Category Archives: media

Will Tablet Computers Save Us From Vampires?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Thomas Purves

I don’t know what to say about the state of publishing anymore except to tell you that Penguin sent me (I’m on their blogger list) a list of 10 of their hottest titles for summer 2010. 40% of which concern … Continue reading →

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Things you can learn from Google on how to redesign your industry for the web

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Thomas Purves

Have you ever heard Google’s [VP of Product Design] Marissa Mayer talk about product design? Great stuff. From a recent interview with Michael Arrington at this year’s Le Web. Pay attention to this question (about 12min in) about google news … Continue reading →

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the music industry is only a $22 billion or $23 billion business worldwide. You can easily calculate how much it would take for all users to raise enough money in the network to pay for this.

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Thomas Purves

I’m torn about this, the future of old old media in the digital world. What should we do with all the old and wonderful dead forms of media, culture, journalism that we used to print on flattened wood pulp, or … Continue reading →

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