Designing for Tablet Experiences…10.20.11

New Kobo Vox eReader…10.20.11

E-books and E-readers @ The Library…10.10.11

Libraries in the Cloud…10.20.11

Library Service Models in the Digital Transition…10.20.11

WanderPlayer Turns iPhones (and soon Android phones) into Controllers for Computer Games…10.20.11

1/3 of U.S. College Students Require Remediation….10.20.11

Word of Mouth Marketing…10.20.11

Social Media Strategy & Goals…10.20.11

Information Literacy for the Google Generation…10.19.11

The large-scale Digitization Partnership Between the Austrian National Library and Google…10.19.11

The Future Of The Integrated Library System…10.19.11

Utilizing Cloud Storage…10.19.11

Open Education: The University and the Commons…10.19.11

Library Hack…10.19.11

Smithsonian TL-2 Linked Data Resource…10.19.11

Mobilizing for Mobile…10.19.11

Social Media and Learning Commons…10.19.11

Apple Inspired – Library Designed…10.19.11

How to Grow an Idea Into a Mobile App…10.19.11

History of the iPhone…10.19.11

Internet Trends…10.19.11

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1. Globality – We Aren’t In Kansas Anymore…

Meeker revealed that 81% of users of the top ten global internet properties are outside the USA, which makes global markets a force to be reckoned with.

2. Mobile – Early Innings Growth, Still…

iPhones, iPods and iPads have revolutionized the market. But Android tablets and phones, at a different price point, are not to be underestimated.

3. User Interface – Text/Graphical/ Touch / Sound / Move

“Sound is going to be bigger than video. Record is the new Qwerty,” say SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung.

4. Commerce – Fast / Easy / Fun / Savings = More Important Than Ever…

The ability to click and buy on a mobile device is making a huge difference in mobile commerce. “It’s now an expectation that if you see it on your screen, you can click and buy it,” says Meeker.

5. Advertising – Lookin’ Good…

Look at Google’s click growth for an indicator of advertising health: 23% of clicks on ads is a good sign Meeker says.

6. Content Creation – Changed Forever

Meeker refers to Joanne Bradford from DemandMedia doing a better job at talking about content creation.

7. Technology / Mobile Leadership – Americans Should Be Proud

64% of smartphones have U.S.A. OSes (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) versus 5% 5 years ago.

8. Mega-Trend of 21st Century = Empowerment of People via Connected Mobile Devices

“The ability to get realtime fast and broad information flow is only going to get greater,” says Meeker.

9. Authentic Identity – The Good / Bad / Ugly. But Mostly Good?

“One of the biggest topics of the next ten years,” Meeker says.

10. Economy – Lots of Uncertainty

Despite lots of indicators of uncertainty, “We’ve had a good two weeks.”

11. USA Inc. – Pay Attention!

The US ranks 10th on a list of country by debt. Greece, by comparison, ranks number 3.

Configurable Spaces for Knowledge Creation…10.19.11

Configurable Spaces for Knowledge Creation

Smartphones Coming of Age With Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich…10.19.11

R. David Lankes: “Fortified Libraries?”…10.19.11

Build a Social Media Program for Scale…10.19.11

Pew Research Center Initiative to Study the Changing Role of Public Libraries and Library Users in the Digital Age…10.19.11

From Pew Internet and American Life Project:

“…The Pew Research Center today announced plans to study how the role of public libraries is changing in the digital age and how library patrons’ needs and expectations are shifting. The new research is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a 3-year, $1.4 million investment and will be conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Through national surveys, a series of focus groups in a diverse mix of communities, and special surveys of library patrons, the Pew Internet Project will examine how library users’ habits and tastes are changing in the age of e-books, widespread mobile connectivity and the existence of vast digital collections…”

Libraries, Amazon & Overdrive…10.18.11

Google Chrome Experiment – WebGL Bookcase…10.18.11

Web 2.0 Summit 2011: Chris Poole, “High Order Bit”…10.18.11