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E-readers at Consumer Electronics Show 2010: Does Apple determine their fate?
While dedicating my current Fellowship Year at the Reynolds Journalism Institute to an exploration into E Reader devices and the opportunity they offer news providers as a reading and business platform, until a week ago I had only held an Amazon Kindle, a Sony Touch Edition and an IRex iLiad E Reader in my hands. … Continued
In his own words: A selection of Matt Thompson’s blog entries Part 2
The W-bomb Sept. 22, 2008 You can’t tell from my blogging, but I’ve gotten rather sensitive about the word “Wikipedia.” Earlier this year, after I’d written my research proposal, I was casting about for a title to communicate the core concept I hoped to pursue. I recalled a whitepaper by Shayne Bowman, Ellen Kampinsky and … Continued
The changing YAYA: A multi-media generation
What is YAYA? YAYA stands for Youth and Young Adult. It is the market of adults 18-26 years old.YAYA is not a generation, but a phase of life. At some point everyone is a YAYA. There are over 29.8 million YAYAs in the United States, which means 10% of the population in the U.S. are … Continued