Daily Archives: Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Probably not the last word on whether micropayments can says newspapers

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Rex Hammock

The other day, when I wrote a blog post reacting to Walter Issacson’s Time magazine cover “essay” on how “micropayments” could save newspapers, I included this statement: “This essay sounds like it was written in 1997, not 2009. Geez, the … Continue reading →

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New media lesson of the day: A picture is worth 5,000 calories

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Sometimes, when I see something like This is Why You’re Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks (warning: not safe for the queazy), I think about how hard it would be to get such an elegantly simple, yet deep-fat fried idea … Continue reading →

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Books, eBooks and Statistics: A few numbers related to books

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Jeff Bezos officially unveiled the second generation of the Kindle yesterday. Here’s the press release and engaget has a hands-on video. (I would write more but I’ve outsourced any blogging on the topic of eBook readers to Aaron Pressman. Background: … Continue reading →

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