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• US Presidential Debate Transcripts

  It's election time in the US, and the debate season is upon us! The first debate occurred this past Friday in Mississippi. Next week, the Vice Presidential candidates square off in St. Louis. Two additional presidential debates will follow.
  
  I don't know about you, but I find it a lot easier to absorb what the candidates have said when I can see it, word-for-word, in front of me. I watched Friday's debate a second time armed with the transcript - and the result was a far more illuminating experience then I had just watching the candidates on television.
  
  We will publish transcripts of every US Presidential and Vice Presidential debate as soon as they are available after the events.
  
  

  Presidential Debate Transcript - Upload a Document to Scribd

  

  September 29th, 2008 · No comments
• Embed Scribd docs in eduforums

  
  
  One of our users has posted a workaround that allows bloggers using edublogs to embed Scribd documents in their posts. Check it out here!

  

  September 25th, 2008 · No comments
• If you got it, flaunt it!

  Send more readers to your documents, groups, and profile with an embeddable badge! There's one to fit any web page or blog. Just log in to Scribd, and head over to http://scribd.com/badges, and the badges will be automatically configured to go directly to your stuff.
  
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  September 20th, 2008 · No comments
• Douglas Clegg: Scary stuff

  Scribd is delighted to welcome horror writer Douglas Clegg to the community! Clegg is a pioneer in fiction on the Internet. His novel Naomi became the first serial on the Internet sponsored by a major publishing house, and he's a prolific LiveJournaler. Clegg has been published around the world, and his novel Bad Karma was adapted into a film in 2002.
  
  Douglas Clegg has made his novel Afterlife available in its entirety on Scribd. From the synopsis:
  
  

  In this tense gothic thriller, Julie Hutchinson is a woman driven to the edge of sanity when a brutal murder ignites a series of psychic invasions at her home.

  
  
  

  Afterlife by Douglas Clegg - Upload a Document to Scribd

  

  September 19th, 2008 · No comments
• David Hewson on Scribd

  Scribd is proud to host some new and legacy works by British crime and mystery writer David Hewson. Hewson's "Nic Costa" novels have intrigued mystery aficionados since the publication of the first in 2003. The latest in the series, Dante's Numbers, will be available in the US next year, but for a limited time only, you can read the first Nic Costa novel, A Season for the Dead, in its entirety on Scribd courtesy of Mr. Hewson and Bantam Dell.
  
  

  A Season for the Dead by David Hewson - Upload a Document to Scribd

  Read this document on Scribd: A Season for the Dead by David Hewson

  
  
  In addition to tales of mystery, Mr. Hewson is an accomplished community activist, and has detailed his small community's fight against unfair development schemes in Saved, also available on Scribd.
  
  

  Saved by David Hewson - Upload a Document to Scribd

  Read this document on Scribd: Saved by David Hewson

  
  
  Mr. Hewson's hometown of Kent is the setting for one of his earlier mysteries, Native Rites.
  
  

  Native Rites - Upload a Document to Scribd

  Read this document on Scribd: Native Rites

  
  
  For more about David Hewson, visit his website at http://davidhewson.com.

  

  September 16th, 2008 · No comments
• New Design Tour: My Scribd

  Thanks, everyone, for sending in feedback about our redesign. We read and consider every email sent to us - both the compliments and the criticisms. If you haven't already, let us know how you like it!
  
  This post will shed some light on our new My Scribd section, which pulls together most of the features for publishing and managing your documents.
  
  When you log into your Scribd account, we take you to My Home, which shows a thumbnail digest of new documents from your friends, recently featured documents, recently uploaded documents, and the latest activity in your groups.
  
  Once you've reviewed your group activity, click "I've seen all these" to dismiss that box.
  
  On the left of My Home, you'll find your notification status and your current stats. Click the notification box to go right ot your inbox. The News section shows the latest and greatest news from Scribd HQ.
  
  My Profile is the page that the public will see when they click on your username anywhere on the site. Your profile shows some basic information about you, your profile picture, and your recent uploads. Scroll to the bottom of the document list for a link to view all your documents as the public sees them. Use the search box under your profile picture to search through your documents only.
  
  The more information in your profile, the better your chances of building a community of avid readers.
  
  My Friends is a list of Scribd members that really like your stuff!
  
  
  My Groups is a list of the groups that you belong to and administer. Your private groups are shown here, too, but are not shown to the public.
  
  Recommendations are documents that our recommendation robot thinks you'll find interesting.
  
  The Settings panel is your primary dashboard for administering your account. Here you can:
  

  • Change your password
  • Edit your profile
  • Configure iPaper@Scribd settings
  • View API Account Settings (must be associated with a Scribd API account)
  • View and configure advertising settings (must be associated with a Scribd API account)

  
  We'll be showcasing more of the new site design in the upcoming days and weeks. Check back soon for information about My Docs and your Inbox!

  

  September 4th, 2008 · No comments
• Scribd discontinues JPG, PNG, GIF, and TIFF support

  Since our launch, we've worked really hard to make Scribd the go-to web destination for documents. We've experimented with various features, but the response from our community has been loud and clear: stay focused on documents.
  
  Last year, on a trial basis, we opened Scribd up to uploads of images and photos. Today, that trial period ends. As of 2 September 2008, Scribd will no longer support direct upload of the following file formats:
  

  • jpg, jpeg
    
  • gif
  • png
  • tiff

  Scribd will continue to support images that are part of document formats, such as Word docs, PDFs and PowerPoint presentations.
  
  If you already have images on Scribd, don't worry - they're not going anywhere. Legacy image files will NOT be removed from the site.
  
  We understand that discontinuing support for photos may negatively impact some users, but we think the vast majority will find Scribd a much better place to publish, read, and learn.
  
  If you're looking for good places to publish your photos, we recommend the following websites:
  
  

  • Flickr
  • Picasa
    
  • SmugMug

  

  September 3rd, 2008 · No comments
• Extreme Makeover: Scribd Edition

  
  We've undertaken the largest redesign in Scribd's lifetime and we're ready to show it off! We've retooled everything - from our color palette to page layout - to improve ease-of-use and to reduce visual clutter. We've taken the best suggestions from our community and made extensive improvements to the way documents and features are organized. Now it's easier to discover and find the documents you want - fast!
  
  We welcome your feedback! Send comments and suggestions to contact [at] scribd.com.
  
  We will be highlighting new features in this blog over the next week or so, so stay tuned for in-depth looks at the new site sections, buttons, and features!

  

  August 29th, 2008 · No comments
• ManualsMania!

  
  At Scribd, we love to see cool uses for iPaper, especially those with an environmental angle. ManualsMania is the largest online collection of manuals, user guides, and operating instructions for all major products, including cell phones, electronics, cars, and more! ManualsMania encourages its users to recycle their old manuals, and encourages companies to reduce dead-tree printing by offering all the free hosting they need to make their document archives available electronically.
  
  ManualsMania is in the process of converting the manuals in their library to iPaper. They've already converted over 250,000 manuals to iPaper, and they're just getting started! Check them out at http://manualsmania.com.

  

  August 4th, 2008 · No comments
• 2 Cool 4 School

  Scribd was mentioned today in a cool article at Condé Nast's Portfolio.com:
  

  I had first noticed Drop.io in June when it partnered with Scribd, a web-publishing upstart where anyone can publish anything for the entire world to see. The best stuff rises to the top in a wisdom of the crowds sort of way, but at the same time, scribd content also enjoys long tail advantages so that an audience can find it. (How's that for overusing jargon?)

  Read the whole thing here.

  

  July 31st, 2008 · No comments