Library Stuff

PC World – “A photograph uncovered on Flickr is creating speculation that Digg may be coming out with a new Web-based toolbar, in addition to its existing Firefox toolbar. The new feature is designed not only to submit your favorite content to Digg, but also to make it easier to share “Diggs” across your other social media identities.”

NYTimes.com – “Google began running small text ads on the pages of its Google News service this week, reviving a debate between the company and some struggling newspaper publishers, who have seen their businesses devastated by the shift of advertising to the Internet.”

And, the quote of the day…

“When Eric Schmidt says he worries about the newspaper industry, it’s crocodile tears,” Mr. Tierney said

Associated Press – “The longtime head of the book publishers’ trade association is stepping down. Former Rep. Pat Schroeder of Colorado, who has served for 12 years as president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, says it’s time for her “to move on.” She will be replaced in May by former Rep. Tom Allen of Maine.”

Eric Berlin (My buddy from High School) – “Not so much from an existential standpoint, but from an efficiency standpoint, it’s always worth examining what the best way to get the most out of culting out on online media. So here’s a quick breakdown of different ways, different paths, and different strategies of absorbing information on the wild web.”

Bruce Schneier – “Welcome to the future, where everything about you is saved. A future where your actions are recorded, your movements are tracked, and your conversations are no longer ephemeral. A future brought to you not by some 1984-like dystopia, but by the natural tendencies of computers to produce data.”