http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen-lessons-for-market-incumbents/ Technology Reviews, Movies and TV Shows, Personal Finance, Politics, Environment, Books... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen-lessons-for-market-incumbents/#comment-30116 emlak haberleri Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:40:27 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-30116 Titan article several years after the Huygens probe was still not updated, and multimedia in general was poor quality. Titan article several years after the Huygens probe was still not updated, and multimedia in general was poor quality.

]]> http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen-lessons-for-market-incumbents/#comment-22847 valerie Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:17:43 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-22847 A lesson to all new parents. Before investing in huge sums of money on items intended to benefit your childs educational development - do thorough research. If I had done so instead of listening to "sales talk" I no doubt would have saved our family a few thousand dollars, (back in 1984) had more space on my bookshelves without any detriment to our daughters education / knowledge bank. I will however keep my leather bound, full set plus science etc., updates for my potential grand / great grandchildren to look at in amazement. A lesson to all new parents. Before investing in huge sums of money on items intended to benefit your childs educational development – do thorough research. If I had done so instead of listening to “sales talk” I no doubt would have saved our family a few thousand dollars, (back in 1984) had more space on my bookshelves without any detriment to our daughters education / knowledge bank.
I will however keep my leather bound, full set plus science etc., updates for my potential grand / great grandchildren to look at in amazement.

]]> http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen-lessons-for-market-incumbents/#comment-19796 cosmicharade Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:36:12 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-19796 It wouldn't be so bad were it not for the poor quality of Britannica. Several years ago when I gave up on it some articles were inaccurate or woefully out of date. As an Australian I was just offended by the poor quality and inaccurate material with some major stuff ups such as inaccurate population figures out by over 50%. Titan article several years after the Huygens probe was still not updated, and multimedia in general was poor quality. Then I looked at freely information and thought that even the article of 'edited quality' no longer stood, it seemed EB was now targetted to nothing more than young students homework assignments, rather than as a serious resource. I have not bothered to look at EB since 2005, so maybe it's changed, but after watching it go down for 7 years before that, I don't think so. It wouldn’t be so bad were it not for the poor quality of Britannica. Several years ago when I gave up on it some articles were inaccurate or woefully out of date. As an Australian I was just offended by the poor quality and inaccurate material with some major stuff ups such as inaccurate population figures out by over 50%. Titan article several years after the Huygens probe was still not updated, and multimedia in general was poor quality. Then I looked at freely information and thought that even the article of ‘edited quality’ no longer stood, it seemed EB was now targetted to nothing more than young students homework assignments, rather than as a serious resource. I have not bothered to look at EB since 2005, so maybe it’s changed, but after watching it go down for 7 years before that, I don’t think so.

]]> http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen-lessons-for-market-incumbents/#comment-4318 Bill Thu, 14 May 2009 04:26:25 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/encyclopedia-britannica-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-4318 I am a big fan of Encylopedia and for years the only software I used on windows was Wikipedia. I am sure computer offline based readers and dedicated readers are the future. I do like buying books and arranging them in my shelf. But searchin them is trouble. So goona buy it. I am a big fan of Encylopedia and for years the only software I used on windows was Wikipedia. I am sure computer offline based readers and dedicated readers are the future. I do like buying books and arranging them in my shelf. But searchin them is trouble. So goona buy it.

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