http://www.econtentmag.com/rss/rss_feeds/default.aspxRSS feeds from EContent magazine.All Content Copyright ? 1998-2006, Online: a Division of Information Today Inc.60Each month, Michelle Manafy, editor of EContent magazine, will interview thought leaders and discuss the emerging technology, trends, and business models that shape the digital content industry. If you are in business today, then you are in the digital content business. Listen and learn how to make the most of your content.http://www.econtentmag.com/Images/econtent122x50.gifhttp://www.econtentmag.comThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTWorkstreamer, a business listening platform secured $3.5 million in funding in a round of Series A funding. The new funds will be used to accelerate the growth of its service, which focuses on monetizing real-time business information. The funding round was led by Austin Ventures, a Texas-based equity firm with a focus on Internet and information services. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68563Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe American Institute of Physics (AIP) launched a new ebooks site for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, incorporating numerous enhancements to its ebooks platform. According to the organization, the ASME will soon have 100 manuals and handbooks hosted on AIP's Scitation C3 platform by the end of the year. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68575Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAmazon.com has introduce its new generation of Kindle eReaders, which feature a new electronic-ink screen, a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 15 percent lighter weight at just 8.7 ounces than the previous generation. Amazon says the new Kindle also offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, a graphite color option and more-all for $189, and still with free 3G wireless-which do not require annual service contracts. Also today, Amazon introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices-Kindle Wi-Fi, which will be priced at $139.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68582Robert J. BoeriRobert J. BoeriFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTLike many of you, I read voraciously. My nightstand is always overflowing, and I'm running out of bookshelf space. Meanwhile, the cost of print publications continues to grow. So how do you cope? One approach is to use an e-reader, but which one?http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67859Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTSTM publisher Informa Healthcare launched a new full-service website that combines its full journal archive with recently published book content, granting users access to approximately 170 journals and 600 ebooks from the same site. Combining the two sets of content allows users to cross-search.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68393Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTContent delivery company Highwinds announced that it has acquired BandCon, a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based internet infrastructure service provider. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68285Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTBeing the owner of two of the most important e-readers on the market puts me in a unique position to speak to the best and the worst of what e-readers have to offer. In my view, the Kindle - iPad comparisons I have read are usually based on a rather arrogant assumption: that reading books is, somehow, a more worthwhile intellectual pursuit than magazines, newspapers, or other content sources.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68221Michael BaumannMichael BaumannFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThat Facebook is no longer just a way for college students to list their favorite bands is not news to anyone. Businesspeople, politicians, corporations, and civic organizations are setting up profiles and using them as important parts of their marketing and networking campaigns. Likewise, it's hard not to notice how those same individuals, companies, and organizations are deploying online video as a means of disseminating information, whether it's a how-to video, a corporate address, a campaign speech, or a Sunday sermon. It's rare to see a large company or political candidate without some sort of online multimedia package, whether it's on YouTube, Vimeo, or a service hosted on the site itself. Dyyno, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based video distribution company, is looking to capitalize on these trends with a new Facebook app designed to integrate a user's online broadcasting efforts into a Facebook profile.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68159Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTOCLC is offering a new service where users can find information on WorldCat via Twitter. In order to access the service, #Ask4Stuff, a user inputs the hashtag into a Twitter message with keywords to be searched.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68040Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTSpringerOpen will cover all disciplines within the science, technology and medicine (STM) fields and will be offered in cooperation with BioMed Central, the company announced. This means that the entire collection of SpringerOpen journals is fully and immediately open access, and is accessible to anyone with an internet connection without a subscription.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=68050Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTBarnes & Noble, Inc., in attempt to gain an advantage in the increasingly-crowded e-reader market, announced the addition of the nook Wi-Fi to the company's line of products. The nook Wi-Fi will be the least expensive Barnes & Noble e-reader, at $149.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67881Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTFinancial Markets Framework, a new technology platform aimed at designed to help financial services firms manage data and transaction volumes generated by capital markets around the world. Financial Markets Framework, an open standards-based technology platform, is designed to increase speed and security while lowering latency and the need for monitoring and involvement. http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67891Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTLexink, a film production, information technology, and advertising company, announced the establishment of its new digital media resale tool. UNLODER, the platform in question, is designed to allow digital media venders to sell their wares at a lower price, helping to eliminate the temptation for customers to resort to downloading material illegally.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67636Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTKno, Inc. unveiled its digital textbook and dynamic learning platform specifically designed for college students. Kno, a two-panel touchscreen tablet, is engineered to support textbooks, course material, note-taking, web access, educational applications, digital media, sharing and more.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67637Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTAmerican electronics company Marvell joined forces with Hanwang, a Chinese e-reader manufacturer, to produce the Marvell ARMADA166E, a new product intended to provide the global e-reader market with a competitive, low-cost competitor to current offerings. The ARMADA 166E, due out this fall, features an epaper display and a processing center capable of running the latest Android, Linux, and WinCE operating systems and viewing ePub and PDF files.http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=67526