Category Archives: deadmedia

In reality, SXSW Interactive 2009 was a long drunken wake for the death of print

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Thomas Purves

[Last of my notes from SXSW, these on the recurring theme of death of many media, but one we may particularly miss, the death of books and long form fiction] The econoclipse has totally hastened the demise by digital soil … Continue reading →

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The long slow death of Media

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Internet usage isn’t killing TV; in fact, TV watching has hit record levels in the US. So why aren’t broadcasters rolling in fat autumn piles of cash? “An audience member was confused about how viewership could be up but ad … Continue reading →

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And then somebody remembered that the oceans are full of free wind

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Thomas Purves

On the theme of ‘Old media don’t die. They just pine for the Fjords.’ French vineyard owners are returning to a slower pace of life by starting to export their wine by sailing boat – a method last used in … Continue reading →

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