Walking Dead publisher drops DRM | Tech Culture
The publisher of the Walking Dead, Saga, Witchblade, and the Savage Dragon announced on Tuesday that it's closing the book on digital rights management. New books from Image Comics are now available for digital download from its online store without DRM. Readers can purchase new books from ImageComics.com in several platform-agnostic formats: PDF, EPUB, CBR, and CBZ. Previous publishing agreements haven't changed, so people who prefer to buy from proprietary apps such as Comixology, Amazon, and Apple will still be able to do so. Ron Richards, Image Comics' marketing honcho, told the comics news site ComicBookResources that the DRM-free books would benefit comics creators the most. "There's no cut for Comixology or Apple or any other piece getting taken out," he said. One of the first comics available DRM-free is Scatterlands, a collection of the free webcomics by writer Warren Ellis, a noted futurist and anti-DRM advocate, and artist Jason Howard.
Creative Commons Licenses
Do you use images or photos? Do you check with the owner before saving or copying or using? Are you using Creative Commons (CC) images and think that it’s all OK because the image labelled as CC therefore you’ve done all your supposed to? Do you in fact understand what Creative Commons is? Right, so you understand CC now? Click to view full Infographic A photo or image placed under a Creative Commons license enables you, the ‘borrower’ to copy, distribute, and display the work providing the photo or image is correctly attributed to the owner. According to the infographic: more than 90% of CC photos are not attributed, and more than 99% of CC photos that are attributed are not attributed properly. That kind of makes me want to go back over my old posts to see if I’ve correctly attributed the CC images I’ve used in the past. Be safe with how you use CC materials – if in doubt, check! Posted in eLearning . By David Hopkins – January 3, 2013
9 Ways to Get Things Done When Everything Is Going Wrong
Ever have one of those days where nothing goes right? From the first thing you do, everything seems to go sideways. How do you stay productive when nothing is going your way? Some Days Nothing Goes Your Way Some days just don’t cooperate. Everything seems to be out-of-order. From your first step out of bed things go wrong. Your clothes aren’t clean. Makes you ready to turn around and head back-to-bed, right? Turning It Around How do you get things back on track when nothing seems to be going your way? You can fold and surrender to the day. “When things aren’t going your way, it’s your choice to give up or turn things around.” Sometimes it is that choice that makes the difference between a bad day and one that is productive. Here are 9 Ways to Be Productive When Everything is Going Wrong: Bring a Positive Attitude – A positive attitude can make all the difference. Turn Your Day From Wrong to Right We all have days when we want to just to give up until tomorrow. The key is to keep going.
The 7 Most Powerful Ideas In Learning Available Right Now
Tomorrow’s Learning Today: 7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future by Terry Heick For professional development around this idea or others you read about on TeachThought, contact us. Let’s take a look at the nebulous idea of the “classroom of the future.” This is all subjective, but it’s worth talking about. Below are some ideas that are truly transformational–not that they haven’t been said before. And the best part? But therein lies the rub: Tomorrow’s learning is already available, and below are 7 of the most compelling and powerful trends, concepts, and resources that represent its promise. The Challenge of Implementation It’s challenging enough to manage a traditional learning environment where the curriculum is handed to you, and meetings are set, and you’re simply there to manage; adding more ingredients to the mix seems like asking for trouble. None of it is really complicated—it just requires new thinking. Tomorrow’s Learning Today: 7 Shifts Of Future Learning 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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Crain was more than an agent, Lee would tell friends years later; he was her friend, critic, business adviser, champion, and marketer. He may have been even more. “About Nelle. I am rather worried about her,” Capote wrote in a 1961 letter to friends in Kansas. ‘When Maurice became ill, he asked Elizabeth Otis, who was the president of McIntosh & Otis, if she would take on—given the authors’ approval—his list, which McIntosh & Otis did,” Julie Fallowfield, Lee’s beloved agent there until 1996, told me. Steinbeck felt so indebted to M&O that he reportedly gave it a percentage of the money he was awarded when he won the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature. “During its decades of representation, M&O acted appropriately and in Harper Lee’s interests, handling the kinds of activities that are the business of a literary agent,” Lee stated in her lawsuit. Valuable Estates Today, Thomas and Gail live in a rented house, having lost the case and most of their money in the lawsuit.
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How Science Supercharges Creativity
When a creative idea takes root, it’s a highly empowering (Eureka!) experience. And if you’re in an industry that’s known for being powered by creative ideas--advertising, marketing and media for instance--it can be the life and death of your success. But in today’s content-driven industries, being creative on its own isn’t a sufficient skill anymore. It may seem like a stretch of skills at first, but actually it’s a natural extension. So if you’re a creative type in your company, and you’ve been tasked to warm up to these disciplines, do not fear. Before: Target the right people (Computer Science) Much of the beauty of art is that it speaks to people in very different ways. That’s easier said than done. During: Ask the right questions (Psychology) In order to target the correct audience, creative developers also must put on the hat of a mind reader--but better yet, make statistically sound predictions. After: Clearly measure impact (Mathematics)
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