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BlogsTags > html5JavaScript: Not as ExpectedBy Simon St. LaurentMay 8, 2013 JavaScript’s ever-growing importance still takes people by surprise. Every time I post about things JavaScript makes possible, I get pushback from people who refuse to be impressed by JavaScript. Why? Because it isn’t what they wanted. In the course of … How to Develop for the Mobile Casual Gaming MarketBy Jenn WebbMay 8, 2013 HTML5 is becoming a larger and larger part of game design—so much so that Jesse Freeman (@jessefreeman) expects the future of HTML5 gaming to go beyond the browser. In the following interview, Freeman, a technology evangelist at Microsoft focusing on … Stop standardizing HTMLBy Simon St. LaurentApril 24, 2013 When HTML first appeared, it offered a coherent if limited vocabulary for sharing content on the newly created World Wide Web. Today, after HTML has handed off most of its actual work to other specifications, it’s time to stop worrying … HTML5 makes offline web apps possibleBy Jenn WebbApril 16, 2013 With advances in HTML5, web apps no longer require an Internet connection — thanks to HTML5′s support of client-side storage, web apps now can run offline in today’s browsers. “An HTML5 offline application is simply a website that has been … Four short links: 15 March 2013By Nat TorkingtonMarch 15, 2013 Consumer Heterogeneity and Paid Search Effectiveness: A Large Scale Field Experiment (PDF) — We find that new and infrequent users are positively influenced by ads but that existing loyal users whose purchasing behavior is not influenced by paid search account … Rich multi-media and a web of devices is driving us to a world of standardsBy Jenn WebbFebruary 28, 2013 At the recent TOC conference in New York, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Jaffe, CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, to talk about the Open Web Platform and standardization issues. In our video interview (embedded … The publishing industry has a problem, and EPUB is not the solutionBy Jani PatokallioFebruary 26, 2013 This article contains my personal views, not those of my employer Lonely Planet. I’ll be blunt. Ebooks and EPUB are to the publishing industry what Blu-Ray is to the movie industry: a solution to yesterday’s problem made irrelevant by broader … Publishing News: HTML5 will be the future of publishingBy Jenn WebbFebruary 22, 2013 MIT Technology Review publisher, UC Berkley students bet on HTML5 At a recent executive retreat, Beet.TV sat down with MIT Technology Review editor and publisher Jason Pontin, who said that HTML5 will be the future of publishing. In a video … Four short links: 22 February 2013By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 22, 2013 Indiepocalypse: Harlem Shake Edition (Andy Baio) — After four weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “Thrift Shop” was replaced this week by Baauer’s “Harlem Shake,” the song that inspired the Internet meme. SplinterNet — an Android … O’Reilly’s journey to EPUB 3By Sanders KleinfeldFebruary 7, 2013 We at O’Reilly are very pleased to announce that we have officially upgraded to EPUB 3, and ebook bundles purchased from oreilly.com will now include EPUB 3 files, in addition to Mobi and PDF files. All O’Reilly ebooks released in … Are we over-thinking EPUB?By Adam HydeJanuary 17, 2013 One common misnomer I have come across is that EPUB3 is ‘a technology’ – something in and of itself. I believe this category mistake is largely a result of the the IDPF’s (the organisation that maintains EPUB3) success in promoting … HTML5: The code to maximizing revenueBy Joe WikertJanuary 2, 2013 Have you heard all the hype about HTML5 but you’re still not sold on it? You need to read the latest whitepaper from SPi Global. It’s called HTML5: The Code to Maximizing Revenue and it does a terrific job explaining … WYSIWYG vs WYSIBy Adam HydeDecember 3, 2012 Since HTML is the new paper and the new path to paper online editing environments are becoming much more important for publishing. Dominant until now has been the WYSIWYG editor we all know and…err…love? However the current WYSIWYG paradigm has … A Kindle developer’s 2013 wishlistBy Sanders KleinfeldDecember 2, 2012 2012 was a good year for Kindle developers. With the unveiling of the first-generation Fire tablet in late 2011 and the release of the KF8 Mobi format in early 2012, designing beautiful ebooks for the Kindle platform became a reality. … Four short links: 28 November 2012By Nat TorkingtonNovember 28, 2012 Moral Machines — it will no longer be optional for machines to have ethical systems. Your car is speeding along a bridge at fifty miles per hour when errant school bus carrying forty innocent children crosses its path. Should your … Math typesettingBy Adam HydeNovember 26, 2012 Typesetting math in HTML was for a long time one of those ‘I can’t believe that hasn’t been solved by now!’ issues. It seemed a bit wrong – wasn’t the Internet more or less