by Tom | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I wonder if technology has reduced the time it takes to create the images for a comic? The process still sounds pretty arduous. I guess technology gives you the chance to make substantial changes more easily, and there is an undo button to allow you to experiment, but...
by Tom | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Some very interesting reading on the banking bubble. I had always assumed that banking executives earned megabucks thanks to being close to and handling megabucks, not from any sector-specific skill which should be valued over and above other industries. The analysis...
by Tom | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bad stats, maybe. As Ben says, home taping didn´t do it, neither recordable CDs and nor will the internet. As I keep banging on about (and now the research supports): we want to pay for music, not for music companies. As Charles Dunstone says: you can´t...
by Tom | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Nice article from Charles Arthur helping to shine some light on a number of debates. Journalism is a process, nothing more. There is a business wrapper around it called publishing which makes it profitable and sustainable (or not). We shouldn´t confuse or...
by Tom | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Interesting graph plotting followers vs Tweet volume. Looks like there are three clear phases: 1) use it to tweet a "what is this for" message and then nothing, 2) put a few updates a day on (from a blog maybe) and 3) a fairly steady ramp up after 800...
by Tom | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Can universities survive in their current form? Large classes and lecture-based broadcast teaching seem at odds with a) the value of university in teaching you how to learn and how to analyse and b) the way the younger generations use the knowledge available on the...
