Tag Archives: ipad
The Analog-ist: Looking for Job Candidates With Design Skills
Have you seen the heading of this article in a marketing or content job description recently? I have— the most recent two writing jobs I’ve held listed graphic design skills a prerequisite. The visual web has arrived: look no further … Continue reading
The Analog-ist: Martians and Media
I have fond memories of old Sesame Street skits in which a pair of Martians try to understand Earth technology, sometimes consulting a manual for reference. Here’s my favorite: In others, the Martians encounter a radio and a grandfather clock, … Continue reading
The Analog-ist: Is Paper the Future of the Screen?
Although great for social networking and consuming entertainment, tablet computers have largely failed to provide tools that simulate the immersive and responsive experience of drawing tools and paper. In a recent FtM post, I followed paper’s unsuccessful journey to the … Continue reading
Your Phone Was Probably Made in a Sweatshop
Like any devout follower, writer and performer Mike Daisey was reluctant to ask questions about his favorite religion—the church of Apple. A self-professed gadget freak and number one fan of the ubiquitous technology company, Daisey’s reluctance is probably familiar to … Continue reading
Viral Video of the Week: Baby with an iPad
You know, we often talk intergenerationally about what technologies did and didn’t exist “in my day.” It’s kind of the modern parenting version of walking to school “uphill, in the snow, both ways… BAREFOOT.” We tell the children around us … Continue reading
Bin Laden’s Nail in the Coffin: Goodbye Paperboy, Hello Apps
Despite my position as the head of a graduate program in digital media, I’ve always held on to a plethora of print (a.k.a. “dead tree”) newspaper and magazine subscriptions. They’re usually much cheaper than their digital counterparts, and I liked … Continue reading
E-Readers and e-Tail in the Middle East
In a previous post, I wrote about some driving trends in the Arabic speaking media world and I wrote about a cloud-based publishing platform. This post moves closer to the end-user by focusing on new e-reader technologies as well as … Continue reading
iPad’s Days on Top of World Are Numbered
Every manufacturer and OS developer out there seems to want a share of the next huge thing in consumer technology – and everyone seems to think that the next revolution is the tablet. Of course, the Apple iPad was the … Continue reading
