Technology
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Google Glass: Is an App Store for Memories Just Around the Corner?
Google Glass is Google’s latest awesomely terrifying innovation. It’s basically a pair of dorky glasses that function as a high-definition video camera wherever you go. The footage you record can be shared virtually with friends, in real-time. Friends who you can see in the corner of your screen. Sorry, they’re glasses. I mean world. Although…
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Is the Final Draft Dead?
I wrote a lot of this in my car, because I have a smartphone, so now I can talk sternly to it and, magically, those incantations are turned into text. I’ve tried this method to write blog posts before, but it never quite works because swerving through rush hour traffic isn’t the most conducive environment…
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Why Can’t I Click Your Book?
Books. Engrossing vessels of unparalleled knowledge, learning, and experience… or obsolete hunks of text that can’t hope to compete in an era of relentlessly over-stimulated people? The question struck me when I was reading Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run recently. I like to run. I like learning things. And I’m not adverse to being taken to far-off,…
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Print Books Aren’t Dying, But They’re Definitely Changing
It’s a new year. We’re humans, so we love the endless art of speculation. If you’re a writer, an avid reader, or both, there’s probably one big question on your mind in particular: are print books going to stick around or are eBooks going to replace them? What’s a bookshelf going to look like in the…
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Why Instagram Selling Your Photos is a Lot Worse Than You Think
Let’s be fair: it’s not clear if Instagram is actually going to sell user photos anymore. And if you’re not on the Instagram train, let’s be clearer: Instagram is a mobile-based, photo-sharing service that’s popular because… well… it makes your photos look like they were taken in about 1975. Recently, the terms of service for…
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The Death of the eReader
I think I’m a prophet. At least when it comes to the future of books and eReaders (like the Kindle or Nook). A prophet that has the impressive power to tell… the present. As I was swirling around in my office chair, ruminating about eReaders and how they’re probably going to be obsolete in the…
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How A Sci-Fi Magazine Uses Facebook to Sell Issues
When authors talk about promoting their books, the “S” word isn’t far behind. Everyone knows social media is important for writers in some abstract context, but they’re not sure how it actually works. That includes me. I’ve tried investigating it all month, first by interviewing author Holly Robinson about how she uses Twitter. Then, by taking…
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The Future of Books (Calm Down Edition)
Let’s talk about the future of books by stating the obvious: books take a long time to write. In fact, per hour, I think they’re definitely one of the top most time-consuming forms of art. Writing a book in a year is considered almost a heroic effort. Two, three years, well, that’s about normal. A…
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