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A hypertext information item collection/sharing service to explore
The Web may make it easy to communicate with people thousands of miles away and put libraries full of knowledge at our fingertips, but plenty of simple things are still surprisingly hard to do online. Take saving a piece of a Web page. That specific task is trickier than it sounds. A startup called Clipboard is building a simple solution using some rather sophisticated Web technologies.
Clipboard allows users to select and store pieces of Web pages in a cloud-based account. Users can comment on items, tag them, and search them. The site allows people to keep clippings private, share them with specific… Continue reading: Startup Lets You Save and Share Parts of Web Pages – Technology Review
Unsurprisingly not a fan of Kindle’s new X-Ray capability; see the link below for more details
"When you reduce friction, make something easy," says Bezos, correctly, "people do more of it." The friction in this case is the self-containment of the printed book, the tenacity of its grip on the reader. The reduction of the friction is the replacement of text with highly responsive hypertext. What people do more of is shift their focus and attention away from the words of the book and toward the web of snippets wrapped around the book – dictionary definitions, Wikipedia entries, character descriptions from Shelfari, and so forth. It’s easy to see the usefulness of X-Ray, particularly for reference books, manuals,… Continue reading: Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: The remains of the book
A snapshot from hypertext hater Nicholas Carr
With the Fire, as with its its whizzy-gizmo predecessors, the iPad and the Nook Color, we are seeing the e-book begin to assume its true aesthetic, which would seem to be far closer to the aesthetic of the web than to that of the printed page: text embedded in a welter of functions and features, a symphony of intrusive beeps. Even the more restrained Kindle Touch, also introduced today, comes with a feature called X-Ray that seems designed to ensure that a book’s words never gain too tight a grip over a reader’s consciousness: "With a single tap, readers can see all the passages across a book that mention ideas, fictional characters,… Continue reading: Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Beyond words: the Kindle Fire and the book’s future
An expanding range of multimedia hypertext in Evernote; check the post link below for more details
This update is the first version of Evernote to showcase our recent Skitch acquisition. When you create a note or edit an existing one, you’ll see Skitch’s heart logo in the toolbar. If you have Skitch installed (you really should if you don’t), then you’ll be taken into Skitch. In Skitch, you can draw and doodle, then send your sketch into Evernote by tapping the elephant icon in the top right.
Evernote for Android Now with Skitch Integration, Offline Search, Slideshow View, and More! « Evernote… Continue reading: Evernote for Android Now with Skitch Integration, Offline Search, Slideshow View, and More! « Evernote Blogcast
Google adds a few hypertext-related patents to its rapidly-expanding collection
Google has bought 12 patents relating to “cross-referencing information online, techniques for speeding up Web browsing and online advertising” from Northbrook Digital LLC for an undisclosed sum, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
Google has confirmed the deal, which was announced Monday by Northbrook’s owner Mark Wolfe, and was executed July 21, according to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing.
Google Buys 12 Patents, Protection for Google Related, Instant Pages – Search Engine Watch (#SEW)
Continue reading: Google Buys 12 Patents, Protection for Google Related, Instant Pages – Search Engine Watch (#SEW)
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