The controversial world of paywalled academic publishing has been hit by a major shift, with the British government saying it will make open access to scientific research a condition of public funding by 2014. Read more at paidContent »
Paying for online news is still a minority sport – but participation may be growing thanks to tablet computers. Read more at paidContent »
Viewers may not watch this summer’s London 2012 Olympic Games online as much as some broadcasters hope, according to research. Read more at paidContent »
There are very few analysts who make the tech industry stop and listen. Mary Meeker is one of those analysts, and on Wednesday she delivered one of her trademark presentations touching on the global economy, the mobile opportunity, and Facebook’s unprecedented IPO. Read more »
According to some researchers, web companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook are doing the research world a disservice because they won’t make their datasets available for peer review. These researchers have a point, but privacy concerns might always trump openness where openness matters at all. Read more »
Online research database ProQuest’s usual customers are libraries and other large institutions that can afford to pay a lot for access. ProQuest’s new cloud-based tool, Udini, aims to make Internet research easy and affordable for everyday people — and builds in some Evernote and Instapaper-inspired features. Read more at paidContent »
Bina Technologies emerged from stealth mode last week and is bringing an Apple-like business model to genomics. The company relies on its Bina Box to make genome analysis faster than ever before possible without the benefit of having a supercomputer and a research network on hand. Read more »
Remote work advocates have plenty of scientific ammunition to convince skeptics as study after study has shown telecommuters get more done. But what’s true on average doesn’t hold for every case, new research suggests. For stultifying tasks (and, unsurprisingly, slackers), the office may be best. Read more »
The newspaper industry frequently thanks emerging markets growth for the surprising quirk of global print circulation growth.
But now emerging markets, too, are becoming advanced online media markets. Read more at paidContent »
Worldreader gives Kindles to students in sub-Saharan Africa. The nonprofit’s new report, funded by USAID, shows that access to e-readers improved primary school students’ reading skills significantly. But a lot of e-readers broke and results for older kids were mixed. Read more »
With connected videogame consoles and Blu-ray players leading the way, 38 percent of American homes have at least one TV that’s hooked up to the internet — up 8 percent from a year ago. Read more at paidContent »
By pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into big data research and development, the Obama administration thinks it can push the current state of the art well beyond what’s possible today, and into entirely new research areas. It’s a noble goal, but also a necessary one. Read more »
UK advertising buyers now say Spotify is the outlet they enjoy the best experience with. Read more at paidContent »
The consumer electronics trend that had us shuffling out our perfectly good but perfectly bulky CRT televisions in favor of fancy-new flat s… Read more at paidContent »
Digital influence is one of the hottest trends in social media and it is also one of the least understood. Like some relationships on Facebo… Read more at paidContent »
As companies like Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) make big investments into video content channels with name-brand film and television talent, they might… Read more at paidContent »
No disruption to see here folks, move along. A ratings analysis by Turner Networks and a report from Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wi… Read more at paidContent »
The good news for the traditional subscription TV industry: subscriber counts across the cable/satellite/telco television services industry… Read more at paidContent »
As more people watch TV content on something other than TV, ad firms and their clients are eager for a tool that lets them analyze the succe… Read more at paidContent »
We’ve heard that social media is a great source of traffic for news outlets so often that it’s close to textbook. Yes, Facebook, Twitter an… Read more at paidContent »
The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether they’re reading textbooks or “fun” books, according to a new survey… Read more at paidContent »
In 2010, people couldn’t say enough good things about Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) — it was the darling of the digital entertainment world. Then la… Read more at paidContent »
After enjoying a ratings monopoly during television’s first six decades, Nielsen increasingly finds itself challenged by upstart competitors… Read more at paidContent »
U.S. consumers are increasing the amount of time they spend on internet video-on-demand services like Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), and cable compan… Read more at paidContent »
Before we get into the results of the latest detailed look at how U.S. newspapers are faring on the digital revenue front, let’s get one ser… Read more at paidContent »
Yahoo’s once dominant position with display advertising is now officially over. Research firm eMarketer released figures Wednesday showing t… Read more at paidContent »
The tools that have revolutionized the way we live are only just starting to have an impact on scientific research. Now ResearchGate — the “Facebook of science” — is hoping to speed up the change, with a new round of investment from Founders Fund to make it work. Read more »
NBCUniversal (NSDQ: CMCSA) will once again use its Olympics coverage to search for what it calls the “holy grail” of audience measurement. T… Read more at paidContent »
Android held on to its title as the most-popular smartphone platform in the U.S. in the last quarter, but when it comes to sales of specific… Read more at paidContent »
It was five years ago that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) executives brushed off the idea of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) as “not a threat” to Nokia’s top position… Read more at paidContent »
The rush of content announcements from video companies in recent days, from players like YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) and Hulu, has caused a number… Read more at paidContent »
RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) is taking a beating at the moment from handset makers like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung, which have eaten into a smartpho… Read more at paidContent »
With the tablet market now overtaking PC sales, all eyes are on which platform will dominate this next generation of computing devices. A re… Read more at paidContent »
A big endorsement today for mobile advertising from eMarketer: their analysts today said they were revising up their forecasts for U.S. mobi… Read more at paidContent »
With both the theatrical and home video channels in revenue decline, and amid panic that digital piracy will soon crest into a tidal wave, B… Read more at paidContent »
Some numbers out today that underscore the challenge telecoms operators have had in attracting customers to their pay-TV platforms, includin… Read more at paidContent »
The six-year slowdown in digital music’s commercial growth rate ended in 2011, when digital trade revenue grew eight percent to $5.2 billion… Read more at paidContent »
Tablet web use spikes after work and before sleep, another piece of research shows… Read more at paidContent »
Internet advertising in the U.S. will once again post 20 percent-plus yearly growth this year, and, for the first time, surpass print ad spe… Read more at paidContent »
Stark new research statistics suggest digital replacement of analogue content is now very high amongst tablet owners. Read more at paidContent »
