Cloud Customers Have Bigger Worries than NSA Gate (GigaOM)
Nirvanix’ fast shutdown spooks current and would-be cloud storage customers more than the prospect of government spying. At least for now.
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Questions (and Answers) from the Society of Scholarly Publishing (The Scholarly Kitchen)
Consider today’s post a bit of shameless self-promotion if you will, but at last summer’s SSP meeting many attendees were shanghaied into a side room and asked about their experiences and thoughts on scholarly publishing. The results are below:
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Yes, a Facebook ‘Like’ is Protected by the First Amendment (Techdirt)
Last year we wrote about a troubling case, in which a district court ruled that Facebook “likes” were not protected speech under the First Amendment.
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E-Readers ‘More Effective’ for Some Dyslexic Readers (BBC)
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Short lines of text on electronic devices may help some dyslexic readers increase their reading speed and comprehension, research suggests.
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Kindle Daily Deal: We Need Names (and 3 others)