On Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Pittsford Barnes & Noble, the R-Spec group features a discussion of foreign fiction. This is admittedly more low-tech than most things I post here, but it should be a very interesting evening.
Join us as Ruhan Zhao, Gabriel Prajitura and David Pascal discuss science fiction in China, Romania, and [...]
I went to the Apple store a few days ago and was blown away by the user experience. The staff is knowledgeable and approachable, and once they’ve thoroughly answered your questions and you’re ready to make a purchase, they simply pull out their handheld device, scan the products, scan your card, and send you happily [...]
How cool is this?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/12/18/childrens.books/index.html
CNN has audio slideshows of kids reviewing kids’ books. This would be a nice feature on any library website — not just for kids, but for all age levels. People would eat this right up.
On Tuesday, December 4th Dana Paxson and I will be giving a presentation for the Rochester Speculative Literature Writers Association on the future of fiction. We will be discussing emerging technology and it’s impact on writers. Dana will demonstrate his Electronic Literary Macrame, I will give a tour of Second Life, and we will both discuss how writers [...]