Author Archives: Marion Jensen

If you hop over to KSL.com and look at their news stories, you will see people can comment on the stories. Most have comments in the single digits. A story on a dog driving a police car has over a … Continue reading →

More on the DB/Seagull move. KSLDeseret NewsKSL DiscussionSalt Lake TribuneKUTV News According to Deseret News, the move came as a complete surprise to Seagull. Seagull was to hold a press conference today, but has postponed it until next week. DB … Continue reading →

Looks like the Trib has a brief article on the Seagull/Deseret Book situation. It looks like the whole thing can be boiled down to a misuse of posters. “As a premier brand, we provide all sorts of merchandising and marketing … Continue reading →

A few more thoughts on the Deseret Book/Seagull controversy. I’m sure that both publishers, DB Publishing and Covenant, wish that stores would put their books at eye level, and on the displays and on the end caps. I think this … Continue reading →

I wrote to Deseret Book and they verified that they will no longer be selling to Seagull Book and Tape. Keith Hunter, VP of sales and Development, said that “”Deseret Book and Seagull have a long-standing difference in views regarding … Continue reading →

When I wrote my first book, the local Deseret Book bought 12 copies. They tucked them away on a back shelf, but within 4 weeks, despite the poor location, there were sold out. Since I was interested in how well … Continue reading →

Abbie Hoffman’s Steal This Book has been made into a wiki. You can now go and help ‘update’ According to an article on wikipedia, Hoffman’s book contains advice on how to grow marijuana, “how to start a pirate radio station, … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending a lot of time on a review of the literature on wiki technology. I just finished it last night. It seemed a waste not to put a paper on wikis in anything other than a wiki, so … Continue reading →

OK, so I usually don’t toot my own horn, but that is because I rarely have anything to toot about. But 6 months ago I mentioned in a blog post that it would be a good idea for directors to … Continue reading →

Interesting article over in Computer and Compsition on open content and open source software. “The use, development, and dissemination of open-source software (OSS) appears to be more in line with the liberatory, collaborative, epistemological ideals of institutions of higher learning … Continue reading →