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Searching for the upturn: notes from Online Information ‘09

December 7, 2009 – 6:25 pm

It’s always suspicious (to a jaundiced marketing person’s eye) when a show organiser chooses to place a large seated cafe area at the centre of the exhibition floor.
There were some noticeable absences at this year’s Online Information exhibition at Olympia – no doubt the result of crunch-inspired budget caution – and the air of an industry bracing [...]

By John Helmer | Also posted in Online Publishing Market, Reviews, Search, Technology | Post a comment | 1 comment

Optimism on e-books at Online Information 2008

December 4, 2008 – 10:57 am

If there was a dominant theme out on the floor of this year’s Online Information 2008 show at Olympia, it had to be the continuing rise of e-books. I conducted a brief survey of opinions from the stands and, even discounting for the tendency of suppliers to talk up their own market, it was an [...]

By John Helmer | Also posted in E-books, Online Publishing Market | Post a comment | 2 comments

Highlights from the DPA Conference

November 15, 2008 – 5:35 pm

Impressive quality of presentations at this year’s DPA Conference, held recently in our home town of Brighton. Standouts for me were:
Chuck Richards of Outsell telling us that B2B users today are spending more time on search than research, clear indication that things are going badly wrong on the usability front. Publishers are paying more attention [...]

By Gareth Bish | Also posted in Online Publishing Market, Publishing business models, Technology | Post a comment | 0 comments

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