mla tech trends presentation
DESCRIPTION
Slides for Mass. Library Association "Tech Trends" panel, April 29, 2011, Danvers, MA.TRANSCRIPT
Scott Kehoe, Technical AdvisorMassachusetts Library System
[email protected] / 866-627-7228 / AIM: scottatmls
Wordz4
2day
1
Touch2
• Touchscreens!
• tablets / slates / half-a-laptop
• smartphones
• e-readers
• tablet computers & computer monitors
• automobile dashboards
• kitchen appliances
Apps4
• psst ... it’s just software & a marketing bonanza
• the geek15 minutes of fame
• It's about access, not the device
• Angry Birds & Netflix & Kindle
Ecosystems
6
• Not biology ...technology
• Game consoles: Xbox, Nintendo, Playstation
• Apple - iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch
• Microsoft - Windows & Internet Explorer
• Amazon Kindle / Barnes & Noble Nook
• OverDrive
Consolidation?Synergy?
8
• AT&T & T-Mobile
• Comcast & NBC
• CBS & Showtime & Simon & Schuster
• Wall Street Journal & Fox & Harper Collins
• Disney & ABC & Marvel Comic ...and Apple
• Time-Warner & HBO & DC Comics
Ramifications
10
• First Sale Doctrine• Copyright• DRM• licensing
DOWNSIDE
• Content everywhere
• Cheaper content
• Device doesn't matter
• Ecosystems cross-pollinate
UPSIDE
Workshop handouts, slides, links:http://www.masslibsystem.org/continuing-education/mls-ce-handouts/
New York Times Technologyhttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology- David Pogue’s weekly columns & reviews
Wall Street Journal All Things Digitalhttp://allthingsd.com/- Walt Mossberg’s weekly Personal Technology column
NPR Technology & Popular Culture podcasts (weekly)www.npr.org/rss/podcast
Pew Internet & American Life Projectsuccinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americanswww.pewinternet.org
Where to get more info!