MLA Tech trends presentation

Wordz 4 2day Scott Kehoe, Technical Advisor Massachusetts Library Systemscott@masslibsystem.org / 866-627-7228 / AIM: scottatmls 1

Touch 2

• Touchscreens!• tablets / slates / half-a-laptop• smartphones• e-readers• tablet computers & computer monitors• automobile dashboards• kitchen appliances

Apps 4

• psst ... it’s just software & a marketing bonanza• the geek15 minutes of fame• Its about access, not the device • Angry Birds & Netﬂix & Kindle

Ecosystems 6

• Not biology ...technology• Game consoles: Xbox, Nintendo, Playstation• Apple - iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch• Microsoft - Windows & Internet Explorer• Amazon Kindle / Barnes & Noble Nook• OverDrive

Consolidation ?Synergy? 8

• AT&T & T-Mobile• Comcast & NBC• CBS & Showtime & Simon & Schuster• Wall Street Journal & Fox & Harper Collins• Disney & ABC & Marvel Comic ...and Apple• Time-Warner & HBO & DC Comics

Ramiﬁcations 10

DOWNSIDE• First Sale Doctrine• Copyright• DRM• licensing

UPSIDE• Content everywhere• Cheaper content• Device doesnt matter• Ecosystems cross-pollinate

Where to get more info!Workshop handouts, slides, links:http://www.masslibsystem.org/continuing-education/mls-ce-handouts/New York Times Technologyhttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology- David Pogue’s weekly columns & reviewsWall Street Journal All Things Digitalhttp://allthingsd.com/ - Walt Mossberg’s weekly Personal Technology columnNPR Technology & Popular Culture podcasts (weekly)www.npr.org/rss/podcastPew Internet & American Life Project succinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americanswww.pewinternet.org

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