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As we move towards eReaders, many of us still have traditional books. Some are out of print. There is a way to digitize them yourself. Two things come to mind: It may be a more efficient use of your time to pay for the digital version and digitizing and making a book available that is still under copyright to others is stealing income from the author and publisher. Digitizing for personal use from one format to another is much like ripping old vinyl records you own to MP3 format. Also, if you do digitize, keep in mind charities are often selling the printed books to raise funds and some artists are using them for wonderful art projects. Please do not just discard them in the trash. Please recycle responsibly.
http://www.diybookscanner.org/ (Image from Facebook Post) Video has not become the predominate medium. Enhanced books have video and collectively we all watch over 80 million hours of YouTube per day. Most people like a video that is 3 minutes or less. It seems many would rather see a video than read. It is also estimated that 10% of internet bandwidth is used on cat videos. Not sure that is accurate, but it could be possible.
Wondering how to boost your FB posts? Here are 10 Tips from the FB team:
https://www.facebook.com/facebookforbusiness/a/holiday-sales If you have a business page on FB, check out the new detailed level of "Insights". It is great for telling the best time to post for your audience, the demographics and more. Also note the kind of posts that get the most views. Good job FB!
Amazon is planning to entertain its online customers with comedy videos. Amazon has been encouraging videos for awhile now. I'm wondering if they will look at my music purchases and play my genre of music while I am shopping online in hopes I will also purchase more music. We have music in brick and mortar stores. Would you want to take time out from your online shopping to watch a comedy clip?
Appertising - With more people on smartphones, advertising is finding its way into phone apps.
How some of the tech you use comes to life:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151934194395854&&l=38927b1f86 The New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has been released in time for holiday shopping. What do you think of the features?
8.9" HDX display (2560x1600) with unsurpassed pixel density (339 PPI) and perfect color accuracy (100% sRGB) for vivid, lifelike images that go beyond standard HD Breakthrough ultra-light design—weighing just 13.2oz, it's 34% lighter than the previous generation Ultra-fast 2.2GHz quad-core processor—3x more powerful than previous generation—with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU for fast, fluid gaming and video Introducing the "Mayday" button—revolutionary, on-device tech support. Connect for free to an Amazon expert 24x7, 365 days a year 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash for high-resolution photos and 1080p HD video, plus a front-facing 720p HD camera for Skype video calls and more Stay productive on the go with ultra-fast web browsing, built-in OfficeSuite, plus e-mail and calendar support for Gmail, Outlook, and more Writing in your sleep? It's possible...
http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/health-a-healing/new-trend-sleep-texting-why-it-happens-and-how-to-stop Scalable infrastructure is becoming easier. It can now be done without down time. Always good to plan ahead for infrastructure needs. I enjoyed meeting with Craig and Tom at CIBER today. |
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