Episode 205: The Future of Publishing—Digital or Death?!

Episode 205 originally broadcast on May 09, 2009

Jason Pontin, editor-in-chief and publisher of M.I.T.’s Technology Review, has never shied away from an opportunity to voice his opinion. This week, we continue our discussion with the intriguing Mr. Pontin who offers thoughts on the future of publishing, the “technology” portion of Washington’s Stimulus Plan and energy alternatives of the future. Then, flash back with Erica O’Grady and an “on-the-road” interview with emerging tech geniuses and serial entrepreneurs Murat Aktar and David Anthony, co-founders of Bondi Digital Publishing.

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Jason Pontin, Technology Review - Part 2

Russ continues his visit with the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Technology Review, a publication of M.I.T. and, founded in 1899, the world’s oldest technology magazine. Pontin discusses his electronic strategy, his strategic overhaul and how he is transitioning the Review to an online subscription model. Pontin discusses technology funding in the future and Washington’s upcoming stimulus spending. Pontin, not one to be shy, also has intriguing opinions about energy and global warming.

WebXtra - Jason Pontin, Technology Review

Flashback - Bondi Digital Publishing

Erica O’Grady sends in an “on-the-road” interview from the 2009 MIX Conference in Las Vegas where she interviewed emerging tech geniuses and serial entrepreneurs Murat Aktar and David Anthony, co-founders of Bondi Digital Publishing. Aktar and Anthony were hired by The New Yorker in 2004 to digitize 80 years of the print magazine into a single, searchable DVD collection. Their clientele and the historical importance of their assignments have continued to grow. Could this be the future of our collective print history?

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