Author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom) does not appear to have many positive things to say about technology, in fact, he’s something of a Luddite. In a recent talk given at the Hay Festival in Columbia, Franzen argues that e-books are bad for both the reader and the writer,...
James Warner has written a great piece in McSweeney's on the Future of the Book. Loaded with a special flavor of cynicism, Warner examines what the book world will evolve from 2020 to 2080.Here's one of my favorite passages.2040: Authors Will Become Like Tamagotchi.
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John Winsor kindly send me a copy of his latest book, Baked-In, co-authored with Alex Bogusky to review. It's a smart kind of "Back to the Future" guide to the next phase of communication development. It leans heavily on the product/utility focus that's been the topic of much debate in the past 3...
This is a blatant commercial plug, but in a good way. Two guys; Drew from the US and Gavin from Australia have done an amazing job. Posting the idea of a new book on marketing a couple of months back, they attracted 100+ authors to write about the new world of the marketing conversation. The book,...
A few months back, I found myself included on an author list for the Age of Conversation. It's a brilliant concept hatched by Gavin Heaton and Drew McLelllan; 100 blogger authors each writing a chapter about conversation. At the time, I wasn't sure what to think and what would become of it....
National Geographic photographer Franz Lanting gave a superb talk at a Long Now event in San Francisco last night. Lanting showed shots from his Life project; a 4 year journey to explore and photograph the origins of life. It was interesting to see how Lanting stretched himself creatively to go...
We are delighted to have been included on the list of 100 bloggers selected to write a "chapter" for the new ebook, The Conversation Age. This is an idea developed by Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan.The other contributors are listed below and includes a number of planners. Gavin HeatonDrew...