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Submit News [+]Emma Johnson MSN Money colmn launches
Posted by: Emma Johnson on 2008-07-18 15:35:49Emma Johnson's multimedia personal finance column recently launched on MSN Money. The series focuses on people in their 20s and 30s, and includes video, audio, graphic and text elements. Read More >>
proudly introducing... jean lachat photography
Posted by: Jean Lachat on 2008-07-17 22:48:52I happily launched my own home-based photo studio this summer, specializing in documentary portraiture and pretty much anything that is not immoral or illegal! (or at least not that much!) Read More >>
Reporting Contest for College Students and Professionals!
Posted by: Adriana Colindres on 2008-07-17 22:13:52Journalism organization Capitolbeat has separate reporting contests for college students and for professionals, as well as a conference open to all. Contest deadline is Aug. 1 for professionals and Sept. 10 for college students. Read More >>
Chris Heidenrich -- 2nd edition of my local history book
Posted by: Chris Heidenrich on 2008-07-12 12:54:57An updated edition of my book, FREDERICK: LOCAL AND NATIONAL CROSSROADS, about the history of Frederick, Maryland, is available at www.arcadiapublishing.com. Check it out! Read More >>
Tom Jones – Illini Media loses another extraordinary alum
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-07-10 14:22:19Tom Jones, WPGU 1955-56 and 2007 Hall of Fame inductee, lost a battle with cancer on July 1. We were honored that Tom reconnected with us in the past couple of years – he was truly an extraordinary man. A wonderful tribute aired on WCIA and follows... Read More >>
Most recent new members:
Stephanie Lulay, Jamie (Zac) Repking, Glenora Blackshire, skip perkins, Donna Blankinship, Patrick Fahrner, Bette Anderson, Gina Provenzano, Terry Hackett, Stephanie Prather,Most recent donors:
Barbara Bohn, Lynn Kussrow, Mark Etzkorn, Zac Repking, Ann Dwyer, Kathy Cole, Jay Wilkins, Roy and Nancy Horton, Dave Campbell, Cathy Romans,BookGlutton Launched: Read Books With Others, On-line
Posted by: Aaron Miller on 2008-02-28 18:09:10
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From the press release:
A new website, BookGlutton.com, aims to change the way people read books online. Launched last month, it's a cross between a book, a computer and a book group -- a web-based e-book reader that lets users discuss the book from the inside. BookGlutton has turned books into conversations using web 2.0 technologies, allowing people around the world to connect and chat about books on a page-by-page level.
BookGlutton's core technology, the Unbound Reader, was designed with simplicity in mind. After choosing something to read and opening the book (all via a web browser), two panels flank the text - Talk and Mark. The Talk panel allows users to have a real-time conversation with other users, which can be filtered to only include users inside the same chapter (this keeps users from hearing end-of-the-book discussions). The Mark panel lets users make margin notes on any paragraph and allows other users to respond.
Illinois natives Travis Alber and Aaron Miller, BookGlutton's founders, say they came up with the idea because they have friends all over the world and wanted to be able to discuss books with them. "We needed to talk and look at the book, just like you would in a physical book club," says Alber.
More at:
http://bookglutton.com/portal/press