Modern HTML Presentations

via deck.js » Modern HTML Presentations.

The ground beneath the publishing industry trembled in 2007, when Amazon released the Kindle and Apple released the iPhone. Digital—which had wrought havoc on the music and newspaper industries—was finally coming to the consumer market for books.

via Introduction | Book: A Futurist's Manifesto.

"In a culture like ours, long accustomed to splitting and dividing all things as a means of control, it is sometimes a bit of a shock to be reminded that, in operational and practical fact, the medium is the message. This is merely to say that the personal and social consequences of any medium – that is, of any extension of ourselves – result from the new scale that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves, or by any new technology." (McLuhan 7) Thus begins the classic work of Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media, in which he introduced the world to his enigmatic paradox, "The medium is the message." But what does it mean? How can the medium be its own message?

via What is the Meaning of The Medium is the Message?.

Easily create ebooks, typeset PDFs, and webbooks. Choose from professionally designed book themes. One button publishing.

via PressBooks | Simple Book Publishing.

Baker Ebook Framework 4.0.

The historical map collection has over 38,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.

via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | The Collection.

An excellent collection, with thoughtful analysis, of quirky maps:

via Edward Tufte forum: Strange and unusual maps.

Before we think about how we should interact with our Tools Of The Future, let’s consider what a tool is in the first place.

via A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design.

Frictionless sharing refers to the transparent sharing of resources using social media services.

via Frictionless sharing – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

http://savageminds.org/2011/12/21/reading-fast-reading-slow-tools-we-use/