What price freedom? Having social tools doesn''t guarantee change. There is nothing inevitable about it. Real change requires consistent changes in behavior and often manifesting those changes in behavior in public spaces takes considerable courage. All it takes to maintain a repressive national regime is to shoot the occasional blogger. All it takes to maintain control over your corporate messaging is to make dissent a sackable offence. MORE
My ebook The Narrative Escape is available at a reduced price for a limited time. Publishers 40kbooks have got a February special offer, meaning that you can read my 6000 or so words about dreams, stories and morality for less than a dollar. UK readers : that’s seventy-one pence ! MORE
In honor of our nation’s founding, and recognizing that, hey, this economy sucks for many people, we’re offering special promotional pricing for UX Week 2009. Register between now and July 4th, and pay only $1,776. Use the promotional code BLOG, and get an additional 10% off. Main stage talks include: Matias Duarte, Senior Director of Human Interface and UX at Palm. Sarah Jones, Tony Award winning playwright and performer. Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics. MORE
This week's prediction: increasing gas prices, expected to set records this spring, will lead to further light rail ridership records. . People are already taking light rail, setting records in many cities right now. Google "light rail ridership" and see for yourself. . MORE
Price: $(US)35 [limited to seven participants]. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Wednesday, April 5th at 15:00 UTC. The subject will be understanding the effects of technology. MORE
Text-to-Speech Examples In this post, we will look more closely at costs of Text-to-Speech and issues around TTS Voice Licensing and Pricing. The subject of TTS voice licensing and pricing is important because it helps e-learning practitioners understand which TTS tools they are legally allowed to use for their specific applications as well as letting them estimate the costs and pricing models of using these TTS tools. Personal licenses are sold for a low fixed price. MORE
The forces of Commoditization are inexorable, and the rise of work marketplaces are driving down the price of many kinds of work. Yesterday I released a first version of my Future of Work framework. MORE
The latest Radio Berkman episode has me interviewing Steve Schultze about his RECAP project that posts public domain legal records that otherwise you’d have to pay to access. And the federal courts are not all that happy about it. MORE
As the price goes over $4 here, am celebrating high gas prices again. Til then, the voters are getting what they asked for- - - high gas prices. . It can only mean fewer deaths, less pollution, and discussion on transportation. Some 70% of our oil imports are wasted on cars, killing the environment. And Americans, just 4% of the world's population, contribute almost 25% of the world's pollution. MORE
eLearning: From the enclosure to the global learning commons, David Price, elearn Magazine, November 2013 MUST [.]. These are the links to articles and posts I shared in my tweets during November 2013, listed in reverse chronological order. MORE
An article in the latest edition of Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews studies on the best starting points to increase the final price in either negotiations or auctions. It turns out that negotiations, where several parties are invited to discuss a price, and auctions, where people can include themselves by jumping in when they want, are quite different psychologically. MORE
You’re looking for a present, say a new tool for your workshop, and there are a number of options, from different manufacturers and at slightly different price points… Most of us, these days, would check out the reviews – perhaps those on the retailer’s website, or on generic review sites like [link] or from specialist magazines. Post Type: Blog post. MORE
The scoop: register for any of our events by January 6th, 2014 and we’ll take 15% off the currently (already steeply discounted) early bird prices. Payment must be received by January 31st, 2014 for the current early bird prices and the end of the year discount to apply. MORE
While the quality and characteristics of the product’s behavior were crucial, it’s revealing that among the top considerations was price. Also, setting a price limit is a great way to fight feature and function creep. MORE
The price is currently $59.99, which could hardly be better, since Consumer Reports top-rates it over Canons, Brothers and HPs, and gives surveyed prices from $129 to $179 (both, oddly, at Walmart). This is far below Consumer Reports’ reported prices of $127 – $199 (both Walmart). MORE
