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I feel a little nostalgic today. Here’s the best Home Computer ever: The magnificent Commodore 64!
(and if you are an old fart like me you would probably smile when you see this one too. More info here.)
The consumer we want to reach watches ‘Lost’ on a big TV screen, on a computer screen and on an iPhone,” he said. “They’re agnostic on format.
The Classic Rock Magazine Is Switching to a Smaller, Rack-Friendly Size
In retrospect I think Jann Wenner missed a very important point about physical objects.
Choosing between buying a book or an e-book is platform specific. Books are “fetish” objects. They evoke nostalgia, they give physicality to words and while I read a half dozen e-books a month. I will usually buy two or three of those as hard cover books.
I can similarly read every article Wired magazine published online if i wait long enough but month after month i buy the magazine. It’s a fetish object. Printed on heavy stock with a nice finish that makes me want to have them.
Rolling Stone Magazine used to be a fetish object. The larger format making it a visually pleasing object that sat on a coffee table or kitchen bar.
Now it’s just another magazine in an increasingly clutter and endangered field.
We surf the Internet. We swim in magazines.
Fucking What The Fuck is wrong with these companies? are you fucking joking with that. This is what your banking on to save print media.
Mags To Their Digital Units: Drop Dead | paidContent
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