invented by math geeks? Did they give … Direct channels and new tools bring freedom and flexibilityBy Joe WikertOctober 25, 2012 Earlier this week I wrote about why I’m bullish on publishing’s future. I talked about two areas that are ripe for change: ebook prices and formats. In the second and final part of this discussion I share the other two … The future is bright for ebook prices and formatsBy Joe WikertOctober 22, 2012 I typically get a sympathetic look when I tell people I work in the book publishing industry. They see what’s happened with newspapers, they realize many of their local bookstores have disappeared, and most of them have heard about the … Publishing’s “open” futureBy Joe WikertOctober 16, 2012 If I had to summarize the future of publishing in just one word, I’d say “open.” We’re living in a very closed publishing world today. Retailers use tools like digital rights management (DRM) to lock content, and DRM also tends … Four short links: 12 October 2012
By Nat TorkingtonOctober 12, 2012 Code Talks and Designers Don’t Speak the Language (Crystal Beasley) — Many of the bugs, however, require a deep understanding of why the product exists in the marketplace and a thorough understanding of the research that underpins the project. These … Ebooks as native apps vs. web appsBy Joe WikertOctober 5, 2012 Over the past week I’ve posted excerpts from a very insightful email exchange between Bill McCoy of the IDPF and Sanders Kleinfeld of O’Reilly (first piece here and second piece here). This is the final installment of that thread and … Publishing News: HMTL5 may be winning the war against appsBy Jenn WebbJune 1, 2012 Some are sticking with apps, but many publishers are choosing HTML5-based solutions; students at MIT have solutions for news; and Penguin and Macmillan tell the DOJ they weren't involved in price fixing. Publishing News: HMTL5 may be winning the war against appsBy Jenn WebbJune 1, 2012 Some are sticking with apps, but many publishers are choosing HTML5-based solutions; students at MIT have solutions for news; and Penguin and Macmillan tell the DOJ they weren't involved in price fixing. Four short links: 22 May 2012
By Nat TorkingtonMay 22, 2012 New Zealand Government Budget App -- when the NZ budget is announced, it'll go live on iOS and Android apps. Tablet users get details, mobile users get talking points and speeches. Half-political, but an interesting approach to reaching out to voters with political actions. Health Care Data Dump (Washington Post) -- 5B health insurance claims (attempted anonymized) to be... Why I haven't caught ereader feverBy Jenn WebbMay 18, 2012 Ereaders may have their place now, but shifts toward the web and HTML5 make the iPad a wiser and more enduring choice for digital reading. Why I haven't caught ereader fever May 18, 2012 Ereaders may have their place now, but shifts toward the web and HTML5 make the iPad a wiser and more enduring choice for digital reading. Publishing News: Another publisher ends its app flingBy Jenn WebbMay 11, 2012 The publisher of MIT's Technology Review talks apps and HTML5, RWW's Antone Gonsalves reviews B&N's chances of survival, and Amazon hires Sara Nelson. Publishing News: Another publisher ends its app fling May 11, 2012 The publisher of MIT's Technology Review talks apps and HTML5, RWW's Antone Gonsalves reviews B&N's chances of survival, and Amazon hires Sara Nelson. O'Reilly Radar Show 5/10/12: The surprising rise of JavaScript 
By Mac SlocumMay 10, 2012 Fluent Conference co-chair Peter Cooper explains why and how JavaScript rose to prominence. Also, Steve Souders points the way to web performance tools and techniques. Publishing News: Nook gets Microsoft, and soon NFCBy Jenn WebbMay 4, 2012 B&N's Nook gets Microsoft's bankroll and will soon incorporate NFC, Amazon loses its shelf space at Target, and a publishing platform architect makes a strong argument for the end of ebooks. Publishing News: Nook gets Microsoft, and soon NFCMay 4, 2012 B&N's Nook gets Microsoft's bankroll and will soon incorporate NFC, Amazon loses its shelf space at Target, and a publishing platform architect makes a strong argument for the end of ebooks. Mobile web development isn't slowing down
By Mac SlocumApril 30, 2012 Over the last two years, mobile web development has continued its rapid evolution. In this interview, Fluent speaker and "Programming the Mobile Web" author Maximiliano Firtman discusses the short-term changes that caught his attention. Christopher Schmitt and Simon St. Laurent discuss HTML5 April 12, 2012 HTML5 author Christopher Schmitt talks with O'Reilly editor Simon St. Laurent about why it's a great time to be a web developer. Ebook formats and the allure of customer lock-inBy Jenn WebbApril 12, 2012 In a recent video interview, O'Reilly's Sanders Kleinfeld addressed a number issues surrounding ebook formats. He also talked about how vendors are among the biggest obstacles to an open, universal ebook standard and the end of DRM. Ebook formats and the allure of customer lock-in April 12, 2012 In a recent video interview, O'Reilly's Sanders Kleinfeld addressed a number issues surrounding ebook formats. He also talked about how vendors are among the biggest obstacles to an open, universal ebook standard and the end of DRM. Editorial Radar with Mike Loukides & Mike HendricksonBy Laurie PetryckiApril 5, 2012 In this first episode of "Editorial Radar," O'Reilly editors Mike Loukides and Mike Hendrickson discuss the important technologies they're tracking. Four short links: 15 March 2012
