1. Bloggers can use Encyclopedia Britannica
If you blog regularly and your site qualifies, you may be permitted to include Encyclopaedia Britannica links in your posts.
You mention a topic, link to it, and your blog readers can click on the link to learn more…and it’s all free!
- Encyclopedia Britannica WebShare (Britannicanet)
- Get the Encyclopaedia Britannica free – If you are a Web publisher (Blorge)
- Encyclopedia Britannica Now Free For Bloggers (TechCrunch)
- Encyclopedia Britannica ‘Soft-Launches’ WebShare Widget System (Mashable)
2. Amazon Kindle still in high demand
The hand-held reader sold out pretty quickly, and now their replacements have arrived, and on top of that, there might be a “next generation” version coming soon. Users will need more ebooks as summer approaches.
- Amazon’s Kindle Back In Stock (Wired)
- Why the Amazon Kindle is a tourist’s best friend (Computerworld)
- Unpacking the rumors of a second-generation Kindle (ArsTechnica)
- Kindle helps tiny e-book market (LIS News)
3. Americans turning to web for news
While the results of several recent polls vary, the message is still the same: Americans prefer to get their news online.
- Zogby Poll: 67% View Traditional Journalism as “Out of Touch” (Zogby)
- More Americans turning to Web for news (Reuters)
- 35% of Americans aged 65+ get their news online (ZDNet)
- Abandoning the News (Carnegie Reporter)
4. Eee PC
Many tech blogs are talking about the machine that’s “Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play.” Let’s also add that it’s more compact and cheaper than a standard notebook. Eee PC 900 comes in both Microsoft Windows and Linux versions.