Pricing increases to $295 tomorrow, so register today. Earlier this week I got to see what Brian Cronin will be sharing at the end of our Managing Design Projects event, coming up on February 5, 2009, and I got really excited at the end of his presentation. This past year or so I’ve spent some time talking to experts in the field about managing visual design , and sharing ideas about project management. MORE
Baby Boomers simply do not understand the cost of operating a car. Even though they have been driving for decades. . Boomers have a big huge mathematical myth that costs them about $1 trillion a year. MORE
Mashable says it is due for release next year at a price of $1,299, making it not much more than a big screen. The price for devices like these will not need to come down much more for the productivity impact to be worth the price for many. MORE
In my first book Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships: The Future of Professional Services the final chapter was titled Value-Based Pricing: Implementing New Revenue Models. Pricing by value rather than time is clearly a central aspect to building true knowledge-based relationships, since knowledge should be measured by the value of its application rather than time spent by professionals. Value-based pricing is not always the best approach. MORE
Moreover, significant demand for new drugs has allowed them to dramatically increase prices (remember, price is not set according to 'cost of production' but by 'willingness to pay'). The pharaceuticals would get their patents, open research facilities in Canada (a promise never kept), and agree to be subject to a ceiling on prices. drug prices and roll their eyes. Perhaps they believe, like the author, that a limit on drug prices is some sort of 'transfer of wealth'. MORE
Price: $(US)35. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Thursday, May 18th at 15:00 UTC [08:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 16:00 BST, 17:00 CET]. The subject will be understanding the effects of technology. MORE
Working Smarter , the 2010 Edition, is priced like lobster in an upscale restaurant. The price is whatever we feel like. Current price of hardcopy = $16 After March 16, $20. Current price of download = $10 After March 16, $16. MORE
Price £15 + P&P Social Learning Handbook 2014: The Next Generation of Workplace Learning Practices in the Age of Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Although social learning is something that we have always done, [.]. The paperback edition is now available from Lulu (where it will be printed on demand locally and shipped to your address). MORE
The next Online Personal Knowledge Management Workshop starts 28 October, with discounted prices for early sign-up. image by @gapingvoid. Once upon a time … By the second decade of the 21st century, the nature of work had changed. MORE
Think of the benefits of higher gas prices: more lives saved. In my state, my calculation is that for every penny gas prices go up, someone's life is spared. Higher gas prices help people drive less, and the fatality statistics prove it. How to avoid high gas prices? MORE
Gas prices have had little to do with the transition from cars to trains. And moving forward, gas prices will continue to have little to do with the move to trains. Gas price is the holy grail for Boomers, the lingua franca, the gold standard on prices, etc. . MORE
The price of the pdf version of Real Learning will increase from $2.99 to $6.99 on October 25th, a week from today. Buy enough for your team now. At $2.99 a pop, you could issue a wake-up call to everyone on your floor for a few hundred bucks. Buy Real Learning here. MORE
Price: £15. The PDF edition of the 2014 edition of the Social Learning Handbook is now available for personal use by registered users. Site licences can also be obtained by organisations for multiple readers. Social Learning Handbook 2014: The Next Generation of Workplace Learning Practices in the Age of Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Although social [.]. Social learning MORE
Over the past seventy years especially, the macroeconomic goals of sovereign states — for high levels and rapid growth of output, low unemployment and stable prices — have resulted in a highly dysfunctional world. MORE
How long are textbook publishers going to get away with exorbitant prices? Or sham add-on services? IMHO, it’s time to short the text publishers’ stocks. Via: Online Schools. Besides, the future of education is mobile. iPads. Kindles. Smart phones. MORE
Today is the last day to register for UX Week 2009 and receive the discounted early bird price. Quick note. You can register for single days, or the whole shebang. And if you use the discount code BLOG, you’ll get an extra 10% off! We’ve got a remarkable program, including presentations by: Matias Duarte, Dir of UX at Palm, talking about the Pre (see him speak at CES). Aaron Forth, Director of UX at Mint.com. MORE
