Daily Archives: July 22, 2010

Are E-Books Ever Going To Beat Printed Books?

Amazon announced that its June 2010 Kindle e-book sales nearly doubled its hardcover book sales (180% higher). While many of those e-books were self-published books for as low as $1 (and even though traditional paperbacks are still selling wildly), it looks more and more like …

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How Twitter Helps Researchers Visualize The Moods Of Americans

Are your students cranky during the afternoon? They might not be alone. According to a new study by a group of researchers at Northeastern University and Harvard, people seem to be in the worst moods of the day during the afternoon. How did they figure …

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Facebook In 2004: The Harvard Crimson’s First Article

In honor of Facebook welcoming its 500 millionth user today, we thought it would be fun to see how the Harvard Crimson, the university’s leading newspaper, portrayed TheFacebook during its infancy. It’s well-known that Facebook started at Harvard in Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room… but do …

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