By Lewis Lapham, Lapham's QuarterlyApr 23, 2012
Why does it come to pass that the more data we collect -- from Google, YouTube and Facebook -- the less likely we are to know what it means? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 18, 2012
Social media in China is blurring the lines between facts, lies and rumors, as evidenced by the Bo Xilai case; some homophobic video gamers are in an uproar about characters identifying as homosexual, bisexual or transgender; meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has made it back into young voters' good graces. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJan 3, 2012
I know many Americans do not read any books once they’re out of school or college. But some do, and what they read has been shaped not only by changing tastes but by availability. The availability consideration is being revolutionized.I’m a bibliophile of the first water. I have spent what seems half my life in bookstores all over the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 11, 2011
Closed churches are selling artifacts and furnishings in the U.S. and Europe; graffiti artist Banksy accuses a TV documentary of distortion; and Amazon has finally created the Kindle tablet. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 5, 2011
The U.S. military bans FiveFingers shoes because they "detract from a professional military image"; Rupert Murdoch sells MySpace for a measly $35 million; and Google teams with the Getty Museum to create a smartphone application for art lovers. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2011
Although there are those purists out there who still insist on reading actual books -- as in the kind that come from trees -- Amazon's grand pooh-bah Jeff Bezos announced last week that sales of e-books have now surpassed that of their analog counterparts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 7, 2010
I hated Amazon's first Kindle as much as my dad, an avid reader, writer and collector of books, loved it. For him, it was delivery on a very old promise. For me, its monochrome screen, beige plastic body and single-mindedness represented a technological regression. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2010
It looks like Amazon's e-book strategy is paying off. CEO Jeff Bezos revealed Monday that, "even while our hardcover sales continue to grow," his company sold 180 Kindle edition books for every 100 hardcovers last month. That figure has accelerated since Amazon dropped the price of its best-selling product, the Kindle e-book reader, by $70. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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