The new media
April 24, 2006
The Economist has just published another of its in-depth surveys, this time about the change that is occurring in the media.
Among the audience | Economist.com
The next big thing in 1448 was a technology called “movable type”, invented for commercial use by Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith from Mainz (although the Chinese had thought of it first).
In 2001, five-and-a-half centuries after Mr Gutenberg’s first bible, “Movable Type” was invented again. Ben and Mena Trott, high-school sweethearts who became husband and wife, had been laid off during the dotcom bust and found themselves in San Francisco with ample spare time. Ms Trott started blogging—ie, posting to her online journal, Dollarshort—about “stupid little anecdotes from my childhood”.
And here we are, stupidly blogging away in the Orlop. If you are trying to make sense of what is going on with the media these days, I heartily recommend dipping into the linked article.
Dave, who wistfully hopes that his thoughts aren’t always stupid.
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