Price: $(US)49 [limited to seven participants]. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Wednesday, March 1st at 16:00 GMT/UTC (08:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 17:00 CET). The subject will be the topics discussed in working in perpetual beta. MORE
I’m investigating the price-sensitivity of demand. The price will probably go up again next week. Working Smarter , the 2010 Edition, regularly sells for $19.98 (hardcopy) and $12.00 (download). This week the hardcopy version is marked down to $16, the download to $10. Here’s an excerpt. MORE
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Perhaps that’s a small price to pay for freedom. Today marks my 13th anniversary of freelancing. It was a situation I was forced into, getting pushed out of the company where I worked, but I do not regret. MORE
The price is now £12. As I put the finishing touches to my new book, Modern Workplace Learning, that will be released on 1 October, I am offering a special 20% discount on my Social Learning Handbook 2014 during August. The book is available in two formats from Lulu.com: as a paperback – where it will be printed […]. Social learning MORE
The City Initiatives for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CITIE), a joint venture of NESTA, Catapult, and Accenture, has just release a very interesting report on the drivers of innovation in major cities globally. MORE
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Americans are in deep water with no escape over high gas prices. America was building trains, the answer to both high gas prices and saving the environment. In the 2008 gas price crisis, people took to light rail and trains and big plans were made to build more light rail and trains. MORE
Price Related Topics Jay Cross
OCTOBER 18, 2015
The price of the pdf version of Real Learning will increase from $2.99 to $6.99 on October 25th, a week from today. Buy enough for your team now. At $2.99 a pop, you could issue a wake-up call to everyone on your floor for a few hundred bucks. Buy Real Learning here.
Jay Cross
APRIL 20, 2015
Today I paid my $9.99 and started devouring free books on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. I spend on average of $40 a month on hardcopy books, so this seems like a steal.
Tony Karrer
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Text-to-Speech Examples In this post, we will look more closely at costs of Text-to-Speech and issues around TTS Voice Licensing and Pricing. The subject of TTS voice licensing and pricing is important because it helps e-learning practitioners understand which TTS tools they are legally allowed to use for their specific applications as well as letting them estimate the costs and pricing models of using these TTS tools. Personal licenses are sold for a low fixed price.
Ross Dawson
MARCH 15, 2012
In my first book Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships: The Future of Professional Services the final chapter was titled Value-Based Pricing: Implementing New Revenue Models. Pricing by value rather than time is clearly a central aspect to building true knowledge-based relationships, since knowledge should be measured by the value of its application rather than time spent by professionals. Value-based pricing is not always the best approach.
Euen Semple
APRIL 7, 2014
What price freedom? Having social tools doesn''t guarantee change. There is nothing inevitable about it. Real change requires consistent changes in behavior and often manifesting those changes in behavior in public spaces takes considerable courage. All it takes to maintain a repressive national regime is to shoot the occasional blogger. All it takes to maintain control over your corporate messaging is to make dissent a sackable offence.
Doc Searls
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The price is currently $59.99, which could hardly be better, since Consumer Reports top-rates it over Canons, Brothers and HPs, and gives surveyed prices from $129 to $179 (both, oddly, at Walmart). This is far below Consumer Reports’ reported prices of $127 – $199 (both Walmart).
Nine Shift
AUGUST 1, 2012
Gas prices have had little to do with the transition from cars to trains. And moving forward, gas prices will continue to have little to do with the move to trains. Gas price is the holy grail for Boomers, the lingua franca, the gold standard on prices, etc. .
Nine Shift
JANUARY 16, 2014
Baby Boomers simply do not understand the cost of operating a car. Even though they have been driving for decades. . Boomers have a big huge mathematical myth that costs them about $1 trillion a year.
Nine Shift
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Americans are in deep water with no escape over high gas prices. America was building trains, the answer to both high gas prices and saving the environment. In the 2008 gas price crisis, people took to light rail and trains and big plans were made to build more light rail and trains.
