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September 12th, 2009

The Information Explosion Updated

One of the most consistently popular sections of my site is the “Influence” article on the Information Explosion. It well-illustrates the division I make between “Industries” and “Influences”. The information explosion is not, per se, an industry, but it certainly has an enormous impact on the future of publishing and the web. That’s why I’ve…

September 7th, 2009

Meet Mr. Twitters — This Week Only

In this week’s online The New Yorker there’s a great Ros Chast cartoon called “Meet Mr. Twitters.” You’ll find it also at the link above, along with 16 others, and the usual generous selection of free content from the current issue (with some kept behind the firewall to encourage subscriptions). I can only leave this…

September 4th, 2009

Bright Moments in the Future of Publishing

I’m often accused by friend and foe alike of being inherently a pessimist, and often think that this must color my thinking and hence my writing on this website. I’ll always recall my father, somewhat depressed towards the end of his life, offering me the sage advice: “Son, you’ll often hear people say that things…

September 2nd, 2009

U.S. TV Viewing at 141 Hours per Month

While blogging the previous post on the decline in ad spending in the first half of 2009, I found a story that struck me as even more depressing. The interesting aspect for the future of publishing is that “watching video on the Internet averaged 3 hours and 11 minutes among viewers 2 plus, while mobile…