Slides for Mass. Library Association "Tech Trends" panel, April 29, 2011, Danvers, MA.

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Scott Kehoe, Technical Advisor
Massachusetts Library System
scott@masslibsystem.org / 866-627-7228 / AIM: scottatmls
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2. Touch
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3. • Touchscreens!
• tablets / slates / half-a-laptop
• smartphones
• e-readers
• tablet computers & computer monitors
• automobile dashboards
• kitchen appliances

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

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

8. Consolidation
?Synergy?
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9. • 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

10. Ramifications
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11. DOWNSIDE
• First Sale Doctrine
• Copyright
• DRM
• licensing

12. UPSIDE
• Content everywhere
• Cheaper content
• Device doesn't matter
• Ecosystems cross-pollinate

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