June 2013 – Page 3 – Workplace Learning in the Digital Age

Digital Literacy, Digital Puglishing, Future

Why Google Reader Really Got the Axe

“As a culture we have moved into a realm where consumption of news is a near-constant process” says Richard Gingras, Senior Director, News & Social Products at Google. “Users with smartphones and tablets are consuming news in bits and bites throughout the course of the day – replacing the old standard behaviors of news consumption over breakfast along with a leisurely read at the end of the day.” Well, I am still wondering what I will do when it’s gone next month, but here is the article on Wired that tells a new story about why…..

Digital Literacy, Digital Puglishing, Misc

Creative Commons wants to build tools to track reuse and remix\

For the last ten years, Creative Commons has bee offering content creators ways to share their works. Now it wants to let them know who’s been using their stuff. See article at GigaOm here.

Digital Puglishing, Future, Tech Hardware

The Rise of the Mobile-Only User

“One of the most common misconceptions about mobile devices is that its ok if they offer only a paltry subset of the content available on the desktop.” So right – read full article at Harvard Business Review.

Digital Puglishing, Future, New visions, Tech Hardware

The New “Handmade”

More of the series from TechCrunch on “The New Handmade” – focused on 3-D printing. Interest is definitely booming. It’s worth reading the whole series of articles to find out about companies in the spotlight and what they are doing.

Digital Literacy, New visions

5 Tips to Jumpstart Your Creativity

“Whether you want to devise a tagline for a client or solve a scheduling problem, creativity give you an undeniable edge.” Creativity is becoming a 21st century skill we all need to know – more of article here at Mashable. .