Month: January 2009 (Page 2 of 2)

10 Trends in Media & Publishing

January 7, 2009 / Monique

Top 10 Business Ideas for 2009 by Springwise included the following list for Media & Publishing

MagCloud — Magazine publishing for everyone & every niche
Faber & Faber — Out-of-print books, printed on demand
Flat World Knowledge — Open source approach to textbook publishing
Blurb — Marketplace for book makers
Kidmondo & BabyChapters — From online baby blogs to printed baby books
HarperCollins — Publisher hopes crowds will spot next bestseller
Relay & WWF — All-you-can-read digital magazines
Random House — Selling books by the chapter
Kluster — Crowdsourcing platform
Offbeat Guides, Tripwolf, HSBC & Dorling Kindersley , Personalized travel guides

Chandler Burr at Pop!Tech 2008

January 7, 2009 / Monique

@ Yahoo! Video

I’m reading Perfect Scent: Inside the Perfume Industry by Chandler Burr. He gave a great presentation at Pop!Tech2008.

Here’s the Popcast.

“Chandler Burr is the New York Times’ first-ever fragrance critic. His knowledge of the history, culture, emotion, economics, science and global geography of scent may be unrivaled. Come along with Chandler as he leads the Camden Opera House on an interactive, hyper-articulate and hilarious olfactory journey.”