Nine Shift
MARCH 2, 2011
Think of the benefits of higher gas prices: more lives saved. In my state, my calculation is that for every penny gas prices go up, someone's life is spared. Higher gas prices help people drive less, and the fatality statistics prove it. How to avoid high gas prices?
Nine Shift
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
This week's prediction: increasing gas prices, expected to set records this spring, will lead to further light rail ridership records. . People are already taking light rail, setting records in many cities right now. Google "light rail ridership" and see for yourself. .
David Weinberger
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
The latest Radio Berkman episode has me interviewing Steve Schultze about his RECAP project that posts public domain legal records that otherwise you’d have to pay to access. And the federal courts are not all that happy about it.
Jay Cross
MARCH 8, 2010
Working Smarter , the 2010 Edition, is priced like lobster in an upscale restaurant. The price is whatever we feel like. Current price of hardcopy = $16 After March 16, $20. Current price of download = $10 After March 16, $16.
Stephen Downes: Half an Hour
OCTOBER 7, 2005
Moreover, significant demand for new drugs has allowed them to dramatically increase prices (remember, price is not set according to 'cost of production' but by 'willingness to pay'). The pharaceuticals would get their patents, open research facilities in Canada (a promise never kept), and agree to be subject to a ceiling on prices. drug prices and roll their eyes. Perhaps they believe, like the author, that a limit on drug prices is some sort of 'transfer of wealth'.
Jay Cross
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
I’m investigating the price-sensitivity of demand. The price will probably go up again next week. Working Smarter , the 2010 Edition, regularly sells for $19.98 (hardcopy) and $12.00 (download). This week the hardcopy version is marked down to $16, the download to $10. Here’s an excerpt.
Adaptive Path
JANUARY 28, 2010
While the quality and characteristics of the product’s behavior were crucial, it’s revealing that among the top considerations was price. Also, setting a price limit is a great way to fight feature and function creep.
Jay Cross's Informal Learning
MARCH 10, 2007
Martijn Linssen
JANUARY 7, 2011
Business or Pleasure? -
Adaptive Path
AUGUST 31, 2009
Today is the last day to register for UX Week 2009 and receive the discounted early bird price. Quick note. You can register for single days, or the whole shebang. And if you use the discount code BLOG, you’ll get an extra 10% off! We’ve got a remarkable program, including presentations by: Matias Duarte, Dir of UX at Palm, talking about the Pre (see him speak at CES). Aaron Forth, Director of UX at Mint.com.
Jane Hart
AUGUST 2, 2015
The price is now £12. As I put the finishing touches to my new book, Modern Workplace Learning, that will be released on 1 October, I am offering a special 20% discount on my Social Learning Handbook 2014 during August. The book is available in two formats from Lulu.com: as a paperback – where it will be printed […]. Social learning
Adaptive Path
JUNE 30, 2009
In honor of our nation’s founding, and recognizing that, hey, this economy sucks for many people, we’re offering special promotional pricing for UX Week 2009. Register between now and July 4th, and pay only $1,776. Use the promotional code BLOG, and get an additional 10% off. Main stage talks include: Matias Duarte, Senior Director of Human Interface and UX at Palm. Sarah Jones, Tony Award winning playwright and performer. Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics.
Adaptive Path
JANUARY 14, 2009
Pricing increases to $295 tomorrow, so register today. Earlier this week I got to see what Brian Cronin will be sharing at the end of our Managing Design Projects event, coming up on February 5, 2009, and I got really excited at the end of his presentation. This past year or so I’ve spent some time talking to experts in the field about managing visual design , and sharing ideas about project management.
Mind Hacks
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
Over the past seventy years especially, the macroeconomic goals of sovereign states — for high levels and rapid growth of output, low unemployment and stable prices — have resulted in a highly dysfunctional world.
