Paul Graham on 'Why TV Lost' : "This was the most powerful force of all.  This was what made everyone want computers. Nerds got computers because they liked them. Then gamers got them to play games on. But it was connecting to other people that got everyone else: that's what m...

If you aren't feeling very rational on the morning of the 9th February, you may like to spend a few hours at NESTA in the company of myself, Johnnie Moore and Mark Earls, kicking around the challenges created by a P2P world.   After all, when you get up in the morning do you feel lik...

People used to say about media, ‘Did you see that?’.  Now they say, ‘Have you seen this?’.  That’s because media used to live in one place at one time.  On TV or in a newspaper with a one day lifespan or less.  If you missed the appointment, it had gone.  The ...

It's probably unfair that UK housewives are seen as a barometer of normal-ness. However, this TNS research about global web habits, showing that Britain's homemakers spend more of their time online than any other group, illustrates how far the web has evolved from its geeky roots.  Not...

Bang-for-bucks will be the only topic on the table in the next few years.  And marketing metrics is sorely in need of a rethink if it's going to thrive.  Simon at Big Picture picks up this quote from mega-mogul Barry Diller: "You really want to get a headache? Try to understand ...

I know there are plenty of people out there who think Apple get too much fanboy credit but the iPhone story really bears scrutiny.  The latest financials allow Steve Jobs to claim that his company, 'is the third-biggest maker of cellphones in the world by revenue, after Nokia and Samsung.' ...

In this essay Paul Graham explores how innovation and good ideas can still flourish in a recession. "Fortunately the way to make a startup recession-proof is to do exactly what you should do anyway: run it as cheaply as possible.  For years I've been telling founders that the surest route ...

"In tr uth, I'm not sure marketers question the value of research any mo re than compulsive hand-washers ask hard questions about the value of wash-basins. It's just something you need. Frequently and everywhere." From Rory Sutherland, Ogilvy's Grand Fromage....

Smart comment from the super-smart Mick James on the post below: "So "70% of DVR users skip past TV commercials". Well of course. That's what it's for. Linger over dinner and put it on "chase-play", reclaim those precious minutes of your life.  But invert that stat: 30%...

It's a sign of the times that Thinkbox are able to maintain their story, whilst other Grand Fromage wonder out loud if old-school, blockbuster media revenues are not only going, but not coming back.  In response to a report from Lehman Bros, NewTeeVee's Liz Gannes doesn't mince her words: "I wouldn...