Category Archives: Archive

Going Solo

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Lausanne, Switzerland If you are on the continent this March, my friend Stephanie Booth is organizing a conference in her lovely hometown of Lausanne (a short train ride from Geneva) on “Going Solo” and freelancing. Looks like it will be … Continue reading →

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Facebook vs Twitter as latest refuge of the nerds

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Mark Evans writes that he’s almost done with facebook. He’s not the first or the last to grumble about the blue book (see my post for example on “attention viruses”: Facebook Fatigue, it’s Spreading?. As Mark says, is the facebook … Continue reading →

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Dead Media Watch: Polaroid film

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Thomas Purves

So you may have seen the news that Polaroid is discontinuing Polaroid film. For all it’s greatness, that little 2.5 inch screen on the back of your digicam, has killed that old analog analogue. It’s a known law of media … Continue reading →

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