Category Archives: media

And the crowd says Yaaar. How Hollywood is losing the War on New Media

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Thomas Purves

On Monday, it started with a few scattered pranksters shouting Arrr at the opening screen of the film premiers at this year’s Toronto International Film festival. By week end the meme had caught on. I just caught the best part … Continue reading →

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Owen Wilson & Media Sensitivity

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Thomas Purves

Not business or tech related, but I am amazed at the MSM/tabloid coverage of Owen Wilson’s suicide attempt. The metro today paper yesterday in the celebrity BUZZ (buzz in huge letters) section, the headline read along the lines of Owen … Continue reading →

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The Robotification of Usability Design

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Thomas Purves

1998-2000 Human to web interaction, Web Usability, Human factors. The great bubble of Web-enabling networked databases and applications – like Online Banking, Amazon.com, lets sell pet food online etc. (eBay never heard of usability) 2001-2005 Website to robot interaction design, … Continue reading →

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