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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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How the mobile web and “augmented reality” changes retail forever

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Thomas Purves

At South by southwest interactive this week (SXSW) a huge theme was “augmented reality” the idea of, Amazon-app style, pointing your phone at any product to get more information -or a better price- online. We’re getting to a world where … Continue reading →

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