• http://fm.schmoller.net/2006/10/the_web_is_not_.html

Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing continues to be good reading, casting a wide net over interesting conversations on both sides of the Atlantic. The October 17 issue includes an intriguing piece, "The Web is Not Just a Better Printing Press," which notes a recent presentation by Nature Magazine's Timo Hannay at Harvard's Berkman Centre. The blog entry says "if you are interested in publishing, Open Access, e-research, how research is done (not just scientific research), blogging, the future of the Internet, Second Life (where Nature has an island, and is trialling integration between Second Life and external research databases) etc., you should spend an hour or so" with the Hannay materials. What's especially interesting about this are the developments in how we circulate information: Hannay's slides, a video transcript of the talk, and contemporaneous notes from the convener are all available.