Jane Hart
JANUARY 14, 2014
Price £15 + P&P Social Learning Handbook 2014: The Next Generation of Workplace Learning Practices in the Age of Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Although social learning is something that we have always done, [.]. The paperback edition is now available from Lulu (where it will be printed on demand locally and shipped to your address).
Ross Dawson
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Mashable says it is due for release next year at a price of $1,299, making it not much more than a big screen. The price for devices like these will not need to come down much more for the productivity impact to be worth the price for many.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 1, 2013
eLearning: From the enclosure to the global learning commons, David Price, elearn Magazine, November 2013 MUST [.]. These are the links to articles and posts I shared in my tweets during November 2013, listed in reverse chronological order.
Harold Jarche
MAY 11, 2017
Price: $(US)35. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Thursday, May 18th at 15:00 UTC [08:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 16:00 BST, 17:00 CET]. The subject will be understanding the effects of technology.
Mind Hacks
DECEMBER 8, 2009
An article in the latest edition of Current Directions in Psychological Science reviews studies on the best starting points to increase the final price in either negotiations or auctions. It turns out that negotiations, where several parties are invited to discuss a price, and auctions, where people can include themselves by jumping in when they want, are quite different psychologically.
Harold Jarche
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Price: $(US)49 [limited to seven participants]. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Wednesday, March 1st at 16:00 GMT/UTC (08:00 Pacific, 11:00 Eastern, 17:00 CET). The subject will be the topics discussed in working in perpetual beta.
Harold Jarche
MARCH 28, 2017
Price: $(US)35 [limited to seven participants]. I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Wednesday, April 5th at 15:00 UTC. The subject will be understanding the effects of technology.
Jane Hart
JANUARY 27, 2014
Price: £15. The PDF edition of the 2014 edition of the Social Learning Handbook is now available for personal use by registered users. Site licences can also be obtained by organisations for multiple readers. Social Learning Handbook 2014: The Next Generation of Workplace Learning Practices in the Age of Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Although social [.]. Social learning
Harold Jarche
OCTOBER 13, 2013
The next Online Personal Knowledge Management Workshop starts 28 October, with discounted prices for early sign-up. image by @gapingvoid. Once upon a time … By the second decade of the 21st century, the nature of work had changed.
Jay Cross
MAY 16, 2011
How long are textbook publishers going to get away with exorbitant prices? Or sham add-on services? IMHO, it’s time to short the text publishers’ stocks. Via: Online Schools. Besides, the future of education is mobile. iPads. Kindles. Smart phones.
Xyleme
JANUARY 14, 2013
You’re looking for a present, say a new tool for your workshop, and there are a number of options, from different manufacturers and at slightly different price points… Most of us, these days, would check out the reviews – perhaps those on the retailer’s website, or on generic review sites like [link] or from specialist magazines. Post Type: Blog post.
Ross Dawson
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
The forces of Commoditization are inexorable, and the rise of work marketplaces are driving down the price of many kinds of work. Yesterday I released a first version of my Future of Work framework.
Adaptive Path
DECEMBER 17, 2013
The scoop: register for any of our events by January 6th, 2014 and we’ll take 15% off the currently (already steeply discounted) early bird prices. Payment must be received by January 31st, 2014 for the current early bird prices and the end of the year discount to apply.
Harold Jarche
JUNE 6, 2016
Perhaps that’s a small price to pay for freedom. Today marks my 13th anniversary of freelancing. It was a situation I was forced into, getting pushed out of the company where I worked, but I do not regret.
Ross Dawson
JULY 12, 2015
The City Initiatives for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CITIE), a joint venture of NESTA, Catapult, and Accenture, has just release a very interesting report on the drivers of innovation in major cities globally.
David Weinberger
JULY 10, 2011
Elliot Noss — and Internet good guy, and my friend — finds additional significance in ICANN’s June decision to open up new dot-whatever names to anyone willing to pay a very hefty price
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