days Are Numbered for Unlimited Mobile Data Plans -

The costs of mass internet access are going to be a pivotal factor in developing mobile publication circulation, and hence advertising sales. So the mobile world hinges on this calculation.

Feb 28

The First Google Maps War -

The war in search goes international.

Not pining for pinning. -

A somewhat over-emotional but nonetheless pertinent blog post about Pinterest and copyright. Also worth following the links at the bottom.

Feb 26

Opt-Out Provision Would Halt Some, but Not All, Web Tracking -

Though only mentioned briefly, the publishing industry is *directly* affected by what happens in privacy.

For Facebook, Risk and Riches in User Data -

Defines the problem for every business in the online sphere.

Feb 20

Pinterest addresses copyright issues with opt-out option -

More on the death of copyright. Well, that’s not what they said, but it is what it is.

Feb 16

New Facebook Policy on Made-Up Names Lets Gaga Be Gaga -

Celebrity has its privileges as social media companies compete.