by David | Dec 15, 2011 | Conspiracy Theories, Digital Migration
Eli Pariser’s TED talk on the dangers of allowing someone else to choose what you see/hear/feel If I were a weaker man, I’d just fold up my tent and move on. However, upon closer inspection, I find myself saying “Yahbut …” a lot...
by David | Nov 20, 2011 | Digital Migration
Norwegian company Norli Libris introduces nonsensical “eBook” publishing model Quick Hit: Saw this on BoingBoing, followed it over to Applied Abstractions, and just couldn’t resist commenting on it, for 1) the benefit of my international students,...
by David | Sep 13, 2011 | Amusing Nonsense
Moran Cerf describes his “Liberty Valance” moment on KCRW’s UnFictional I’ve already posted this to my Facebook profile, but the story put a hook into me, and deserves a more thorough reaction, comment & perhaps clarification. This story...
by David | Oct 17, 2010 | advertising, Digital Migration, newspaper crisis, Newspaper Deathwatch, Online Video
First in a series of videos taken during a panel discussion for PR Newswire at the LA Times building. On the panel with me, the delightfully funny and plainspoken Serena Ehrlich, who knows more about how to handle media in the digital age than the last...
by David | Nov 12, 2009 | Digital Migration, infographic, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers
Print die-hards claimed that all that was needed to reverse the audience migration to the internet was to make newspapers more “lively” in appearance. Early verdict: looks pretty, but the advertising still isn’t there, and that sound you heard was...