By Nat TorkingtonMarch 15, 2012 atomize.js -- a distributed Software Transactional Memory implementation in Javascript. mari0 -- not only a great demonstration of what's possible in web games, but also a clever mashup of Mario and Portal. Lessons From BerkeleyDB -- chapter on BerkeleyDB's design, architecture, and development philosophy from Architecture of Open Source Applications. (via Pete Warden) An API Ontology -- I currently... Four short links: 29 February 2012
By Nat TorkingtonFebruary 29, 2012 StuxNet Deep Dive -- extremely technical talk, but this page has a redux. The presenter's thesis, well-argued, is that StuxNet was absolutely aimed specifically at the Natanz facility. (via Chris Douglas) Smithsonian Digitizing Items (CNet) -- two-person project, only able to do a few items a year, but still an excellent advance. See also Bronwyn Holloway-Smith's art project around... ValoBox wants to reward content creators and consumersBy Jenn WebbJanuary 27, 2012 ValoBox, a publishing startup we covered earlier this year, has launched. In this interview, co-founder Oliver Brooks describes the platform, its development, and how its social retail system works. ValoBox wants to reward content creators and consumers January 27, 2012 ValoBox, a publishing startup we covered earlier this year, has launched. In this interview, co-founder Oliver Brooks describes the platform, its development, and how its social retail system works. Children's ebooks and apps are big business on the iPadBy Joe WikertJanuary 23, 2012 In this TOC podcast, Neal Hoskins, founder of WingedChariot, talks about challenges and opportunities in children's ebooks, including issues with screen sizes and making the development choice between EPUB or app. Hoskins also predicts three front runners vying for the future of this market (hint: Amazon isn't one of them). Children's ebooks and apps are big business on the iPad January 23, 2012 In this TOC podcast, Neal Hoskins, founder of WingedChariot, talks about challenges and opportunities in children's ebooks, including issues with screen sizes and making the development choice between EPUB or app. Hoskins also predicts three front runners vying for the future of this market (hint: Amazon isn't one of them). Responsive design works for websites, why not for digital comic books?By Jenn WebbJanuary 23, 2012 In a keynote address, Open Road Media's Pablo Defendini explored what HTML and CSS can offer to digital comic book design. Responsive design works for websites, why not for digital comic books? January 23, 2012 In a keynote address, Open Road Media's Pablo Defendini explored what HTML and CSS can offer to digital comic book design. Developer Week in Review: 2012 preview edition 
By James TurnerJanuary 5, 2012 It's a brand new year, time to look ahead to the stories that will have developers talking in 2012. Mobile will remain a hot topic, the cloud is absorbing everything, and jobs appear to be heading back to the U.S. Five things we learned about publishing in 2011By Jenn WebbDecember 28, 2011 It was a busy and sometimes bruising year for publishing as the industry continued its digital transformation. Here, we take a look at five of the biggest lessons from 2011. Five things we learned about publishing in 2011 December 28, 2011 It was a busy and sometimes bruising year for publishing as the industry continued its digital transformation. Here, we take a look at five of the biggest lessons from 2011. Developer Year in Review: 2011 EditionBy James TurnerDecember 22, 2011 It's time for our annual look back at the year that was, when mobile ruled the world, HTML5 PWNED Flash, Drupal and Hadoop were the hot buzzwords for your resume, and a new batch of languages tried to become stars. HTML5: The platform-agnostic key to the future of publishingBy Joe WikertDecember 22, 2011 In this TOC podcast, PinchZoom Press founder Brian Fling talks about why he chose HTML5 over EPUB3. He says HTML5 is more platform agnostic. Fling also says native apps are here to stay, so building for multiple platforms will continue to be necessary. Quid pro quo will define the author-publisher relationshipBy Jenn WebbDecember 20, 2011 In this video interview, author and digital book producer Peter Meyers addresses the state of ebooks and book apps and weighs in on the changing relationship between authors and publishers. 1 to 50 of 181 Next Stay Connected
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